Executing SQL Stored Procedures from inside a Web Application
This article, the last in the Stored Procedure series, will focus on RETURN parameters.
An Interview with Bob Beauchemin
Over the last year we've taken a look at a number of people influential in the SQL Server community. This time Steve Jones spent a little time interviewing noted trainer and author Bob Beauchemin.
Security in the CLR World Inside SQL Server
s running .NET Framework code within SQL Server 2005 exciting or a threat? Which is it? This article explores the security issues of SQLCLR code so that both developers and DBAs can make informed decisions about its use.
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Differential Backup Tricks
Differential backups are left out of many DBAs backup strategy, but they are a great tool to shrink your backup window, save disk space, and more. However they can be slightly tricky when you look to perform a restore. New author Qian Ye brings us an interesting issue that occured during differential testing.
Tuning Up SQL Server 2005 Databases
SQL Server 2005 comes with a built-in answer to this problem: the Database Engine Tuning Advisor. Combining a simple user interface with a deep knowledge of SQL Server, this utility can help you tune your databases for peak performance.
Database Commenting Guideline
Commenting seems to be the bane of every programmer, database or otherwise. Sachin Dedhiya brings us a look at brings some standards to how you should comment your code in a SQL Server database.
PASS 2006 Reception
Once again the SQLServerCentral.com staff is putting on a Tuesday night reception. Read how you can attend this November in Seattle.
Reap the Benefits of SQL Server's New Database Tuning Advisor
The Database Tuning Advisor (DTA) is an improvement over the old Index Tuning Wizard. Learn how to access the advanced features of DTA from the command line with a custom configuration.
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Question of the Day
Adding and Dropping Columns I
I have this table in my SQL Server 2022 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CityList] ( [CityNameID] [int] NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), [CityName] [varchar] (30) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOI decide to add two new columns for the StateProvince and Country. What code should I use? See possible answers