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SQL Server 2000 Books Online updated, now available for local download
SQL Server User Education blog on MSDN has this update about SQL Server 2000 BOL Update - Don't forget to update your local version copy with this latest release. You can download the updated SQL Server 2000 Books Online from the Microsoft Download Center. Read More...
SQL Server 2005 Books Online update - September 2007 on MSDN & Technet
SQL Server version 2005 Books Online aka BOL has been updated by SQL Development Team in September 2007 and not available for download yet. As usual they are awaiting customer feedback from the BOL or via MSDN/Technet pages. Refer in their words: In the Read More...
Shall I drop pubs and northwinds databases, how about Adventureworks?
As you may be aware SQL Server installation (70 & 2000) will automatically install the sample databases pubs and northwind, if you aren't using them or not a training institute then simply drop them. Whereas this behaviour is changed in SQL Server Read More...
SQL Server 2005 Books online May 2007 updates are available now
Yet another update to SQL Server 2005 Books Online, though it states May 2007 update that was released on June 06th 2007! During February 2007 with the release of Service pack 2 Microsoft has updated the BOL content to reflect the changes with SP2. For Read More...
Behaviour of SP_READERRORLOG in SQL 2000 and 2005
You may be aware that SP_READERRORLOG can be used from a query analyzer or query editor to read the error log contents without opening the file on the disk or from Management Studio (or Enterprise Manager). I'm not sure whether you have observed that Read More...
Lack of Documentation - why this is missed!
Microsoft has invested fair amount of time in providing 'sensible' documentation or references since last few years as compared to the initial windows days. Recently with the Trustoworthy Computing intiative has made the product documentation a lot better, Read More...