Set up Full Text Search in SQL Server 2008 in three steps: create a full-text catalog, create the full-text index, then populate it. Screenshots for each step.
The Tools a DBA Installs on Day One
The tools a DBA installs on day one include SSMS, command line utilities, a checked script library, and managed source control.
SQLAuthority Author Visit – SQL SERVER – User Group Meeting – Ahmedabad – August 30, 2008
At the August 30 Ahmedabad User Group meeting we talked about the quality of programmers and hiring, and why free user groups are great for developers.
SQLAuthority Author Visit – Microsoft Student Partner Conference
On August 30, 2008 I presented a technical session at the Microsoft Student Partner conference in my city, and I explain what the MSP program offers students.
COMPRESS and DECOMPRESS: Restore Text With Its Original Type
COMPRESS and DECOMPRESS return binary data, so I restore text with its original character type explicitly. A decompressed value is not automatically a readable string. Its bytes still need the correct interpretation.
SQL SERVER – Introduction to Filtered Index – Improve performance with Filtered Index
A Filtered Index in SQL Server 2008 indexes only some rows of a table, which can speed up queries and cut index storage and upkeep. Example on the Employee table.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Introduction to Table-Valued Parameters with Example
Table-Valued Parameters in SQL Server 2008 let you pass many rows to a stored procedure without a temp table. I walk through the steps with a Department example.