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Using Stored Procedures instead of Dynamic SQL

Applications that access SQL Server databases should make extensive if not exclusive use of stored procedures for any statement, from a very simple one-row select to a complex cascaded delete. Applications that paste together SQL statements are more difficult to manage and result in less secure databases than applications that exclusively use stored procedures.

Stored Procedures: An Overview

This article covers the basic of writing a stored procedure. It's the first in a series on writing stored procedures.

Text Search - CONTAINS

'CONTAINS' is a predicate used to search columns containing character-based data types for precise or fuzzy (less precise) matches to single words and phrases, the proximity of words within a certain distance of one another, or weighted matches.

Textual Searches on File Data Using Microsoft SQL Server

This article discusses facets of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 textual searches such as: how SQL queries can be used on file systems lacking tables; how to use SQL extensions to make full-text queries; and how to work with a combination of file and database information. This article also discusses how BackOffice products (including: SQL Server distributed queries, Window NT Server's built-in Web Server, Internet Information Server (IIS), and Index Server 2.0) support textual searches in SQL Server 7.0

E-commerce Database Design - Part II

This is the second installment in an explanation of Database Design for Ultradev E-commerce application developers. It's based on my database experience (and all the mistakes I made along the way) with building E-commerce apps in Drumbeat 2000. I hope it's helpful

Author: Rick Curtis

E-commerce Database Design - Part I

This is the first installment in an explanation of Database Design for Ultradev E-commerce application developers. It's based on Rick's database experience with building E-commerce apps in Drumbeat 2000.

Author: Rick Curtis