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Jul5

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Microsoft Document Explorer cannot be shown because the specified help collection ‘ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Download, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Utility
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Microsoft Document Explorer cannot be shown when you open a new SQL Server Books Online? Uninstall every Books Online version, then install it again.

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Jul5

SQL SERVER – 2005 Best Practices Analyzer Tutorial – Sample Example

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Best Practices, Database, SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Utility
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A simple Best Practices Analyzer Tutorial with images, run on an old laptop with SQL Server 2005 and many planted issues, to help you start using BPA.

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Jul4

SQL SERVER – 2005 Best Practices Analyzer (July BPA)

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, SQL Download, SQL Utility
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The July release of the SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer checks Windows and SQL Server settings against Microsoft best practices. Download link inside.

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Jul4

SQL SERVER – Definition, Comparison and Difference between HAVING and WHERE Clause

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Best Practices, SQL Scripts
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I asked every candidate the difference between HAVING and WHERE clause, and none got it right. HAVING filters groups, while WHERE filters individual rows.

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Jul3

SQL SERVER – Comparison : Similarity and Difference #TempTable vs @TempVariable

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Scripts, SQL TempDB
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#TempTable and @TempVariable both live in tempdb, but they differ in scope and purpose. Their similarities and differences, explained side by side.

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Jul2

SQL SERVER – 2005 Comparison SP_EXECUTESQL vs EXECUTE/EXEC

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Cursor, SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
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SP_EXECUTESQL vs EXECUTE/EXEC in SQL Server 2005: what they share for dynamic SQL, like late compile and variable scope, and how they differ.

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Jul1

SQL SERVER – Explanation of WITH ENCRYPTION clause for Stored Procedure and User Defined Functions

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Stored Procedure
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Use WITH ENCRYPTION to hide the code of a stored procedure or UDF, but keep a copy of the script. Once encrypted, there is no simple way to decrypt it.

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