Tag: 'sql server'

End of the Year Review
End of the Year Review
December 26, 2017

With the New Year coming, I thought I'd look back at the last year in my life. Warning this is going to be technical and personal, that way I can turn 50% of the people off with every sentence...just a different set of people with every paragraph ; )

Reverse Engineering Existing Databases in Entity Framework Core 2
Reverse Engineering Existing Databases in Entity Framework Core 2
December 20, 2017

In my ASP.NET Core 2.0 Pluralsight course, I specifically teach how to build DbContext classes and the POCO classes that go with them. But I've been getting many questions about how to work with existing databases, so I thought I'd explain it in a blog post.

How We Used Data in GiveAQuiz.com
How We Used Data in GiveAQuiz.com
July 19, 2010

Url: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff84745...

Announcing: GiveAQuiz.com!
Announcing: GiveAQuiz.com!
June 4, 2010

Url: http://giveaquiz.com

XBoxGames Databases for SQL Server 2005 and 2008
XBoxGames Databases for SQL Server 2005 and 2008
December 19, 2009

SQL Server Monitor Version 1.1
SQL Server Monitor Version 1.1
September 1, 2008

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/sqlservermonito...

Interesting Discussion with Leader of SQL Server and WinFS
Interesting Discussion with Leader of SQL Server and WinFS
August 11, 2007

Url: http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=3...

AdventureWorks Database Diagram (Visio or HTML)
AdventureWorks Database Diagram (Visio or HTML)
January 30, 2007

Url: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx...

SQL Server 2005 Paging Demo
SQL Server 2005 Paging Demo
November 4, 2006

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/pagingdemo.zip

ROW_NUMBER, RANK, DENSERANK and NTILE
ROW_NUMBER, RANK, DENSERANK and NTILE
October 4, 2006

I had an interesting discussion with some members of a class I am teaching right now about how paging is done.  It looks like there are four Functions that allow for paging and using Common Table Expressions.  They all can optionally include a separate ORDER BY clause to specify how they are sorted (so your result set can be sorted differently than it is ranked).

Vista RC1 Doesn't work with SQL Server 2005
Vista RC1 Doesn't work with SQL Server 2005
September 3, 2006

If you upgrade to RC1 be aware that SQL Server 2005 requires SP2 before it will work with Vista RC1.  Yeah, I know there is no SP2...but that's the case.  It just doesn't work. I am trying to hack around the problem so I'll let you know if I find a solution...

Microsoft Requiring SQL Server Express Sucks...
Microsoft Requiring SQL Server Express Sucks...
July 11, 2006

I have been attempting to try out some new software from Microsoft (including Glidepath and Visual Studio Database Edition).  Both of these require SQL Server Express installed.  Problem is that I install a Developer Edition of SQL Server 2005 (as well as 2000) because it is more feature friendly than SQL Server Express.  Why does Microsoft insist I have a third Database server?  Why can't it prompt me to tell it what database to use, or at least attempt to find SQL Server 2005 as the default instance on the current machine?  Just stoopid in my opinion.  It's keeping me from trying out and possibly exhaulting these new interesting projects.

BINARY_CHECKSUM and Database Concurrency
BINARY_CHECKSUM and Database Concurrency
June 8, 2006

Url: http://wildermuth.com/viewrant.aspx?id=2053

SQL Server Timestamps and ADO.NET Concurrency
SQL Server Timestamps and ADO.NET Concurrency
June 7, 2006

Url: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-US/library/system...

Atlanta C# Users Group - SQLCLR Presenation
Atlanta C# Users Group - SQLCLR Presenation
May 1, 2006

Url: http://www.atlantacsharp.org/NextMeeting.aspx

SQL Packager and SQL Server MDF Formats
SQL Packager and SQL Server MDF Formats
February 6, 2006

Url: http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Packager/i...

Slow Transactions with System.Transactions and SQL Server 2000
Slow Transactions with System.Transactions and SQL Server 2000
January 20, 2006

Url: http://blogs.msdn.com/florinlazar/archive/2005/...

SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring Slips to 1H 2006
SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring Slips to 1H 2006
September 16, 2005

Url: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2005/productinfo/l...

New SQL Server 2005 Drop on MSDN...September CTP?
New SQL Server 2005 Drop on MSDN...September CTP?
September 13, 2005

Url: https://msdn.one.microsoft.com/Subscriber/1033/...

SQL Server Monitor - Download Now!
SQL Server Monitor - Download Now!
August 20, 2005

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/LocalSqlServerM...

SQL Server CLR Integration: Part 2
SQL Server CLR Integration: Part 2
June 3, 2005

Url: http://www.devsource.com/article2/0,1759,182186...

New Article:  "SQL Server CLR Integration: Part 1"
New Article: "SQL Server CLR Integration: Part 1"
May 2, 2005

Url: http://www.devsource.com/article2/0,1759,179167...

SQL Server 2005 Omissions
SQL Server 2005 Omissions
April 29, 2005

I've been digging deep into SQL Server 2005's CLR integration over the last few days.  I am surprised by several specific omissions.  My guess is that they have been dropped because of time constraints:

If You Attended my SQL Server 2005 CLR Talk Recently...
If You Attended my SQL Server 2005 CLR Talk Recently...
April 27, 2005

Forget everything I told you.  It's all changed in the April CTP.  I hope to re-give this talk soon in the Atlanta area with the new bits.

Using Data in Reporting Services Footers
Using Data in Reporting Services Footers
February 7, 2005

Url: http://www.sqlmonster.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/sql-se...

Yukon and User Defined Types (UDTs)
Yukon and User Defined Types (UDTs)
February 3, 2005

Url: http://codebetter.com/blogs/sahil.malik/archive...

Shelved...
Shelved...
December 21, 2004

Extending Reporting Services
Extending Reporting Services
November 30, 2004

No Yukon and VS.NET Betas at TechEd Europe?
No Yukon and VS.NET Betas at TechEd Europe?
June 29, 2004

Url: http://news.com.com/Microsoft+reaches+beyond+pr...

VS.NET and SQL Server "Express"?
VS.NET and SQL Server "Express"?
June 29, 2004

Url: http://news.com.com/Microsoft+reaches+beyond+pr...

Yukon and Whidbey Slip!
Yukon and Whidbey Slip!
March 10, 2004

Url: http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5172166.html?ta...

SQL 2000 Reporting Services
SQL 2000 Reporting Services
February 3, 2004

Url: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/howtobuy...