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SQL> Select * From Alert_XML;

(Harry Dragstra) By mapping an external table to some text file, you can view the file contents as if it were data in a database table. External tables are available since Oracle 9i Database, and from Oracle 11gR2 Database on, it is even possible to do some inline preprocessing on the file.

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A Case for Avoiding Null

A while back I wrote about using null as a third value for a bit data type in SQL Server. The problem is not that storage doesn’t work. The problem is that often those bit columns are used to identify state, and allowing null values does not enable indexing, resulting in slower query performance in some cases. One such case […]

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Tips for using bulk copy in SQL Server 2014

Tips for using bulk copy in SQL Server 2014 Use native mode bulk copy whenever possible. Because native mode bulk copies are generally faster than character mode, you should use native mode bulk copy whenever possible. Note. Now the bcp utility supports native data files compatible with SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2,...

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What is DB2ssh?

(Mihai Iacob) The IBM DB2 pureScale Feature provides high levels of distributed availability, scalability and transparency to the application, but why do I need to enable password-less SSH for the root user in my DB2 pureScale cluster? Well you don’t any longer and this site explains how to use db2