Distributing Applications
William Sheldon's "Scripting a Custom Database Installation" (November 2001, InstantDoc ID 22428) proved to be a valuable and timely article for our software development group. We're in the process of trying to find the best method for distributing our applications to international branches. The article helped tremendously by giving us many good ideas for how to deploy our database and the objects that go with it.
—Dustin Franks
dustin.franks@leggett.com
Microsoft Conferences on DVD
I totally agree with Brian Moran's SQL Server Magazine UPDATE commentary "Users Need Access to Conference Content" (December 13, 2001, InstantDoc ID 23510). I've attended many Microsoft TechEd conferences. The experience is wonderful, and the networking is priceless. The conference fees are certainly worth the price of admission. However, given the state of the economy these days and the availability of both broadband access and DVDs, I don't see why Microsoft can't make the content available for a small fee, like a Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Library subscription. Conference attendance wouldn't suffer, and Microsoft would benefit from the enhanced support that these "nonconference" attendees could give their companies.
—Joe Urda
urdaj@hotmail.com
TOAD a Prince of an IDE
I agree with John Paul Cook's assessment of Oracle's tools in his article "SQL Server and Oracle: Making the Connection" (November 2001, InstantDoc ID 22264). I wouldn't doubt that Oracle has intentionally ignored the tools market to leverage its consulting business. However, Quest Software's TOAD is far from crude. I challenge anyone to find an IDE for SQL Server that comes close to TOAD's functionality, performance, or price. You can choose either the freeware version or the for-fee version, which has received extensive upgrades during the past 2 years. Thanks for the fantastic article! It's nice to see input from fellow dual-hatted (Oracle/Microsoft) DBAs.
—Chuck O'Neal
charles_o'neal@amsinc.com
Trying Out MDX Examples
I've just read Russ Whitney's Mastering Analysis: "MDX by Example" (December 2001, InstantDoc ID 22994), and I want to try the examples that he provided. In SQL Server 2000, what tool do you use to key in MDX queries? If you use Query Analyzer, how do you configure it to reference cubes?
—Clay Seifert
clay_seifert@empowersolutions.com
Analysis Services is an optional component built in to SQL Server 2000, so you have to specifically request that it be installed. After you've installed Analysis Services, you'll see a program in your Start menu called MDX Sample Application. I base all my examples on that sample application. Have fun with the MDX examples!
—Russ Whitney
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