In SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced the new Schema object. This allowed us to de-couple the owner from the name of the object. You see, in previous releases the naming convention for a database ...

Why are there INFOMATION_SCHEMA and catalog views in SQL Server that do very similar things? For example, to retrieve a list of tables in a database, I can do it via sys.tables or ...

Hi,<BR><BR>Recently in developing an application it has become clear that using a *.mdb file will be far easier than deploying MSDE and the speed and functionality of MSDE isn't fully needed.

SQL Server 2005 is so packed with new features that it can be hard to keep track of it all. Like a tightly packed peloton of Tour de France riders, the new capabilities of SQL 2005 may appear as a ...

Use the Microsoft Sync Framework to synchronize data changes between SQL Server 2008 Standard, SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5. Despite the availability of wireless and ...

Using Access to build a front end for SQL Server Your email has been sent What are the advantages of using Access as the front end to a SQL Server database? For starters, it's likely that your ...