Relatively basic stuff here, but I do like to stick to the KISS rule. I am often required to search SQL Server's stored procedures to find out which ones refer to specific fields, tables, or even variable names. Recently, I had to refactor several stored procedures defined a specific alias for a

In theAugust 2005 issue of MSDN Magazine [http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/08/default.aspx] I continued my discussion of the Enterprise Library’s Data Access Application Block. This is part 2 [http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/08/DataPoints/default.aspx] in a 3 part series whe

If you have not checked out the latest build of Ent Lib, you can get the Enterprise Library – June 2005 release here [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A7D2A109-660E-444E-945A-6B32AF1581B3&displaylang=en] . The list of changes [http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/default.a

In theOctober 2005 issue of MSDN Magazine [http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/10/default.aspx]I continued my discussion of the Enterprise Library’s Data Access Application Block. This is the final episode in the trilogy where I explore the Enterprise Library DAAB in my Data Points column [h

I finally broke down and bought a new development PC. And to those who read my post [https://www.johnpapa.net/blogs/john.papa/archive/2005/08/02/130196.aspx] on how my hard drive blew on my last PC twice, in addition to backups I got a RAID 1 array in this PC.  But the coolest part of this story is