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Dynamic SQL: On the Rise

Have you noticed that dynamic SQL is more popular today than ever before? There are a number of factors contributing to the success of dynamic SQL. Commercial off-the-shelf applications, such as SAP, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Dynamic Data Access with Plain Old SQL and SqlQuery

You don't have to give up using dynamic SQL just because you're using Entity Framework. The Entity Framework SqlQuery method will give you back the flexibility of dynamic SQL and still let you work ...
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Dynamic Data Masking and Row-Level Security Features on the Way in SQL Server 2016

SQL Server 2016, the next major release of Microsoft’s flagship database and analytics platform (which is available as a Community Technology Preview [CTP] as of this writing), includes exciting ...
Redmond Magazine

T-SQL Smarts -- Preventing Injection Attacks

Working with dynamic SQL is all well and good, but avoid the risks that can lead to your code being susceptible to a SQL injection attack. As much as making your T-SQL work smarter for you, a la ...
Redmond Magazine

Making Your T-SQL Work Smarter: sp_MSforeachdb

Last time, we showed how to take advantage of a built-in stored to run a command against multiple tables. This time, we look at another for working against a bunch of databases. In my last post, I ...