Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one is best for your particular situation. I once was pulled into a discussion about the ...

SQL Server is one of the best products to come out of Microsoft, but not every professional knows how to use it effectively. For example, some might find it difficult to create a stored procedure but ...

I have a table that's something like this:<BR><BR><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">CREATE TABLE thread(id INT, parentid INT, sometext TEXT);</pre><BR><BR>The values ...

Did he give you a reason why they're absolutely bad? I use cursors all the time and the only time I've run into trouble of any sort is when the Cursor is poorly ...

Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option performs better depends on the situation. In a previous TechRepublic column about SQL Server ...