https://www.developerfusion.com/t/sql-server/tutorials/sort/popularity/ SQL Server Tutorials & Articles from Developer Fusion 2010-11-22T12:26:00.00Z http://www.developerfusion.com/article/2459/creating-a-database-connection/ Creating a database connection 2002-10-28T12:17:00.00Z Creating connections and all your data objects are really easy Design-Time, but what if you need it for runtime? Here's how. Tony Ho http://www.developerfusion.com/article/84435/activerecord-for-ruby-and-rails/ ActiveRecord for Ruby and Rails 2010-07-16T10:07:00.00Z Kevin Jones explains how ActiveRecord works in Rails, and in a standalone Ruby application. Kevin Jones http://www.developerfusion.com/article/84418/concurrency-handling-techniques-in-adonet/ Concurrency handling techniques in ADO.NET 2010-09-23T10:54:00.00Z Joydip Kanjilal looks at the problems caused by concurrency when accessing data, both online and offline, and how to overcome them. Joydip Kanjilal http://www.developerfusion.com/article/30/visual-basic-tutorial/ VB 6 Tutorial 2001-07-14T23:00:00.00Z Completely new to Visual Basic? Overwhelmed with the confusing instructions? Read this tutorial and get a head start - learn what VB is, what you can do with it, how much it costs, and how to get star James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/article/9397/iterator-blocks-in-c-2-autogenerated-state-machines/ Iterator blocks in C# 2: auto-generated state machines 2008-12-03T11:50:00.00Z Ever wondered how the magic "yield" statement works? Jon Skeet digs into the inner workings of C# 2.0 and how this innocuous statement gets you a whole load of "free" generated code for your iterators. Jon Skeet http://www.developerfusion.com/article/84431/slobbing-about-with-net/ SLOBbing about with .NET 2010-11-22T12:26:00.00Z Persisting objects is all about SLOB (serialized large objects), or so says Dave Wheeler who explains how it's now all so much easier. Dave Wheeler http://www.developerfusion.com/article/4667/how-to-access-outlook-and-post-to-a-blog-using-c/ How to access Outlook and post to a blog using C# 2005-02-11T13:52:00.00Z An article for all those like Robert Scoble who would like to be able to drag and drop an item to a folder in their Outlook and post it instantly to their Blog. We also briefly cover web services and talking to Outlook. Simon Soanes http://www.developerfusion.com/article/3905/uploading-images-to-a-database/ Uploading Images to a Database 2003-08-01T06:40:00.00Z Learn how to allow a user to upload an image to your server and store the binary data in a Microsoft SQL database. Dave Wanta http://www.developerfusion.com/article/4078/reading-storing-and-transforming-xml-data-in-net/ Reading, Storing and Transforming XML Data in .NET 2003-10-07T11:14:00.00Z This article illustrates a mixture of common .NET methods for formatting and presenting in a readable fashion any XML document you may encounter. The latest hype with XML Web Services and even the .NET Framework itself relies on XML as its backbone, therefore this is no light matter. Dimitrios Markatos http://www.developerfusion.com/article/7305/dynamic-search-conditions-in-tsql/ Dynamic Search Conditions in T-SQL 2007-12-01T13:46:00.00Z A very common requirement in an information system is to have a function (or several functions) where the users are able to search the data by selecting freely among many possible criterias. In this text I will look at various techniques to solve this problem. Erland Sommarskog http://www.developerfusion.com/article/5381/locking-the-door-behind-you-hacker-protection-for-your-web-applications/ Locking the Door behind You: Hacker Protection for Your Web Applications 2006-02-14T20:59:00.00Z Your Web applications can be the most important and most vulnerable entry point into your organization, and, as such, ensuring adequate hacker protection in your Web applications can be critical. This article discusses some of the issues. Caleb Sima http://www.developerfusion.com/article/7142/sql-trusted-connections-with-aspnet/ SQL Trusted Connections with ASP.NET 2007-10-09T21:05:00.00Z Hard coding passwords into your application or your web site is a bad thing. Barry looks at how we can use trusted connections to provide the authentication we need, without the need for these potential security hazards. Barry Dorrans http://www.developerfusion.com/article/4659/implementing-twoway-data-binding-for-aspnet/ Implementing two-way Data Binding for ASP.NET 2005-01-18T08:43:00.00Z ASP.NET simplifies many things but data binding simple controls like textboxes and checkboxes leaves a lot to be desired. Databinding is one-way only and you end up doing lots of repetitive work to publish your data. In this article I'll show you how simple databinding in .Net works and then show how to create custom controls that implement two-way binding to make short work of creating databound forms. Rick Strahl http://www.developerfusion.com/article/3704/identifying-your-new-records/ Identifying Your New Records 2003-05-29T07:30:00.00Z While the use of AutoNumber and Identity fields in tables is greatly applauded by database designers the world over, they can be annoying for developers to use. This article reveals two techniques for retrieving the value of an AutoNumber/Identity field. Bruce Johnson http://www.developerfusion.com/article/10/ado-data-control/ ADO Data Control 2001-07-14T14:47:00.00Z Learn everything you need to know about using the ADO Data Control Susan Harkins http://www.developerfusion.com/article/7140/using-sql-server-for-aspnet-session-state/ Using SQL Server for ASP.NET session state 2007-10-09T20:57:00.00Z Learn how you can use an alternative session storage method, using SQL Server - very useful if you're running sites across multiple servers, or need session state to persist across application restarts. Barry Dorrans http://www.developerfusion.com/article/6678/top-10-application-security-vulnerabilities-in-webconfig-files-part-one/ Top 10 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files - Part One 2007-05-14T21:05:00.00Z In part one of this two part article, you will learn about five of the top ten “worst offenders” of misconfigurations of application security that can cause overall problems for ASP.NET Web-based applications. Learn more about how to secure the Web.config files of an ASP.NET application. Bryan Sullivan http://www.developerfusion.com/article/5348/new-features-for-web-developers-in-aspnet-20/ New features for web developers in ASP.NET 2.0 2006-02-03T12:25:00.00Z ASP.NET 2.0 brings enhanced performance and many new features that make the web developer's life easier. Alex Homer takes you through what's new. Alex Homer http://www.developerfusion.com/article/4691/floatingpoint-in-net-part-i-concepts-and-format/ Floating-Point in .NET Part I: Concepts and Format 2005-04-16T18:04:00.00Z The first in a three part series, this article introduces the basic concepts of floating-point arithmetic: number formats, accuracy and precision, and round-off error. It includes an in-depth discussion of the .NET floating-point types. Jeffrey Sax http://www.developerfusion.com/article/8325/spatial-data-in-sql-server-2008/ Spatial data in SQL Server 2008 2008-10-22T16:11:00.00Z Jason takes you back to those high school geometry lessons and demonstrates how to take advantage of the new geospatial and geometric data types in SQL Server 2008. Jason Follas