SP_MSForeachtable - Life Without Cursors.
Is there such a thing as a task where you would not need a cursor? Hidden in the depths of the master database are a series of stored procedures that can replace some cursors with these one-liners.
Standing Back And Looking At Benchmark Results
What do the TPC-C benchmarks mean to the average DBA? In this article, Neil Boyle steps back and looks at them from a practical view.
Using DMO to Execute a Job
Using DMO to execute a job is a powerful technique that is easy to apply. This article by Andy Warren has all the code you need to do it!
Piping a Query to a Text File
The case where one has to send the results of a query to a text file comes up quite often. This quick tip will show you how to output the results of a query to a text file.
Prove Your Case and Win a Buck!
Your database design should be impervious to this documented behavior of the ADO delete method. Be one of the first five members to give a compelling reason why not, and take a dollar from starving columnist Sean Burke.
Quick Tip: Taking a Database Offline
An interesting database option which is hidden from Enterprise Manager in SQL Server 7.0 is offline.
Tuning SQL Server Memory in 2 Minutes
You cannot do a proper tuning job on SQL server in two minutes, but you can get a good idea of how well a server is set up. This article will show you how to quickly evaluate the efficiency of memory usage on your server.
VMWare
VMWare is a software product that is great for testing new ideas without having to purchase and install a separate machine.
SQL Server 2000 Black Book
A review of the SQL Server 2000 Black Book from the Coriolis Black Book series.
Using the Dynamic Properties Task
In SQL Server 7.0 Data Transformation Services (DTS), dynamically configuring packages was difficult. With the aid of a new Dynamic Properties task in SQL Server 2000, this assignment is easy.
Blogs
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
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Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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