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Data Extraction Methods Part 2
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Understanding SQL Server Full-Text Search, Part I
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A Contest from APress
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Geocoding with SQL Server 2005
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Getting Started with MDX Scripts
In this article, adapted from the just-published second edition of MDX Solutions that Chris co-authored with George Spofford, Siva Harinath, Dylan Hai Huang, and Francesco Civardi, Chris shows us how to start exploring the world of cubes and MDX Scripts.
Who Has The Monitor?
A Friday distraction from work when you have time. Can you figure out who has the dual 19" LCD monitors?
Review: Red Gate SQL Bundle 5
When architects speak with database administrators, it is important they come forearmed. Tools can help. While Microsoft's own database management tools cover the most common database administration scenarios, they don't do anything about some of the most common pain points faced when you need to maintain and deploy SQL Server databases for projects under active development. That's where Red Gate comes in.
SQL 2000 DBA Toolkit Part 3
Phonetic matching, working on finding terms that are misspelled, is an art and there are a number of ways to handle it. In SQL Server 2000 the tools are limited, but Michael Coles brings us part 3 of his toolkit with some handy functions that can help you with text searching.
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Creating a JSON Document I
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933If I run this code, what is returned?
SELECT json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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