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SQL Server user-defined functions and stored procedures have almost similar functionality. Both allow you to create a batch of SQL statements to execute on SQL server. Benefits: We can reuse the code from one program to another, this way we can increase the productivity. Centralize control, to make business logic changes in a single
» Read moreHere is simple script with you can set your database in Read-Only Mode Once you specify database is in read-only mode then users can read data from the database, not modify it. Here is Script : Mark Database Read Only USE [master] GO ALTER DATABASE database_name SET READ_ONLY WITH NO_WAIT
» Read moreWe can launch any Microsoft Windows or Microsoft .NET Framework application from SQL Server Management Studio. External applications can be added to, and run from, the Tools menu. To add an external tool to the Tools menu On the Tools menu, click External Tools. In the Title text box, type the name you
» Read moreI have seen many different reasons and point of view on the use of cursors. Some people never used, some used at last resort and some used regularly. In each of these, they must have different reasons for their stand on cursor usage. There must have a reason or place
» Read moreHere is an example – Import CSV file to SQL table using Bulk-Insert CSV file means Comma Separated Values file. USE testdb GO CREATE TABLE table1 ( id INT, name VARCHAR(255), address VARCHAR(255) ) GO Create CSV file in Shared folder on any remote location with name csv.txt Suppose location
» Read moreHere is new feature of SQL Server 2008 – “Comma Separated INSERT Option” In this feature using a single INSERT statement you can pass multiple value for the table using comma separated option. USE testdb GO CREATE TABLE table1 ( id INT IDENTITY(1,1), name VARCHAR(255), address VARCHAR(255) ) SELECT
» Read moreHere is an example: Inserting same value multiple time in SQL table USE testdb GO CREATE TABLE table1 ( id INT IDENTITY(1,1), name VARCHAR(255), address VARCHAR(255) ) SELECT * FROM testdb..table1 INSERT INTO testdb..table1 VALUES (‘Varinder’,’ABC Street’) go 5 Result :
» Read moreSQL Server 2008 has a new feature called Policy Based Management, also know as Declarative Management Framework (DMF), to tackle the problem of standardizing your SQL server instance. Although Policy Based Management can be used just to alert an administrator when an object is out of compliance, depending upon the
» Read moreKey Points of Distributing and Partitioning Partition allow you to divide a table or index into multiple filegroups. Table and index are partition horizontally, based on rows by specifying a partitioning column. To create a portioned table or index you need to perform the following actions: Create a partition function
» Read moreBefore looking about Backup type for each Model, sharing with brief information about Recovery and Recovery Model Recovery Recovery options determine the behavior of transaction log and how damaged pages are handled. Recovery Model Every database within a SQL server a SQL server instance has a property setting called recovery
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