Practical SQL Server
SQL Server 2008 CTP Available
Today the first publicly available CTP for the next version of SQL Server was released. It will be...
Date: 06/04/2007
Sharing a printer connected to an XP machine with a remote Vista machine
I know this has nothing to do with SQL Server, but I wanted to put it out ther and hope it helps...
Date: 01/24/2007
Management Studio Timeout Issues
Timeouts are a real pain, and I was helping someone debug their problems and found this useful info,...
Date: 01/12/2007
Full Text Search using a column that contains a list of keywords
Apparently I am the first person on the Internet to need to do this, which I find hard to believe,...
Date: 01/12/2007
Philadelphia SQL Server User Group Meeting
If you are in the Philadelphia area and want to attend the Philadelphia SQL Server User Group...
Date: 10/04/2006
How to remotely execute an SSIS package
There is a lot of confusion around SSIS and how and when you can execute packages, so hopefully I...
Date: 09/21/2006
Custom Code in Reporting Services Reports
If you like to write custom code and Reporting Services doesn't do something you want it to, then...
Date: 09/14/2006
How to create an XML config file for an SSIS package (SQL Server 2005 Integration Services)
Being able to have a config file for your packages is one of the huge improvements in SSIS over DTS....
Date: 09/11/2006
How to Write to Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) from SSIS
If you are not a SharePoint Admin (I am not) but need to interact with MOSS 2007 and SSIS, this...
Date: 09/06/2006
Welcome to Practical SQL Server!
Welcome to Practical SQL Server. The idea behind this blog is to try to put as much of the awesome...
Date: 02/09/2006