ODS allows you to format and change the appearance of a procedure's output. The output is converted into objects that can be stored in HTML or in a SAS data set. The output can then be manipulated and ...

In the past, the question of how to perform auditing under SQL Server has had a simple answer: Do it yourself. But now, SQL Server 2000 has eased the burden of auditing by introducing an extensive and ...

As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

Order By enables you to specify the order in which you want the output sorted. Using the query from the last example, you can change the ordering sequence of the columns in your OUTPUT window. From ...

I am trying to output several large tables (10's of MB) from SQL PLus over Citrix and it's really slow. Code: set pagesize 0 set autotrace off set flush off set termout off spool l:\spool\acctact.txt ...

The annual PASS Summit, the industry’s largest gathering of SQL Server professionals, hosted more than 4,000 attendees in Seattle recently recently. PASS (www.pass.org) has grown to more than 300 ...