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EntitySpaces 2009 Video Preview

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:46:02 GMT

We have created a video preview of our EntitySpaces 2009 Plugin for Visual Studio. The video is approximately 6 meg in size so give it a moment to get started. The video has sound and you might need to adjust your volume. We hope that you enjoy this video. It really gives you a feel for what it's going to be like to use EntitySpaces 2009, and it's really nice never having to leave Visual Studio.

How to Compare / Test the Equality of two Queries in SQL Server

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:01:07 GMT

Compare / Test the Equality of two Queries in SQL Server using this short T-SQL

Silverlight 2.0 - Using Silverlight DataGrid to consume ASMX Web Servi

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:28:08 GMT

Microsoft released Silverlight 2.0 on October 13, 2008. Silverlight 2 provides cross-browser rich UI experience which developers can use to author media rich applications using .NET language (C#, Visual Basic etc) of their choice. The article will demonstrate working of Silverlight 2.0 enabled UI by creating an ASP.NET web-form with Silverlight DataGrid control consuming ASMX Web Service.

ASP.NET/LINQ to SQL - Building UI Layer

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:31:31 GMT

LINQ stands for Language Integrated Query which was introduced with .NET 3.5. LINQ provides the ability to write query as a first-class language construct using modern programming languages like C# and Visual Basic. This article will demonstrate working of LINQ to SQL enabled UI by creating an ASP.NET web-form with GridView control bound to the newly introduced LinqDataSource control.

Whats up with Stored Procedures these days?

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:46:19 GMT

When life throws you hard balls, you can either step back and take a swing or bunt the hell out of it. I just recently went to an information session on T-SQL, Stored Procedures and now LINQ. These folks discussed stored procedures and why they are so important in the world today.

OUTPUTing Data from the Just-Inserted, Updated, or Deleted Row(s)

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:53:24 GMT

Scott Mitchell discusses a little gem he discovered, which is the use of OUTPUT clause in INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and MERGE (2008) DML statement to get the effect of in-place triggers and more.

.NET/SQL Server 2008 - Using Table-Valued Parameters with .NET

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:43:30 GMT

With the release of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft introduced a new parameter type called 'Table-Valued Parameters', which provided the flexibility for the SQL developers to send multiple rows of data to a stored procedure/function or inline T-SQL code. Table-Valued parameters can be used to transfer multiple rows of data without requiring the developer to construct custom string parsing routines, temporary table or multiple parameters which for a complex stored procedure can become difficult to maintain.

Achieving POCO s in Linq to SQL

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:01:02 GMT

How to get rid of Persistence Related code and making L2S Still work !

NHibernate.Spatial 1.0.0 Beta1 released

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:51:41 GMT

This NHibernate extension allows you to handle data in a spatial database using .NET objects and HQL queries in a way compliant with Open Geospatial Consortium specifications. Currently we support PostgreSQL (using PostGIS extension), SQL Server 2005 (using MsSqlSpatial extension) and SQL Server 2008 (using their new spatial built-in capabilities).

SQL Server 2008 - Cheat Sheet - One Page PDF Download

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:31:02 GMT

Very frequently I have been asked to create a page, post or article where in one page all the important concepts of SQL Server are covered. SQL Server 2008 is very large subject and can not be even covered 1000 of pages. In daily life of DBA there are few commands very frequently used and for novice developers it is good to keep all the important SQL Script and SQL Statements handy. I have attempted to create cheat sheet for SQL Server 2008 most important commands. User can print this in one A4 size page and keep along with them. This can be used in interviews where T-SQL scripts are being asked. Let me know your opinion and if you find this useful. Bookmark it for future use.

Screencast - SQL Examiner Suite 2008

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:18:13 GMT

SQL Examiner Suite consists of a couple of tools, SQL Examiner and SQL Data Examiner, that allow the user to compare and synchronize database schemas and data. This is a brief screencast introducing those tools.

Screencast - SQL Examiner Suite 2008

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:18:13 GMT

How do I find a stored procedure containing <text>?

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:31:50 GMT

I see this question at least once a week. Usually, people are trying to find all the stored procedures that reference a specific object. While I think that the best place to do this kind of searching is through your source control tool (you do keep your database objects in source control, don't you?), there are certainly some ways to do this in the database.

SQL SERVER - Guidelines and Coding Standards Complete List Download

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:16:12 GMT

Coding standards and guidelines are very important for any developer on the path of successful career. A coding standard is a set of guidelines, rules and regulations on how to write code. Coding standards should be flexible enough or should take care of the situation where they should not prevent best practices for coding. They are basically the guidelines that one should follow for better understanding. The concept behind implementing coding standards and guidelines, is that the consistency and uniformity in programming so that if multiple people are working on the same code, it becomes easier to communicate, share with or understand each other's work. With the goal of promoting good coding standards and guidelines I have created document which can guide developers.

How NOT To Optimize LINQ Statements

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:46:03 GMT

About a month ago I was experimenting with different ways to optimize my LINQ queries against the IdeaPipe database, in order to improve the read times. I wanted to improve the read times because our new Facebook Application was being launched and I anticipated an increase in our traffic to the server, which is used to host IdeaPipe and the Facebook Application component. I quickly realized how now to optimize LINQ statements though.

Fun - Wedding In SQL Style

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:08:54 GMT

Smile please, hey guys I received this query through email from one of my friend. It looks great and funny; I am sharing it with you. Dedicated to all techies :)

SQL - Step By Step Installation of SQL Server 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:01:04 GMT

Step by step installation of Microsoft SQL server 2008.

SQL SERVER - 2008 - Interview Questions and Answers - Download PDF

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:16:04 GMT

Interview is very important event for any person. A good interview leads to good career if candidate is willing to learn. I always enjoy interview questions and answers series. This is my very humble attempt to write SQL Server 2008 interview questions and answers. SQL Server is very large subject and not everything is usually asked in interview. In interview what matters the most is conceptual knowledge and learning attitude. I have listed all the series in this post so that it can be easily downloaded and used. All the questions are collected and listed in one PDF which is here to download. If you have any question or if you want to add to any of the question please send me mail or write a comment. Bookmark this first ever set of interview questions and answers.

.NET Application Modeling Language (nAML) Specification and Tools

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:31:03 GMT

Understanding the architecture and code in software application plays as major factors while building good software products. This free e-book introduces a new visual modeling technique, termed as "nAML" (.NET Application Modeling Language) which overcomes the limitation of typical modeling languages by providing revolutionary way! Nothing much to say, just download it and you can get to know how POWERFUL it is!

SQL SERVER - 2008 - Creating Full Text Catalog and Full Text Search

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:16:06 GMT

This is the first ever and complete example for SQL Server 2008 - Full Text Catalog and Full Text Search. Make sure to book mark for future reference.

Introduction to Table-Valued Parameters with Example

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:19:55 GMT

Table-Valued Parameters is a new feature introduced in SQL SERVER 2008. In earlier versions of SQL SERVER it is not possible to pass a table variable in stored procedure as a parameter, but now in SQL SERVER 2008 we can use Table-Valued Parameter to send multiple rows of data to a stored procedure or a function without creating a temporary table or passing so many parameters. This is one feature all the SQL Server developer were waiting for long time. This article explains how it can be used with very simple words.

Introduction to Filtered Index - Improve performance

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:18:36 GMT

Filtered Index is a new feature in SQL SERVER 2008. Filtered Index is used to index a portion of rows in a table that means it applies filter on INDEX which improves query performance, reduce index maintenance costs, and reduce index storage costs compared with full-table indexes. When we see an Index created with some WHERE clause then that is actually a FILTERED INDEX. I am sure this feature will change how the indexes are created in SQL Server.

SQLServer2008: Workgroup VS Standard

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:04:25 GMT

You might be in doubt when choosing between SQLServer2008 Standard or Workgroup edition - here's a list of the differences bewteen the two.

LINQ to SQL queries involving strings cause SQL Server procedure cache

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:01:03 GMT

Be careful when using LINQ. If an application is using LINQ to SQL and the queries involve the use of strings that can be highly variable in length, the SQL Server procedure cache will become bloated with one version of the query for every possible string length

SQL Server - Get Nth Highest using ROW_NUMBER() Function

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:10:05 GMT

ROW_NUMBER function was introduced in SQL Server 2005. ROW_NUMBER as the name suggests is used to calculate row numbers in the query result set. Prior to ROW_NUMBER developers relied on temporary tables and co-related sub-queries to accomplish the same, which often resulted in spaghetti code and overall bad query performance.