SQL Server Magazine June 2003

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DTS on the Move
Follow our 7 tips for designing highly portable DTS packages, see how to implement underused supertype-subtype relationships, go inside recovery models, learn about OpenXML edge tables, and more--all in this issue of SQL Server Magazine.
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[Focus]

DTS on the Move

Optimum portability is one of the most important goals in creating a Data Transformation Services package that can execute properly on virtually any server.




[Features]

How Many's Too Many?

Now that you’re comfortable with many-to-many (M:N) relationships, don’t get complacent. Your database performance can often benefit from taking a relationship in a new direction--for example, by implementing the underused supertype-subtype model.




[SQL Server Savvy]

Finding the CD Key

Looking for an installed SQL Server's CD key from the Windows registry? Here are some ways to find it...

Hyper-Threading Adds Logical CPUs

Certain Intel processors have a new feature called Hyper-Threading. The feature essentially makes one processor look like two to the OS.

Hyper-Threading and SQL Server's Affinity Mask Option

If you use the affinity mask option on a machine that uses Hyper-Threading technology, you might get unanticipated behavior.

Obscure Query Analyzer Option

Query Analyzer is packed with features that many people haven't experimented with. Here's an obscure capability that lets you set a variety of configuration options, save them to a configuration file, then start Query Analyzer using that file.

Sending Mail from SQL Server

Looking for an alternative to Microsoft Outlook when sending mail from SQL Server? Check out XPSMTP.




[Editorial]

Install Those Service Packs!

You might not need the new functionality a service pack provides, but prompt installation of service packs could be the very thing that beats virus writers to the punch.




[SQL Seven]

ADO.NET Don'ts

Knowing what not to do is important because violating these precautions can ruin your ADO.NET application's performance or compromise the security of your SQL Server system.




[Inside SQL Server]

Inside Recovery Models

Tips about testing and choosing the right recovery model for your system.




[Mastering Analysis]

Data Discovery

When you're choosing between relational reporting and OLAP for data analysis, remember that the two tools are different. Relational reporting can provide solid data for decision makers, but OLAP addresses the human side of the equation.




[T-SQL Black Belt]

Set Members and Relationships

You can use Set Theory to identify groups of items that have a certain relationship to other items.




[Answers from Microsoft]

Full-Text Search Basics

Microsoft provides answers about the capabilities of SQL Server 2000's full-text search component.

Generating Scripts for SQL Server Jobs

SQL-DMO gives you a way to list jobs running on SQL Server and obtain their scripts.

Tracking Index Usage

Use SQL Server Profiler to determine which indexes you need to keep on your tables.




[Exploring XML]

On the Edge

Edge tables can help you find data that's hidden in XML open content.




[Letters]

Letters, June 2003

Readers write in about quickly installing service packs, frustrations over authentication modes, using 32-bit tools to migrate to 64-bit SQL Server, and much more!




[New Products]

New Products, June 2003

Check out the latest SQL Server-related new and improved products.