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Updated version of Expressmaint utility now available
An updated version of the Expressmaint utility (1.5.0.0) is now available. This version adds two new database operations for updating database statistics and a new switch to control whether to continue multi database operations if they fail for one or more databases. It also includes a fix for a bug in SMO with the Reorganize method which generates incorrect TSQL for indexes with a non default fill factor.
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Updated release of Vista SQL 2005 Service Manager available
A new build of SQL 2005 Service Manager for Vista is now available (2.0.0.5). This releases adds compatability for SQL 2008 RC0 and filters the SQL Agent service from being managed for SQL 2008 Express Edition
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Updated releases of SQL 2005 Service Manager available
A new build of SQL 2005 Service Manager is now available for XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 (1.0.0.13). This releases adds compatability for SQL 2008 RC0 and filters the SQL Agent service from being managed for SQL 2008 Express Edition. Updated sourcecode is available from the Codeplex site. A new build for Vista will be available shortly.
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Updated release of Vista SQL 2005 Service Manager available
A new build of SQL 2005 Service Manager for Vista is now available (2.0.0.4). This releases add a fix for a localisation issue with the SQLServiceManager service for users running non English installations of Vista.
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Updated releases of SQL 2005 Service Manager available
New builds of SQL 2005 Service Manager are now available for Vista (2.0.0.3) and XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 (1.0.0.12). These releases add a fix for Analysis Services and SSIS discovery. Updated sourcecode is available from the Codeplex site.
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Updated releases of SQL 2005 Service Manager available
New builds of SQL 2005 Service Manager are now available for Vista (2.0.0.2) and XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 (1.0.0.11). These releases add SQL 2008 and Windows 2008 compatability. Updated sourcecode is available from the Codeplex site.
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SQL 2008 November CTP now available
The November Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of SQL Server 2008 is now available. Links to the CTP releases of SQL Server 2008 Books Online (BOL) and SQL Express are available at the bottom of the download page. This release is packed with new features including Backup Compression, Resource Governor, TSQL intellisense in SSMS, Filestream, Geospatial support, Change Tracking, Data Collection and Performance Warehouse enhancements and Transparent Database Encryption. Go try it out!
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Tools source code now available on Codeplex
I'm happy to announce that 2 of the most popular tools on sqldbatips.com are now available on Codeplex including full source code. I've set up projects for SQL 2005 Service Manager and for ExpressMaint. Downloads will still be available on both sqldbatips.com and Codeplex but source code is only available from the Codeplex projects.
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Version 2.0.0.10 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.10). This release fixes an issue with the command line version opening the inputfile as read/write which causes an error when the file is under source control. It also adds a new configuration option to allow overriding the default timeout for scripts run via RS.EXE. This option adds a new TIMEOUT script variable to the generated batch file. There is also a new advanced configuration option (UseLazyLoading) to enable lazy loading of the Report Server catalog which improves performance for very large catalogs.
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Vista specific version of SQL2005 Service Manager available
A new version of SQL2005 Service Manager is now available for Windows Vista users. This version is specifically designed for the UAC (User Account Control) requirements of Vista. Exisiting users running Windows XP or Windows 2003 do not need to install this new version. There is no new functionality in this release other than its ability to run as a standard user in Vista.
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Version 2.0.0.9 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.9). This release adds a a new advanced configuration property to RSScripter.cfg called WebServiceTimeout. This allows the increasing of the Timeout property of the Reporting Services webservice proxy for installations with extremely large catalogs (100,000+ items) to prevent timeout errors when initially fetching the catalog. This property is set in seconds and defaults to 300 (5 minutes).
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Version 2.0.0.8 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.8). This release adds a fix for linefeeds in the comment field of an email subscription not being escaped correctly and adds a new option to remove timezone offsets from scripted shared schedules.
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Version 2.0.0.7 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.7). This release adds fixes for errors when scripting linked report and the Script Subscriptions option is selected and an off by one offset error in generated scripts for loading report or resource content. It also adds the ability to save a datasource as a RDS file and to reverse engineer Visual Studio Report Projects from a Report Server as well as the ability to upload RDL and RDS files (from a Report Project or other source) from a filesystem folder to a Report Server (no script import) via the commandline tool.
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Version 1.0.0.7 of Reporting Services Linked Report Generator available
An updated version of Reporting Services Linked Report Generator is now available (1.0.0.7). This release adds a fix for a NullReferenceException when enumerating a Report Server catalog. Thanks to those users who helped out in testing this fix as I have never been able to reproduce this error until now. The actual error was due to a case sensitivity issue with CatalogItem paths not matching the case of their parent folders. I'm still not entirely sure how this situation can arise within a ReportServer as I was only able to reproduce the issue by directly updating the Catalog table in the ReportServer database.
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Version 1.0.0.4 of Reporting Services Linked Report Generator available
An updated version of Reporting Services Linked Report Generator is now available (1.0.0.4). This release adds the ability to keep server side report parameters for existing linked reports. This is useful in situations where you hard code or hide certain report parameters depending on the folder it's in. Previously these customisations would revert back to the source report when refreshing an existing linked report. A new option allows the preservation of ecisting server side parameters when refreshing a linked report.
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Version 1.0.0.3 of Reporting Services Linked Report Generator available
An updated version of Reporting Services Linked Report Generator is now available (1.0.0.3). This release adds the ability to use Basic Authentication to connect to Reporting Services.
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SQL 2005 DDL Audit Sample Applications available to download
The SQL 2005 DDL Audit Samples are a collection of sample applications for configuring DDL (Data Definition Language) auditing on one or more SQL Server 2005 instances. These applications were first presented at the PASS 2006 Community Summit in my presentation Building a DDL Audit Solution using SQL Server 2005 and as promised are now available to download. Full source code is provided for all sample applications
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PASS 2006 Presentation Slides now available
The slides and demo code from my presentation for the 2006 PASS Community Summit "Building a DDL Audit Solution using SQL Server 2005" are now available. Note that this does not contain the sample application demonstrated at PASS as I'm still putting the final touches on the readme file. The install pack containing the DDL Audit Admin, DDL Audit Viewer, DDL Audit Reports and all source code should be available in a couple of days for download.
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sqldbatips.com blog now live
This blog allows me to post snippets, code samples and general thoughts on SQL Server that perhaps don't warrant a full blown article on this site. In no way will this diminish conent on the main site however the blog interface lets me deliver content quicker and with a lot less effort than through the main site so this should benefit everyone.
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SQL Server 2005 SP2 November CTP now available
The November Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now available. Links to the CTP releases of SQL Server 2005 Books Online (BOL) and SP2 for SQL Express are available in the Related Downloads section at the bottom of the download page. Go try it out!
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SQLIOSim available for download
SQLIOSim is designed to generate exactly the same type and patterns of IO requests at a disk subsystem as SQL Server would, and verify the written data exactly as SQL Server would. One important point is that this is a correctness and stress tool, not a performance measurement tool. Use this to verify your IO subsystem is functioning correctly under heavy loads.
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Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals CTP6
The latest CTP of Datadude (Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals) is now available for download. This release includes full support for SQL Server 2000 and 2005 objects, Extended Properties support, Full support for command line build and deploy and Team Build, a new Import Schema Wizard and great progress on the overall stability and performance of the product across the board, project creation, importing your schema, reloading project and making changes to your schema.
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SQL Server Database Publishing Wizard CTP1
SQL Server Database Publishing Wizard enables the deployment of SQL Server 2005 databases into a hosted environment on either a SQL Server 2000 or 2005 server. It generates a single SQL script file which can be used to recreate a database (both schema and data) in a shared hosting environment where the only connectivity to a server is through a web-based control panel with a script execution window
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Updated release of SQL2005 Service Manager available (1.0.0.10)
A new build of SQL 2005 Service Manager (1.0.0.10) is now available. This release adds the ability to define a default instance via the Options dialog which will control which instance is selected when SQL 2005 Service Manager starts. In previous versions it always defaulted to the default instance which may not be the desired behaviour.
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Updated release of SQL2005 Service Manager available (1.0.0.9)
A new build of SQL2005 Service Manager (1.0.0.9) is now available. This release adds the SQL Browser Service to the list of services able to be controlled by using SQL2005 Service Manager as well as fixing an issue with SQL 2000 Fulltext Search not being recognised as a manageable service. The new release also prevents multiple copies of the application running at the same time.
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Version 2.0.0.6 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.6). This release adds fixes for double quotes in descriptions and subscription parameters not being escaped and also adds support for expression based datasources (SQL 2005)
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Website availability and forums
Due to circumstances beyond my control, we've recently had to move the site to a different hosting server. During this move we've encountered some technical issues that have affected the site availability over this past week. I'm happy to say that we're all up and running again except for the forums. I'm still hopeful we'll be able to recover those but in the meantime, links to the forums are either disabled or will redirect to the default error page. Apologies for the inconvenience these technical issues may have caused.
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Updated build of Expressmaint now available (1.4.0.0)
An updated build of the Expressmaint utility is now available. This release adds a switch to allow configuring the statement timeout which can be useful if you are having issues with timeouts. It also adds better error reporting so the root cause of errors is more easily identifiable. It also adds extra logic to deal with disabled indexes during index rebuild or reorganisation operations
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Updated release of SortSQLFilesInProject now available
An updated version of the executable and source code for SortSQLFilesInProject is now available. This releases adds the ability to sort SSIS packages in an Integration Services project. The instructions for adding it to Visual Studio are unchanged since SSMS uses the Visual Studio shell. It also adds an automatic backup of the project file being modified.
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SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 now available for download
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 RTM has now been released and is available for download. Also available is the new SQL Server Express with Advanced Services that includes SQL Server Management Studio Express, Reporting Services and Full-Text Search and the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Toolkit
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Version 1.0.0.2 of Reporting Services Linked Report Generator available
An updated version of Reporting Services Linked Report Generator is now available. This release adds full support for SQL 2005 Reporting Services, a resizable user interface, faster catalog enumeration and the ability to transfer report size and margin properties from the base report to the linked report. This allows linked reports to maintain the exact same appearance and print layout as the base report, a feature not available via Report Manager or SSMS.
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SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 CTP available for download
It doesn't seem that long ago when SQL2005 launched and here we are almost at Service Pack 1 already. As well as the CTP service packs for the full editions of SQL Server (Developer,Workgroup,Standard and Enterprise) there are some exciting enhancements to the Express Edition with the inclusion of Reporting Services and Full Text Search in the new SQL Server Express with Advanced Services CTP.
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Version 2.0.0.5 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.5). This release adds a commandline version (RSScripterCmd), a new scripting mode to generate input files for RSScripterCmd and fixes an issue with some scripting options being ignored when scripting Linked Reports. Please see the readme for details on scripting from the command line.
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Version 2.0.0.2 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.2). This release adds a fix for an issue with the ListChildren method not returning items in the expected order (this only affects release 2.0.0.1). If you are currently using release 2.0.0.1 please upgrade to 2.0.0.2 as soon as possible to fix this issue.
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Version 2.0.0.1 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.1). This release includes a rewrite of the report catalog enumeration that massively increases its speed. It also fixes a minor issue with case sensitivity of Report Server url's.
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Version 2 of Reporting Services Scripter now available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 2.0.0.0). This major release adds full support for SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 both as a script source and deployment target (from both SQL 2005 and SQL 2000). It also adds a resizable user interface (a popular request!) and a new operating mode - Transfer mode. In this mode, scripts are still generated however they are automatically deployed to the selected target server. Please see the readme for full details of changes in this release.
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SQL2005 BOL December Refresh now available
Download an updated version of Books Online for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2005. The December 2005 update to Books Online contains new material and fixes to documentation problems reported by customers after SQL Server 2005 was released. Refer to "New and Updated Books Online Topics" for a list of topics that are new or updated in this version.
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Updated release of SQL2005 Service Manager available
A new build of SQL2005 Service Manager (1.0.0.8) is now available. This release adds the SQL Server Integration Services Service to the list of services able to be controlled by using SQL2005 Service Manager.
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Updated release of SQL2005 Service Manager available
A new build of SQL2005 Service Manager (1.0.0.7) is now available. This release fixes an issue where overlapping service action requests for different services could cause an error. The UI now enforces only one active service action is in progress at any time.
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Version 1.0.9.13 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 1.0.9.13). This release adds a fix to allow custom parameter defaults defined on the server for linked reports to be scripted. This uses the same option as for standard reports (Server Parameters Override Report).
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Updated release of SQL2005 Service Manager available
A new build of SQL2005 Service Manager (1.0.0.6) is now available. This release adds a new menu item accessible from the sytem tray menu to allow changing the current instance. This avoids having to open the main user interface when quickly switching from one instance to another.
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SQL Server Management Studio Express CTP available
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) provides a graphical management tool for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (SQL Server Express) instances. SSMSE can also manage relational engine instances created by any edition of SQL Server 2005. SSMSE cannot manage Analysis Services, Integration Services, SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition, Notification Services, Reporting Services, or SQL Server Agent
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Scalable shared databases in SQL Server 2005
It's not often that I link to a KB article but this is a cool and not heavily publicised feature in SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. The scalable shared database feature allows you to attach a read-only reporting database to multiple server instances over a storage area network (SAN). A reporting database is a read-only database that is built from one or more production databases that are used exclusively for reporting purposes.
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Updated release of SQL2005 Service Manager for RTM
With the recent release of the RTM build of SQL Server 2005 there is now an updated build of SQL2005 Service Manager available (1.0.0.4). If you're missing your SQL Server tray icon from SQL Server 2000 then look no further :-)
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Updated release of SQL2005 Service Manager
With the recent release of the September CTP of SQL Server 2005 there is now an updated build of SQL2005 Service Manager available (1.0.0.3). This new release works exclusively with local instances following feedback on the typical use cases and this has the added benefit of making it smaller and faster. If you're missing your SQL Server tray icon from SQL Server 2000 then look no further :-)
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Version 1.0.9.12 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 1.0.9.12). This release adds support for using Basic Authentication to connect to to a Report Server for scripting and deploying reports via the new UseBasicAuthentication setting in RSScripter.cfg. It also adds a fix for scripted resource items. Even if the Use Relative Paths option was selected, full filepaths were being scripted if the Create Folder Hierachy option was selected. This has been corrected so that filepaths are relative.
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Version 1.0.9.10 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 1.0.9.10). This release adds a fix for parameter values in data driven subscriptions. These were being incorrectly scripted as Nothing even if parameters existed.
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Download Reporting Services Linked Report Generator
Reporting Services Linked Report Generator is a .NET Windows Forms application that enables automatic generation of linked reports to any number of Reporting Services folders based on a single base report. This can be useful where you have a hierachical folder structure and need to deploy the same report to multiple levels of the folder hierachy at the same time.
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Implementing Row Level Security Using SQL Server 2005
This paper describes how SQL Server 2005 can be used to support Row- and Cell-Level Security (RLS/CLS). The examples provided in this white paper show how RLS and CLS can be used to meet classified database security requirements
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Free Microsoft SQL Server 2005 E-Learning Courses
Whether you are interested in database administration, database development, or business intelligence, you can access the E-Learning topic you want, when you want it, and learn at your own pace. Each lesson includes hands-on virtual labs and offline functionality, so sign on today.
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Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2005
Database mirroring is a new SQL Server 2005 technology for increasing database availability. Database mirroring transfers transaction log records directly from one server to another and can quickly fail over to the standby server. You can code client applications to automatically redirect their connection information, and in the event of a failover, automatically connect to the standby server and database. Fast failover with minimal data loss has traditionally involved higher hardware cost and greater software complexity
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Version 1.0.9.8 of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 1.0.9.8). This release adds a much requested feature - the ability to script report subscriptions. It also contains a fix for returns in description fields and the option to save scripts as Unicode to better deal with non english report names and descriptions.
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Download SQL2000 Service Pack 4
SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) has now been released and is available for download. SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) adds platform support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, allowing 32-bit SQL Server 2000 applications to run on 64-bit platforms using the Windows on Windows emulator (WOW64). SP4 addresses specific issues discovered in SQL Server 2000 since its ship date. SP4 is also the first service pack to service the 64-bit edition of SQL Server.
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Updated version of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 1.0.9.6). This release adds a new configuration option that enables a fix for an issue that has been observed when connecting to a Report Server via SSL as described in the Microsoft KB article 823177
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Updated version of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 1.0.9.5). This release adds the ability to script Shared Schedules and System and Item Level Roles
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Updated version of Reporting Services Scripter available
An updated version of Reporting Services Scripter is now available (Build 1.0.9.2). This fixes an issue with scripting reports that have had their datasource(s) manually modified on the Report Server after initial deployment. This does not update the Report Definition (RDL) and thus when they are exported they still reference the original datasource(s). This fix adds a call to SetReportDataSources to the report script generated so that the current datasource references are set explicitly rather than using those in the report definition.
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SQL Server 2005 Integration Services: Lessons from Project REAL
Project REAL is an effort to discover best practices for creating business intelligence applications based on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 by creating reference implementations that are based on actual customer scenarios. This article reports some of the lessons learned while working on the data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) portion of the first phase of Project REAL
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Reporting Services Scripter released
Reporting Services Scripter is a .NET Windows Forms application that enables scripting of all Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services catalog items to aid in transferring them from one server to another. It can also be used to easily move items on mass from one Reporting Services folder to another on the same server. Depending on the scripting options chosen, Reporting Services Scripter can also transfer all catalog item properties such as Descriptions, History options, Execution options (including report specific and shared schedules) and server side report parameters
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Expanding the SQL Server Product Line
Read about new SQL Server Workgroup Edition and other pricing and functionality options in the expanded SQL Server product line
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SQL Server 2005 Features Comparison
Compare the features available in the four new editions of SQL Server: Express, Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise
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A Look at SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition
Learn about SQL Server 2005 and the newest addition to the SQL Server family, SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition. This video features Andy Lees, Microsoft corporate vice president of server and tools marketing, along with Paul Gottsegen, vice president of worldwide enterprise marketing at Dell
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Download SQL 2000 Service Pack 4 Beta
To participate in the SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) Beta, follow the link to the Knowledge Base article 290211 and follow the instructions. You will also find links to the bugs fixlist for SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4. Since this is a beta, please only install on test machines!
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Improving Performance with SQL Server 2005 Indexed Views
This document describes the improved indexed views capability of SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. Indexed views are explained and specific scenarios in which they may provide performance improvements are discussed
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Download Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manager
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manager is a new, free database management tool. Designed for ease of use SQL Server 2005 Express Manager is filled with features to simplify, automate, and reduce the complexity of database support and administration
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition December CTP
Download the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. Unlike beta releases that receive a much higher level of testing and feature work, CTPs are intended to expose the latest working build to developers
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Using CLR Integration in SQL Server 2005
This paper describes how database application developers and architects can take advantage of the CLR integration features in SQL Server 2005. It compares CLR-based programming with existing programming models supported in SQL Server, such as Transact-SQL and extended stored procedures, and highlights the relative strengths and weaknesses of each
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SQL Server 2005 Webcasts
Get a sneak peak at what Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 has in store for the future database development. SQL Server 2005 offers a new paradigm for database development that integrates SQL Server and the CLR to provide several major benefits including enhanced programming mode, enhanced safety and security, user defined types and aggregates, and a common development environment, where database development is integrated into the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment
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PSS Service Center Labs - 2004
Do you want to know how Microsoft SQL Product Support Services (PSS) engineers break down problems? Originally designed as an opportunity for customers to work with Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Engineers at the SQL PASS 2004 Conference, these labs can be used for self-paced troubleshooting training on SQL Server 2000.
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Support Tools Available For Stress Testing and Performance Analysis
This download provides two main tools used by the Microsoft SQL Server Product Support teams, Read80Trace and OSTRESS. Read80Trace is a command line utility for processing trace files generated by SQL Server 2000. OSTRESS is a multithreaded ODBC-based query tool. It reads its input from a command line parameter, RML file(s) produced by read80trace, or standard go-delimited .SQL scripts.
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Examining DDL Triggers and Event Notifications in SQL Server 2005
Originally presented at the PASS Community Summit 2004 in Orlando, this presentation demonstrates the use of DDL Triggers, Event Notifications and WMI Events in SQL Server 2005 and their use as an audit and change tracking mechanism. Code samples are included in the downloadable zip file
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What's New in SQL Server Agent for SQL Server 2005
This paper summarizes the significant changes made to the SQL Server Agent feature in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 2, and gives you a jump-start into the new features and capabilities in this release
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Partitioning in SQL Server 2005 Whitepaper
Review this document to get detailed information about why you should consider partitioned tables, what they can offer and finally how to design, implement, and maintain partitioned tables.
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Updated - SQL 2005 Service Manager
Fixing an issue with the service polling interval, SQL 2005 Service Manager build 1.0.0.2 is now available for download here
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SQL Server 2000 Incremental Bulk Load Case Study
Incremental bulk load refers to loading data into a nonempty table. The key question during incremental bulk load is whether indexes should be dropped before bulk load. The answer depends on multiple factors. This paper attempts to answer this question through a case study of incremental bulk load using the BULK INSERT statement on a representative decision support system (DSS) running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
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QA Replacement for SQL2005 Express Edition
Due to the lack of GUI tools distributed with the first releases of SQL Server 2005 Express the QA Replacement Application was created. This application does not have all the functionality of Query Analyzer but as time goes on it gets closer. QA Replacement allows the user to run scripts, create DDL from dragging objects to the editor, see the event profiler for executing T-SQL and viewing the Show Plan for query executions. The QA Replacement Application was created by Lloyd Sheen. He is the former product manager for SQL-Programmer, a product which allowed database developers to create database objects and to test the functionality of those objects.
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SQL Server 2005 FAQ
Created by Aaron Bertrand, SQL Server MVP, this FAQ answers a lot of the common questions found in the SQL2005 newsgroups. Suggest further content here
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AdventureWorks OLTP Database Diagram
Download a diagram of the AdventureWorks sample OLTP database. The AdventureWorks sample OLTP database is used in samples for SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 and product documentation for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. The diagram is available in both HTML and Visio 2003 format.
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Batch Compilation, Recompilation, and Plan Caching Issues in SQL 2005
This paper explains how batches are cached and reused in SQL Server 2005, and suggests best practices on maximizing reuse of cached plans. It also explains scenarios in which batches are recompiled, and gives best practices for reducing or eliminating unnecessary recompilations.
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Fuzzy Lookup and Fuzzy Grouping in DTS for SQL Server 2005
This paper describes the Fuzzy Lookup transformation and Fuzzy Grouping transformation in Data Transformation Services (DTS) for SQL Server 2005. Fuzzy Grouping transformations are useful for improving data quality at the destination database. Fuzzy Lookup matches input that is "dirty"—because of misspellings, truncations, missing or inserted tokens, null fields, unexpected abbreviations, and other irregularities—with clean records in a reference table. Fuzzy Grouping detects similarities between input rows and determines which rows are duplicates by using their string values.
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Data Transformation Services for SQL Server 2005 FAQ
This paper answers some of the questions most frequently asked about Data Transformation Services in SQL Server 2005.In particular it addresses some of the design issues - it is a "why" FAQ rather than a "how" FAQ.
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2004 PASS Community Summit
The 2004 PASS Community Summit is headed to Orlando, September 28-October 1, 2004, for the LARGEST user-run educational event exclusively dedicated to SQL Server. Packed with technical sessions, networking and the largest SQL Server vendor exhibition, the PASS Community Summit is the not-to-be-missed event of the year for all SQL Server professionals. Join your peers for the PASS Summit and advance to the next level as a SQL Server user. Look out for my presentation 318 - Examining DDL Triggers and Event Notifications in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 which is an updated version of the the presentation given at the PASS SQL Server Summer Academy this year.
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Download SQL Server 2005 Express Beta 2
Download SQL Server 2005 Express Beta 2, successor to MSDE 2000. This is a Beta release and unsupported in production environments. Please follow the detailed instructions below prior to installing SQL Server 2005 Express.
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Download BOL and Samples for SQL2005 Express Edition
Download samples for SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 and product documentation for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. The SQL Server samples available for download can be used with SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. SQL Server 2005 Abridged Books Online for SQL Express includes SQL Server 2005 documentation that also applies to SQL Server Express (the successor to MSDE 2000).
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SQL Server 2005 Express Technical Preview
Download SQL Server 2005 Express Technical Preview, successor to MSDE 2000. This is a Technical Preview (Pre-Beta 2) release of the product and is unsupported in production environments
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SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Overview
SQL Server Express, a free product based on SQL Server 2005 technology, includes the unique Application XCopy feature, and networking and security that differ from other SQL Server 2005 editions. These topics and the integration of SQL Server Express with Visual Studio 2005 are discussed. Compare this product with the existing Microsoft free databases like MSDE and Jet.
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SQL Server Spotlight: Security and SQL Server
Tom Rizzo discusses how the SQL Server team is enhancing security in SQL Server 2005 and what you can do today to help secure your SQL Server 2000 installations and prepare for SQL Server 2005
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Download SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer
Microsoft SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer is a database management tool that lets you verify the implementation of common Best Practices. These best practices typically relate to the usage and administration aspects of SQL Server databases and ensure that your SQL Servers are managed and operated well
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Microsoft TechEd 2004 Europe
Get inside the code, the products and the technologies at this year's Microsoft premier technical conference. Create your own customized four-day technical training program, participate in hands-on training and preview the latest technology. Providing a mix of strong developer, infrastructure and messaging content, Microsoft TechEd 2004 Europe targets Developers, Architects, IT Professionals, Network and System Administrators, Messaging and Security specialists, and more.
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