PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

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Platform is .Net/SQL 2005. I am working on a program that has to read flat data file and stick the records in a table. The layout of the file (number of fields/PK/data types) is user-configurable ...

How to Create Full Database Backup Using T-SQL If you want to automate the backup, you can use the T-SQL code. T-SQL is the SQL Server language used to automate SQL Server tasks. The following example ...