The Ultimate SQL Server
From a DBA's point-of-view, the bigger the SQL Server box, the better. What would you consider to be the ultimate SQL Server box?
Save Your Packages Locally
DBAs often ask how to transfer DTS packages and move them between servers. They also want a version control system that is more robust than that provided in msdb. Steve Jones looks at one of the features of the DTS designer that solves both of these problems.
Upsize Your Database: Convert Your Microsoft Acces
What if you need to convert an existing Microsoft Access 97 database application into a true client-server application that is based on a SQL Server back end? If you know a little about Visual Basic and SQL Server, it's easy to make your app take advantage of the power and scalability provided by SQL Server 7.0.
Book Review:Admin 911: SQL Server 2000
This is a great administrative reference for anyone using SQL Server 2000.
Some Comments about our Discussion Area
Sometimes as hard as you look you just can't find the answer or idea you're looking for - that's when a good discussion forum comes in handy! Read this article for some tips and tricks on using our discussion forums successfully. Then when you have time, browse our current discussions and see if they work.
Storing and Retrieving Binary Data in SQL Server
Sometimes it is necessary to save binary data such as zip files, pictures or office documents into the database. This article looks at a way of using Java to perform this task.
Monitoring blocking on a Server
This article will demonstrate how to monitor active spids, blocked by spids,cpu,I/O,cmds and app name being issued in a real time fashion by using the cmd shell calling a T-SQL script and a resource kit utility.
Creating Folders Using VB and Recursion
Read this article to learn how to use recursion to simply the task of creating multiple levels of folders on disk. Perfect for creating a folder hierarchy for holding backup files!
SQL Server 2000: New Features Provide Unmatched Ea
SQL Server 2000 includes many new features that extend its capabilities as a high performance relational database system with a rich development environment. This article presents an overview of new product features including AWE support, new data types, new user-defined and built-in functions as well as enhancements in trigger functionality, indexing, collation, and property definition.
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Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
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Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers