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Sep10

SQL SERVER – 2005 – White Paper – Integrating Visio 2007 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Download, SQL Utility, SQL White Papers
1 Comment

A Microsoft white paper on connecting Visio 2007 to SQL Server 2005 data, including an Analysis Services cube shown as a Visio PivotDiagram.

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Sep10

Doing Remote DBA Work Well

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Consulting, DBA, SQL Monitoring
No Comments

Remote DBA work succeeds with controlled access, current runbooks, agreed change windows, and communication that makes every action visible.

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Sep9

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Start Stop Restart SQL Server From Command Prompt

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Utility
114 Comments

Start, stop or restart SQL Server from the command prompt with net start mssqlserver and net stop mssqlserver. A batch file can run both together.

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Sep8

SQL SERVER – UDF – User Defined Function – Get Number of Days in Month

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Scripts
35 Comments

A simple user defined function that returns the number of days in month for any date, with the leap year rule for February built in.

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Sep7

SQL SERVER – Correlated and Noncorrelated – SubQuery Introduction, Explanation and Example

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Sub Query
75 Comments

What is the difference between correlated and noncorrelated subqueries? I explain both kinds with simple AdventureWorks examples.

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Sep6

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Introduction and Explanation to sqlcmd

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Utility, sqlcmd
7 Comments

An introduction to sqlcmd, the SQL Server 2005 command prompt utility that runs ad hoc T-SQL statements and scripts, and how it improves on isql and osql.

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Sep6

Testing a Cumulative Update Before Production

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Cumulative Update, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Patch, SQL Server, Testing
No Comments

Testing a Cumulative Update means restoring real data, replaying key jobs, comparing plans and timings, and signing off before production.

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