SQL Server Spotlight on Richard Waymire
Contiuing with our popular series of interviews with the SQL Server developer team, Steve Jones takes a few minutes with Richard Waymire, longtime team member.
Beginning SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Part 3: The Chart Control
In this article we will set the chart control on a report and populate it. We will also cover the different charting display options and I'll demonstrate some rather cool formatting techniques.
Updated Terms
A few minor changes to our privacy policy and terms, but in the spirit of disclosure, we're making the announcement.
SSIS: Using stored procedures inside an OLE DB Source component
This short blog post looks at how you can use a stored procedure as a data source.
Techniques for Uniquely Identifying Database Records
When designing and creating a data model for a data-driven application, the records in tables must each be uniquely identifiable. By having a unique value associated with each record, individual records can be selected, updated, or deleted. Being able to uniquely identify records is so important and standard in a database system that databases allow those designing a database table to specify what column (or columns) make up the primary key.
Tales of Corporate Espionage
All good detective stories have a femme fatale. In the case of corporate espionage scandals, Celia Goodson, a seasoned businesswoman and once a glossily groomed blonde, has been involved in investigating more business transgressions to hit the City in the last three decades than anyone else of her years.
SQL Server 2005 Service Broker Plays Well with Older Relatives
You can leverage SQL Server 2005 Service Broker with existing technologies such as SQL Server 2000 and MSMQ. BizTalk and SSB external activation are viable options, but a simple polling solution is easier.
Your Field Guide To Designing Security Into Networking Protocols
We'll go over some examples of attacks against protocols and rules following, which will help you when designing and implementing protocols of your own.
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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Ephemeral Model: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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QUOTENAME Behavior
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Good Morning. I have a T-SQL Script which has been developed to execute a...
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QUOTENAME Behavior
I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?
DECLARE @s VARCHAR(20) = 'Steve Jones' SELECT QUOTENAME(@s, '>')What is returned? See possible answers