By querying these dynamic management views using a query similar to the one shown below you can see all of the indexes which the SQL Server recommends creating. Do NOT simply create these indexes.

To run your SQL Pass-Through views for the MS SQL Server, you are encouraged, but not required, to create a data source name. You can use the ODBC administrator to create it. Refer to Data Source ...

If your business uses relational databases to store data, it helps to use the SQL SELECT command with the INTO clause to create new tables ... the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.

PROC SQL allows you to specify the ORDER BY clause in the CREATE VIEW statement. Every time a view is accessed, its data are sorted and displayed as specified by the ORDER BY clause. This sorting on ...

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, if a view is just a stored query definition in the database with no data of its own until it is run, how can you create an index TechRepublic’s SQL Server newsletter, delivered each Tuesday ...

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 ...

I create a simple view in my database which performs some ... a pointer to the row number of the results. To do this in MS SQL Server, add the following to the beginning of your column selection ...

The next step is to create a server to host your SQL database. In the Server section, click the button to Create a new Server. On the creation screen (Figure C), give the server a name ...