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SQL Server 2005 Express Job Scheduling - Part 1

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:33:49 GMT

SQL Server 2005 Express Job Scheduling with the help of Sql Server service broker and without 3rd party products.

SQL Server 2005 temporary tables bug, feature or expected behavior?

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:59:39 GMT

Some unexpected SQL Server behaviour around temporary tables that is good to know about. If it can be explained...

SQL SERVER - 2005 - Difference Between INTERSECT and INNER JOIN

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:46:03 GMT

INTERSECT operator in SQL Server 2005 is used to retrieve the common records from both the left and the right query of the Intersect Operator. INTERSECT operator returns almost same results as INNER JOIN clause many times. When using INTERSECT operator the number and the order of the columns must be the same in all queries as well data type must be compatible. Let us see understand how INTERSECT and INNER JOIN are related.We will be using AdventureWorks database to demonstrate our example.

Immediate deadlock notifications without changing existing code

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:36 GMT

In my previous post about immediate deadlock notifications in SQL Server 2005 I've shown a way to use a try catch block to get the deadlock error. The con of this method, although it uses best practice for error handling in SQL Server 2005, is that you have to change existing code and it doesn't work for non stored procedure code. And that IS a pretty BIG con! So here's a solution to this con.

SQL Server 2005 bug when using LIKE searches

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:43:30 GMT

Here's a demo of a nice little bug in SQL Server 2005 when using LIKE comparisons for searching. What is so "nice" about it is that it only manifests itself if your search ends in number 9 followed by a wildcard when selecting only columns covered by a nonclustered index.

Seup Your environment 4 WF with ASP.NET in VS 2005

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:15:16 GMT

what you need to know to set up your environment to use workflow foundation while still using visual studio 2005

How To: Rename SQL Server 2005 Database Using TSQL

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:19:56 GMT

For some reasons, DBA's need to rename their Databases. One of the reasons might be to comply to Best Practices Policy changes. Here we are going to rename our Database named "Bad_Ass_DB" into "Best_Practice_DB". This is how Database renaming with TSQL is done in SQL Server 2005....

SQL Server 2005 Security Update (KB948109) fails to install with error

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:55:21 GMT

Gotcha to watch out for with the SQL security update.

SQL Server 2005: Immediate Deadlock notifications

Wed, 21 May 2008 09:48:15 GMT

Deadlocks can be a pain to debug since they're so rare and unpredictable. The problem lies in repeating them in your dev environment. That's why it's crucial to have as much information about them from the production environment as possible. This is one way of getting it immediatly when it happens,

How to Query Active Directory using LDAP in SQL Server 2000 / 2005 ?

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:10:33 GMT

This article is about configuring SQL Server to query Active Directory using LDAP. It also lists the possible columns that can be used with LDAP query.

Restoring VS2005's 'prop' snippet in VS2008

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:37:10 GMT

Automatic properties are nice, but sometimes they just won't do. Visual C# 2005 included a 'prop' code snippet for a full property with backing filed but 2008 changed the snippet to generate an automatic property. Here's how to restore the 2005 snippet.

Step by Step building a project template and wizard in VS 2005

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:14:36 GMT

Step by Step building a project template and wizard in VS 2005

SQL Server 2005 : Access Tables / Entities across Servers

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:36:01 GMT

Updating / Accessing data from another server is very easy using SQLServer 2005. Its very handy to restrict access to Production Server.

Unique Data Columns in SQL Server 2005: A Quick Look

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:55:37 GMT

Some basic differences among SQL Server 2005 unique columns (primary key, unique key, unique identifiers etc).

Integrating Profiler and PerfMon Log Files

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:50:57 GMT

How to create a PerfMon counters log file and SQL Profiler Trace file, how to read them both and how to correlate the two files in SQL Profiler.

Back to Basics: Count, Count, Count, Sum or how to Count

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:25:56 GMT

There are at least 4 ways you can COUNT in SQL Server: COUNT(*), COUNT(ColumnName), COUNT(DISTINCT ColumnName) AND SUM() All 4 combined can be used to speed up queries especially for reporting.

Migrating Web Application Projects between VS 2005 and VS 2008

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:31:02 GMT

If you move Web Application Projects between Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005 and a machine that doesn't have Visual Studio 2005 installed you will find that the project doesn't load due to a build target difference.

Using SQL Server 2005's OUTPUT to return generated identity with ADO.N

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:28:56 GMT

This article focuses especially on ADO.NET-side of handling the returned values from the SQL Server 2005's OUTPUT. It is a good alternative for the scope_identity() etc.

Introduction to Locking in SQL Server

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:38:48 GMT

Locking is a major part of every RDBMS and is important to know about. It is a database functionality which without a multi-user environment could not work.

Web Application Project 2008 still not working with new Web Deployment

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:53:47 GMT

As from my first post, the web application project didnt work with the web deployment project in 2005, and after the release of the web deployment project for visual studio 2008 it is still not working!

SQL Server 2005: Synonyms in T-SQL (analogous to Aliases in .Net)

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:37:49 GMT

If you're a .Net developer aliases should be very familiar to you. SQL Server 2005 added a similar functionality to T-SQL called Synonyms.

Free SQL Server tools that might make your life a little easier

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:16:03 GMT

Free MS and non MS tools for easoer work with SQL Server 2005 and 2000

SQL Server 2005 evil DBA prank

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:05:55 GMT

Today I feel a bit evil minded so I thought I'd share this little prank-friendly function. If you put this into a .Net Assembly you import to SQL Server as a function or a stored procedure you can wreck some real havoc

Productivity Hack: Create Your Own Visual Studio 2005 Item Templates

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:16:02 GMT

Wow your friends and create custom visual studio 2005 item templates. Sample code for creating a custom Exception template included!

SQL Server: The one and only locale insensitive date format

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:22:09 GMT

Until recently i've been sure that there are 2 date formats that are completly locale insensitive. Those 2 i are yyyy-mm-dd HH:mm:ss.fff and yyyymmdd HH:mm:ss.fff. And i was proven wrong a few days ago!