July 28, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
RDL,
SQL Server 2005,
SQL Server 2008,
SSRSSQL 2008 and SQL 2005 use different RDL namespaces and so they pretty much aren't compatible. You can edit SQL 2005 Reports using the SQL 2008 editor, but new reports won't be able to be deployed to the SQL 2005 report server.
With enough major editing of the SQL 2008 report you can convert it...
July 24, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
BIDS,
Integration Services 2008,
SQL Server 2008,
SSISIf you are like me and don't know anything about C#, and you don't want to have to change the script language every time to create a .NET script from C#.NET to VB.NET you can change the default.
Open BIDS, and select Tools > Options. On the menu on the left select "Business Intelligence...
July 22, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Back To Basics,
BACKUP DATABASE,
SQL,
SQL Server 2000,
SQL Server 2005Now that you have objects created within your database, and data within the tables you need to secure your database in case of a server failure or accidental data deletion. This would be done by taking backups of the database. Backups are taken by using the BACKUP DATABASE command.
The...
July 21, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Index Performance,
Query tuning,
SELECT statement,
T/SQL,
Tables,
Uni-codeIndexing text data (varchar, nvarchar, char, etc) is a good way to make it faster to find the data you are looking for. However these indexes can end up being very hard on the disks behind the index, as well as the memory of the server. This is because of the large amount of data being put in...
July 17, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Exchange,
Microsoft Windows,
SQL,
SQL Server 2005,
SQL Server 2008,
StorageThat's right I said a book. Well it's actually an eBook but good enough right? The best part is that it's available for free. It's a three chapter eBook called "The Windows Manager's Guide to iSCSI SANs". Each chapter was posted separately so you have to click through to each...
July 14, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
DELETE statement,
Query tuning,
SQL,
TablesDeleting large amounts of data from a table is usually an important task, but if you don't have a maintenance window to work within then you can end up causing locking and blocking against the other processes which are accessing the database. Not to mention you will cause a very large amount of...
July 10, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
C#,
CREATE ASSEMBLY,
CREATE PROCEDURE,
Encryption,
Microsoft.SqlServer.Server,
SQL CLR Procedure,
SQL Server 2005,
SQL Server stored procedures,
T/SQLA little while ago I came upon a situation where I needed to put a CRL procedure into SQL Server 2005. Now I've been using SQL Server 2005 since the day it went RTM, and this is the first occasion that I've needed to put a CLR procedure into SQL. Could I have done what I needed to without a CRL...
July 10, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Beta,
Intellisense,
SQL,
SQL Server 2005,
SQL Server 2008I've been working with SQL 2008 RC0 for a couple of weeks now, and something I've noticed that really sucks. The Intellisense doesn't work against a SQL 2005 server any more. I've been using the SQL 2008 UI exclusively for several months now (since the November CTP at least) and I've gotten...
July 7, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
Back To Basics,
RECEIVE,
Service Broker,
SQL,
T/SQLThe RECEIVE command is the last of the Service Broker items to cover in the Back To Basics series. The RECEIVE command is what is used to actually get the message out of the queue so that you can process the data within the message_body column. The RECEIVE command works just like the
