Category Archives: SQL Server

FileStrems in SQL Server 2012 – Introduction

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Hi All, I would like to start this post with a small story. I believe (at least) at one point of time, we might have faced problem searching information from our CD/DVD collection. We used to write information on CDs but that was not enough to cover all the contents of that CD. And when we need something particular we used to get confused, whether that content is in CD 1 or CD 2. I faced this many a times during my college-days. At that time one of my friends wrote a software that allows us to create a catalog … Continue reading →

Enhanced “Generate Scripts” dialog box in SQL Server 2012 RC0

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Hi All, I have been monitoring the “Generate Scripts…” functionality of SQL Server Database. One thing bothers me for last few years or since SQL Server 2005 is that once I right-click on any database -> Tasks -> Generate Scripts, I would expect to generate scripts only for that database which I have selected. But rather Generate Scripts dialog box list down all the available databases using SMO queries and allows me to choose any other databases at that time. I understand their concerned about the facility to choose other database and go ahead with the operation. But the problem … Continue reading →

Auto Generate (Some particular)Change Scripts in SSMS

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Hi All, How are you doing? We all know that Change is a rule of life …. And pretty much that applied to SQL Server as well 🙂 Yes, my point is to find out the changes we have done in current SQL Server so we can deliver into the next environment i.e. UAT/Test or Production etc. People follow lots of ways to find/generate change scripts for SQL objects for their creation and modifications. But I would like to draw your attention to a facility/functionality which is provided by MS SQL Server Management Studio by default. But by default this … Continue reading →

Create SQL scripts quickly using Template Browser – SQL Server 2012 RC0

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Hi All, You can quickly create SQL scripts for SQL Server or Analysis Server using Template Browser. It does not cover all detailed scenarios, But it does cover all basic scenarios + you don’t have to worry about the script structure or any deprecated syntaxes etc.

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Browse an SSAS Cube using Excel – Automatic Setup done by SQL Server Data Tools

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Hi All, Most of us; who are working on SQL BI solutions are aware of connecting SSAS Cube using Excel (as client) for browsing. Because we know that how much the clients/financial users likes to work with Excel 🙂 In SQL 2012 RC0, there is one handy-dandy quick-link which enables us to make this whole functionality ready-made in few seconds. Believe it or not, try the following: Open “SQL Server Data Tools” (This is new name assigned to Visual Studio IDE/BIDS in SQL Server 2012 RC0) Use MultiDimensionalProject & create a cube with any method you want. Process & Deploy … Continue reading →

Interesting changes in Database Design of SQL Server 2012

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Hi All, I would start this topic with a small real incident happened with me. I worked on SQL 2008 for almost 2.5 years and then I mixed my work with SQL 2008 R2. Once we had some work in SQL 2005 – SSIS package. It was a minor modification by playing with few date columns. I tried to use DATE datatype unknowingly and ssis package was giving me error. I did not concentrate on the DATE datatype which I have used and rather I was searching here and there. And finally I recalled that DATE datatype is not available … Continue reading →

My article got selected as “Article of Week” on BIDN :)

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Hi folks, I would like to share a joy with you all that one of my articles got selected as “Article of Week” in BIDN. BIDN is “BI Developer Network Community“. Visit http://bidn.com for awesome BI articles and tutorials, If you are hungry to learn things from tech experts like Brian Knight, Dustin Ryan, Mike Davis, Devin Knight and many more…

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NOLOCK and With(NOLOCK)

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Hi all, I want to share knowledge with you regarding NOLOCK and With (NOLOCK) hint in SQL queries we use in our day-to-day work/activities. According to MSDN, “In SQL Server 2005, with some exceptions, table hints are supported in the FROM clause only when the hints are specified with the WITH keyword. Table hints also must be specified with parentheses. The following table hints are allowed with and without the WITH keyword: NOLOCK, READUNCOMMITTED, UPDLOCK, REPEATABLEREAD, SERIALIZABLE, READCOMMITTED, FASTFIRSTROW, TABLOCK, TABLOCKX, PAGLOCK, ROWLOCK, NOWAIT, READPAST, XLOCK, and NOEXPAND. When these table hints are specified without the WITH keyword, the hints … Continue reading →