Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...

Native SQL queries that return an object array. Native SQL queries that map records to JPA entities. Hibernate and SQL together. Hibernate and JPA can execute any valid SQL statement. By default, the ...

Port Query (PortQry.exe) is a command-line utility in the Windows operating system that you can use to help troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity issues.

Enter the connection string at the top of the form. The default connection string is stored in the ConnectionString application setting of the SQLQueryResult_CodeGen project. For a database query, ...

Returning JSON from SQL Server Queries. With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the ...