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Connect to SAP HANA Data as a Linked Server

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The SQL Gateway enables you to configure a TDS (SQL Server) remoting service and set up a linked server for SAP HANA data.  After you have started the service, you can use the UI in SQL Server Management Studio or call stored procedures to create the linked server. You can then work with SAP HANA data just […]

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2021-09-29

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Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Oracle Data in UiPath Studio

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If your company uses legacy technology systems, you can use the UiPath RPA platform to extend your process automation capabilities to these systems and eliminate repetitive, error-prone tasks of manually updating them. By using UiPath Studio, you can build an RPA program just like drawing a diagram.  With the CData ODBC Driver for Oracle, users can embed Oracle data in the workflow.  Let’s […]

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2021-09-24

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Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access MongoDB Data in Python

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The wide ecosystem of Python modules enables you get to work fast and effectively integrate your systems. You can use the CData Python Connector for MongoDB and the SQLAlchemy toolkit to build MongoDB-connected Python applications and scripts.  This article details how to use SQLAlchemy to connect to MongoDB data to query, update, delete, and insert MongoDB data.  Connecting to MongoDB Data  Connecting to MongoDB data is similar to connecting to any other relational database. Create a […]

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2021-09-22

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The Decoded Value

In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:

DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!';
DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX);

SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000)));
SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded) 

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