In this presentation, you'll learn how to use the ForEach Loop Container to loop through a folder and load each file in the directory. This presentation uses variables to dynamically configure the package so nothing is hard coded.
Backups are the foundation of any well run database server, or even any computer system. Numerous articles have been written about SQL Server backups and new author Paulo Luis brings us a new twist on building automated backups using devices.
The key to maintaining a good employment outlook in IT, it seems, is to move out of programming and up into more business-oriented IT positions such as systems analyst, business analyst, project manager, or systems architect. However, a computer programmer can't just decide to become a systems analyst or project manager overnight.
With Windows 2003 now clustered, you're ready to begin to clustering SQL Server 2005. In this presentation, you'll see how to cluster SQL Server 2005 and some best practices in how to configure the SQL Server cluster after the fact.
Due to overwhelming demand, we've opened up another Integration Services class. Start Christmas vacation early in Orlando on Dec 18.
Andy Warren brings us an introduction the the Report Builder in SQL Server 2005. It's the less often used tool for developing and customizing reports that you can give to end users and lower the number of requests your developers receive.
The superiority of SSIS over DTS goes beyond functionality alone, providing numerous efficiency benefits, which we will present in more detail in this article.
SQL Server 2005 introducted the OUTPUT clause which we can use to capture values from the inserted and deleted virtual tables.
A slight departure from the usual Spotlight series. We have Eric Lee, project leader for the Team Foundation Server. It's not a part of SQL Server, but it's a product that many DBAs will get exposed to. Read on about another interesting member of the Microsoft development team.
Leverage Perspectives, new to Analysis Services 2005, through MDX. BI Architect Bill Pearson leads hands-on practice with this means of visually focusing data retrieved from the UDM.
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I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers