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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Copy Database With Data – Generate T-SQL For Inserting Data From One Table to Another Table
SQL Server 2008 lets you copy database with data: turn on Script Data in the Generate Scripts wizard to get INSERT statements for the rows in your tables.
XQuery string-length: Count Content Without Markup
XQuery string-length counts the selected element string value. Seven bounded cases separate content from markup, empty elements from missing elements, and missing XML from existing documents.
Finding Duplicates Before Adding a Unique Constraint
A unique constraint fails on the first duplicate it meets and tells you about only one. Here is how to list them all and clean up safely.
Full-Text Search Basics
Full-text search basics explains catalogs, full-text indexes, CONTAINS, and LIKE so SQL Server searches match the question and the data.
How to Patch SQL Server Without a Bad Morning
Before you patch SQL Server, check backups, plan replica and cluster sequencing, record builds, and prepare a tested recovery path.
SQL SERVER – Maximizing View of SQL Server Management Studio – Full Screen – New Screen
Two ways to get more room in SQL Server Management Studio: show results in a separate tab and switch SSMS to full screen, from my TechEd India 2009 demo.
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