Index Server COM Object Programming in Visual Basic
Jon Winer talks about his adventures with Index Server and provides some hints to help you avoid some common problems.
Quickly Disconnect Users
Nothing is more annoying than having to disconnect users one by one. With this script, you will be able to quickly disconnect them with a few keystrokes.
Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 3
The third part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
Process Tracking
It is not always possible to run a process on a set schedule. This article by Steve Jones looks at a technique for ensuring that your processes can run on whenever you need them to without any loss of data.
Tame Those Strings! Part 3 - Using REPLACE
The third part of Steve Jones's series on programming and manipulating strings in T-SQL dealing with REPLACE.
Tame Those Strings! Part 4 - Numeric Conversions
The fourth part of Steve Jones's series on programming and manipulating strings in T-SQL dealing with numeric conversions.
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Which Object Definitions Are Available?
For which of these object types can I get the code when I run the OBJECT_DEFINITION() function in SQL Server 2025? (choose 3)
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