WinSQL is a utility that uses ODBC to connect to different databases. You can connect to multiple data source at the same time. It also displays the database catalog information including table name, field name, stored procedures and their parameters. Moreover, it uses a multi-threaded architecture
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How SQL Compare Makes You a More Productive DBA
by Brad M. McGehee – If you are like most DBAs, you probably find yourself managing multiple versions of the same database. This process can sometimes become very frustrating as you try to ensure that each database’s objects are synchronized with each other. If you or others don’t keep good records
Do the Splits
By Kalen Delaney – In "More Fill-Factor Mysteries," May 2001, I demonstrated that SQL Server performs a page split when it needs to insert a row on a full page. To determine whether a split occurred, I examined the output from the DBCC IND command, which shows how many pages are in a table.
XML Object Serialization in .Net
by Dan Wahlin – The .Net platform offers an incredible amount of XML-related features that provide programmers with more power and flexibility in building applications. The ability to persist object state using serialization techniques has long been a useful programming construct that has been great
Glenayre Joins VoiceXML(TM) Forum
Glenayre Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: GEMS), a leader in unified communications solutions, announced it has joined the VoiceXML(TM) Forum at the promoter level. The VoiceXML Forum's goal is to promote VoiceXML, a language enabling Internet-based telephone services and voice-enabled access to conte
Schema Scuffles and Namespace Pains
Edd Dumbill talks about how the W3C XML Schema Definition Language was released as a Recommendation at the beginning of May, at the Tenth International World Wide Web Conference. After collective sighs of relief were heaved, it would be unrealistic to expect silence to descend on the topic.
Zero Impact Sql Monitor
From SQL Power Tools – Industry breakthrough product that monitors what causes 80% of all database server performance problems – SQL statements. Other database monitors typically monitor only the high level resources of production database servers (i.e. the cause of only 20% of all database perform
ADO Performance Tips
By Michael Otey – ADO is by far the most commonly used data-access middleware for retrieving data and updating SQL Server databases. However, ADO's default settings aren't always the best options for optimal performance. Here are seven ways you can boost ADO performance with SQL Server.
Tame Web Application Development
By Piroz Mohseni – I'm going to write about a platform-independent, server-side, interpretive programming language with full integration with XML. And if you thought that is just another name for Java, think again. This new programming language is called TAME (Tag-Activated Markup Enhancer) avai
The State of XML: Why Individuals Matter
by Edd Dumbill – This article is adapted from the closing keynote speech I delivered at XML Europe 2001 in Berlin, May 2001. I describe the progress of XML over the last year, emphasizing that in an industry increasingly dominated by large vendors, individual contributors are still key.