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SCOPE_IDENTITY, IDENT_CURRENT, and @@IDENTITY

SCOPE_IDENTITY, IDENT_CURRENT, and @@IDENTITY are similar functions because they return values that are inserted into identity columns.

IDENT_CURRENT is not limited by scope and session; it is limited to a specified table. IDENT_CURRENT returns the value generated for a specific table in any session and any scope. For more information, see IDENT_CURRENT (Transact-SQL).

SCOPE_IDENTITY and @@IDENTITY return the last identity values that are generated in any table in the current session. However, SCOPE_IDENTITY returns values inserted only within the current scope; @@IDENTITY is not limited to a specific scope.

For example, there are two tables, T1 and T2, and an INSERT trigger is defined on T1. When a row is inserted to T1, the trigger fires and inserts a row in T2. This scenario illustrates two scopes: the insert on T1, and the insert on T2 by the trigger.

Assuming that both T1 and T2 have identity columns, @@IDENTITY and SCOPE_IDENTITY will return different values at the end of an INSERT statement on T1. @@IDENTITY will return the last identity column value inserted across any scope in the current session. This is the value inserted in T2. SCOPE_IDENTITY() will return the IDENTITY value inserted in T1. This was the last insert that occurred in the same scope. The SCOPE_IDENTITY() function will return the null value if the function is invoked before any INSERT statements into an identity column occur in the scope.

optimizing ASP.NET website/application

I really like this article. Got a lot of tips from it. I hope you will also like it.

http://toddanglin.ulitzer.com/node/1054992

How to truncate transaction log file via sql statement

Sometimes you wish to truncate transaction log file via SQL statement. you don't want to create mess as you would have 24x7 (online) production database and recovery model would also be set to full.

Solution available before SQL SERVER 2005 was very simple. Just run below line and you have achieved your desired results.

backup log dbname with truncate_only

But in SQL SERVER 2005 and above, previous statement generates syntax error as it is no more supported in SQL SERVER 2005 and above. Then what is solution for SQL SERVER 2005 and above. Solution is very simple, a regular BACKUP LOG to a backup device is sufficient. That truncates the log. Use below statements in order to get your desired output

use master
alter database dbname set recovery simple
go
dbcc shrinkdatabase(dbname )
go
alter database dbname set recovery full

go

I hope it will solve your problem

Open Source Project Management Tools

Here is list of available project management tools which are currently available for your usage.

1. Open Proj
2. Open Workbench
3. GanTT Project
4. Trac
5. Dot Project
6. Redmine
7. Achievo
8. Projectivity
9. eHour

Find the Most Time Consuming Code in your SQL Server Database

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Viewing tempdb Size and Growth Parameters

You can view the size and file growth parameters of the tempdb data or log files by using one of the following methods

SELECT
name AS FileName,
size*1.0/128 AS FileSizeinMB,
CASE max_size
WHEN 0 THEN 'Autogrowth is off.'
WHEN -1 THEN 'Autogrowth is on.'
ELSE 'Log file will grow to a maximum size of 2 TB.'
END,
growth AS 'GrowthValue',
'GrowthIncrement' =
CASE
WHEN growth = 0 THEN 'Size is fixed and will not grow.'
WHEN growth > 0 AND is_percent_growth = 0
THEN 'Growth value is in 8-KB pages.'
ELSE 'Growth value is a percentage.'
END
FROM tempdb.sys.database_files;
GO

Similarly, If the version store is using a lot of space in tempdb, you must determine what is the longest running transaction. Use this query to list the active transactions in order, by longest running transaction.

SELECT transaction_id
FROM sys.dm_tran_active_snapshot_database_transactions
ORDER BY elapsed_time_seconds DESC;

Top Ten Questions and Answers on Data

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Free Controls from DevExpress

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Extension methods

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New datetime datatypes in SQL Server 2008

Please follow the link below to learn more about the new date and time related data types in SQL server 2008.

http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3718086/New-datetime-datatypes-in-SQL-Server-2008.htm

New Features in .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010, Beta 2

I hope it will give you idea about new features which Microsoft is going to release.

Most of the time, we, developers, creates temp tables in our stored procedures in order to store temporary data. We, sometimes, encounter an issue when we run that stored procedure, we got exception that #temp table already exists and user doesn't get what he wants.

After doing some RnD, i found a solution which really helped me a lot. Please use below TSQL statement(MS SQL SERVER) before you create any temp table.

if object_id('tempdb..#TableName) is not null drop table #TableName

then create your #TableName.

It will definitly help out alot in getting rid of displayed exception.

Cannot use a leading .. to exit

Last week, When we moved our application from staging site to production site, we were encountered an interesting exception.


Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory.


Screenshot is attached herewith.





Please note that we are using Master pages in our application and we had included javascripts and CSS files in this master page. After googling through different forums, I found that ../javascript/a.js was causing this error.



Actually, in our staging site, it worked perfectly because ../ was finding parent directory but when that master page moved in parent directory, it didn't had 1 futher parent/top directory. We solved this exception using ~/ sign instead of ../

Hotmail passwords leaked online

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Silverlight 3 Released

Silverlight 3 and associated developer tools have been released. Visit the Get Started page to download all you need to build great Web experiences with Silverlight 3. You can also learn more by watching the new videos, reviewing the QuickStarts, and reading some success stories and what's new in Silverlight 3.

Cross Browser Findings

Here are my recent findings that I want to share with all of you:

1:- if there is nested table in a tag and you want to assign ID to this to make it dynamic HTML control, then I will recommend you to assign ID to table and make it HTML control.

Similarly, if you want to make tag as dynamic HTML control, then I will recommend you to make as HTML control instead of .

Happy coding.

IIS Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit

The IIS Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit helps Web developers, hosting providers, and server administrators improve their sites' relevance in search results by recommending how to make them more search engine-friendly. The IIS SEO Toolkit Beta can be installed with the Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta for use with IIS 7.0 and IIS 7.5. For details, visit IIS site