In part 2 of a series, On VB columnist Joe Kunk provides a Visual Basic program to generate a SQL script that clears all the data from a SQL Server database.

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or ...

As I have recently discovered though, you can use a PowerShell script to back up a SQL Server Express database. Before I show you how to perform such a backup, there are a few things that you ...

This is easily done, so let us explain how. OK, so begin by opening the SQL Server tool. From there, choose the database where you want to create a stored procedure.

For this example, I’m choosing the AdventureWorksLT sample database as the source (Figure B). The next step is to create a server to host your SQL database.

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...