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 ...

A while ago somebody posted in one of my threads six or so reasons to use stored procedures instead of raw SQL in asp applications. I know a couple of reasons, but a few of the reasons he listed I ...

I'm looking for information on writing a stored procedure that can count files in a directory and return a resultset to perform various jobs on depending on a count.<BR><BR>For instance, let's say the ...

Determine when to use stored procedures vs. SQL in the code Your email has been sent Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one ...

The basic concept of recursion is straightforward: a given chunk of code calls itself until some boundary condition is reached. Arthur Fuller demonstrates how to use recursion in T-SQL. TechRepublic’s ...