From a T-SQL perspective, the SchemaOnly option forces the SQLDataReader to precede the command with a SET FMTONLY ON statement. Listing 1 shows the Visual Basic ADO.NET source code to obtain a data ...

As I discussed in an earlier column, SQL Server keeps a plan cached for each query it sees (assuming the query requires planning in the first place, of course). That's great for speeding up processing ...

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Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

SSMS 21 is Visual Studio 2022-based application (there ... your connection and your database metadata to help you write T-SQL queries. Copilot can also assist with fixing and explaining existing ...

However, one big holdup is that for my day job, I run Visual Studio 2019, SQL Server, and IIS in Windows via Parallels. I have to be able to do this – yes, I’m aware of Visual Studio for Mac, ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them. Database developers have it tough.

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From a T-SQL perspective, the SchemaOnly option forces the SQLDataReader to precede the command with a SET FMTONLY ON statement. Listing 1 shows the Visual Basic ADO.NET source code to obtain a data ...