Microsoft's Dinesh Murthy, a developer support engineer on the SQL Server database development team, will host a Web presentation January 16 at 10 A.M. (Pacific Time) about SQL Server 2000's new INSTEAD OF trigger support.

A midsize company needs a midrange solution. Accrue Software's Hit List 4.6 offers much of the data-filtering and customization capabilities of a high-end product, without the six-figure price tag. What you sacrifice is OLAP (online analytical processing) and data mining.

Print SQL Server 6.5+ Dictionary is a Windows utility to produce professional-looking reports using SQL Server 6.5 object definitions (tables, views, stored procedures, defaults, etc.). Control font size, color, and style in headers, footers and more.

Oracle highlighted that in 2000 OracleSalesOnline.com was introduced, an online application that delivers the core sales applications of the Oracle(r) E-Business Suite as a free, online service.

By default, SQL Server Enterprise Manager displays all of the system databases, tables, and other database objects in its console tree and details pane. If you don't want to see these system objects, you can turn off their display by editing your server's registration properties.

SQL Server 7.0 includes several startup parameters that you can use to control how the server starts up. You can use these parameters from the command line or by modifying your server's Registry.

One of the most improved tools in SQL Server 2000 is Query Analyzer. Some of the new features include a integrated debugger, database object browser and search, and drag and drop templates. In this tip, we'll dive into creating user templates for Query Analyzer.

If you lose the SA user's password in SQL Server 6.5, you can still recover even if you're using SQL Server with standard security. With standard security, you configure your server to permit users to log in by using only a defined login ID on your SQL server; each user's SQL Server logi

Just when you think you have a handle on SQL Server 7.0, Microsoft ships a new SQL Server release. SQL Server 2000 might skip 1,993 release numbers, but you won't find the same degree of difference between SQL Server 2000 and 7.0 as you found between SQL Server 7.0 and 6.5. Even so, this latest

Learn everything you ever wanted to about Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Profiler and SQL Trace Architecture. This Support WebCast will talk about using stored procedures to trace, Replay facility, Index Tuning Wizard, scenarios, known issues, and will provide handy tips and tricks.