Implementing a Generic Data Access Layer in ADO.NET Part 3
The 3rd and final of the 3 Part Series discussing the implementation of a provider independent Data Access Layer in ADO.NET.
Slipstreaming
Why don't we have updates, patches, and service packs slipstreamed into the base product for new installs?
Parameter Support Objects, Pt II: Support OLAP Parameter Defaults with Datasets
Join BI Architect Bill Pearson as he continues his examination of parameterization within Analysis Services reports. In this article, we provide a solution for supporting parameter defaults that represent the last periods of data entry within our cube.
The Data Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Chapter 5
Part 5 looks at beginning with a Data Governance Best Practice Assessment
When Would You Go?
This year TechEd is across two weeks, with a different focus for each. Which one would you rather attend.
When Would You Go?
This year TechEd is across two weeks, with a different focus for each. Which one would you rather attend.
When Would You Go?
This year TechEd is across two weeks, with a different focus for each. Which one would you rather attend.
How SQL Server Chooses the Type of Join
How many times have you had a stored procedure run quicker in Query Analyzer than it does in the application? Mike Dillon tracked down one possible cause in this article.
Retain NULL values vs Keep NULLs in SSIS Dataflows - Which To Use?
Integration Services allows you to import all kinds of data easily into SQL Server as well as transform is along the way. Longtime author Paul Ibison brings us a look at how you should set your transformations to deal with NULL values.
XML Workshop XIV - Generating an XML Tree
Continuing on with his comprehensive series on XML, Jacob Sebastian shows us how to generate a tree of parent-child data using XML.
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers