Returning a Subset of a Recordset
Stateless programming can be tricky... In case you ever need to return a specified subset of a query without first returning the entire recordset, here's a method.
VBScript Class to Return Backup Information
The second article in a 3 part series that presents another VBScript class file that creates a class that can be used to display the backup information from a SQL server's maintanence plans.
Where Do I Want To Go Today? - Bidirectional Indexes
Where should SQL Server go in the future? Steve Jones continues to explore his wish list for future versions of SQL Server. This one examines an enhancement that could speed up some of your queries by enhancing the index structures.
Disaster Recovery Reporting scripts
Joe Sack returns (is back?) with some scripts you can use to log information you may need when disaster strikes.
Testing for an Updated Column in a Trigger
The columns_updated function gives you the ability to easily test to see if specific columns were modified with less code than you might otherwise need to use. In this article Andy Warren demonstrates how to create a trigger that uses this function and points out some reasons why you may NOT want to use it!
Create Maintenance Job with a Click without using a Wizard
Don't like the blackbox approach of maintenance plans? Like the maintenance plans but need a tweak to suit your needs? New author Robin Back has put together a monster script to allow you to build your own quickly and easily.
Where Do I Want To Go Today? - Lossless Performance
Where should SQL Server go in the future? Steve Jones continues to explore his wish list for future versions of SQL Server. This article looks at some of the performance related enahncements he'd like to see.
SQL Server Security: Login Weaknesses
Brian writes regularly for us on sql security issues, this week he discusses the pros and cons of various authentication methods.
Script your Data in T-SQL format
SQL Scripter is a tool for SQL Server 7.0/2000 database administrators and developers to script data in a valid T-SQL format which can be executed in Query Analyzer. All types are supported (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). It's free in the moment. (Not Reviewed)
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Question of the Day
Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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