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SQLAuthority News – SQL Server Related Downloads from Microsoft

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Database, SQL Download
Feature Pack for SQL Server 2005 December 2008 Download the December 2008 Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005, a collection of standalone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2005. Microsoft SQL Server Protocol Documentation The Microsoft SQL Server protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary…
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SQLAuthority News – Download – SQL Server 2005 Books Online (December 2008)

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Database, SQL Download
Download an updated version of Books Online for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2005. The December 2008 update to Books Online contains new material and fixes to documentation problems reported by customers after SQL Server 2005 was released. Refer to “New and…
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SQLAuthority News – Download Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Database, SQL Download, SQL Service Pack
Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is now available. SQL Server 2005 service packs are cumulative, and this service pack upgrades all service levels of SQL Server 2005 to SP3. You can use these packages to upgrade any of the following SQL Server 2005 editions: Enterprise Enterprise Evaluation…
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SQL SERVER – Interesting Interview Questions – Revisited

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Puzzle, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Software Development, SQL Scripts
I really enjoyed users participation in my previous question. Read SQL SERVER – Interesting Interview Questions before continuing reading this article. This interview question was about user participation and about how good and how different you can come with your T-SQL script. What I really liked is that many users…
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SQL SERVER – Find Collation of Database and Table Column Using T-SQL

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Collation, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Management Studio
Today we will go over very quick tip about finding out collation of database and table column. Collations specify the rules for how strings of character data are sorted and compared, based on the norms of particular languages and locales Today’s script are self explanatory so I will not explain…
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