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Best Database Article of June 2015

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Each month at CodeProject we gather together the best of the articles submitted the previous month and ask our readers to choose the best of the best. Entry is automatic - just submit you articke and we'll do the rest.

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Current Entries

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19 Jun 2015ergohack
System.Data.SQLite is great, but was missing some BLOB support. Switching to the native source project was easier than expected and provided significant functionality benefits.
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31 May 2015Milan Matějka
Compare likenesses and differences between Temporary Tables and Temporary Variables
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19 Jun 2015Emiliano Musso
Geolocalize a device and store coordinates on webserver
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8 Jun 2015Dirk_Strauss
LEADTOOLS Recognition Imaging SDK - I had the pleasure of taking the SDK for a spin, and let me tell you it was well worth it.
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4 Jun 2015Anton Angelov
Tutorial on how to set up an email subscription for reports generated in SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services). Step by step explanations with a lot of images.
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24 Jun 2015Khaled Abdelhamid
Drawing on a web page on the fly using GDI+ and Flood-Fill Technique
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19 Jun 2015ss9o9o9o
Transferring backup files from a remote SQL Server and Dynamic SQL Connection with Restore utility.
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16 Jun 2015Mohit1110
Using SQL Server’s Registered Servers Functionality Effectively
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3 Jun 2015Database Star
The "ORA-01843: not a valid month" error is quite common for Oracle SQL developers, and can be fixed in a few ways.
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16 Jun 2015Chris_Riley
I recently spent some time with Rogue Wave OpenLogic product. OpenLogic is an “open source” component review tool.
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24 Jun 2015Arkadeep De
How to create a genealogy view in ASP.NET C# using Google Organizational Chart
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17 Jun 2015essentialSQL
How do the SQL DISTINCT and TOP SELECT Clauses Work Together to Generate Results?
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22 Jun 2015Terence Wallace
The primary purpose of this article is to provide quality sample source code for VB.NET developers interested in building data-centric applications using the .NET Framework.
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29 Jun 2015John Atten
How to use JSON type and aggregate functions to map relational data to JSON
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26 Apr 2016Jose Segarra
Support routines for handling JSON in SQL Server
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1 Mar 2016Akhil Mittal
Resolve dependency of dependencies using Inversion of Control and dependency injection in Asp.net Web APIs with Unity Container and Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF).
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1 Mar 2016Akhil Mittal
In this article I’ll explain how to write your own custom routes using Attribute Routing.
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26 Jun 2015Stefan Wloch
An introduction to Custom Roles Based Reporting for ASP.NET MVC applications using the Entity Framework. Protecting confidential information is a business requirement and in many cases also an ethical and legal requirement.
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8 Jun 2015Diluka Wittahachchige
Creating SQL Server database project use in Visual Studio 2012 and maintain versions use in TFS
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1 Jun 2016icemanind
Automatically generate Business and Data layers in C# or VB.Net from a SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySql or SQLite database design.
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23 Jun 2015syed shanu
This article shows how to create a menu dynamically from a database using AngularJS, MVC and WCF Rest service.
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12 Jun 2015Charaf Dadoua
SQL dependency with C#.NET and SQL Server 2012
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5 Jun 2015Dathuraj Pasarge
Know whether your databases are backed up successfully in the last 24 hours or not !!!
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7 Jun 2015Gokuldas
This article shows you how to apply Visitor Design pattern in real life software scenario. Also this article covers various features of ASP.NET MVC-5, Entity Framework and C# language features.
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15 Jun 2015Eduardo Fonseca
Video Games Statistics Using Web API 2 and SQL Server Reporting Services
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28 Jun 2015Shashank S Chandel
Demonstration application using MVC SignalR and Entity framework - Part I
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1 Jun 2015syed shanu
Create a simple Image Slideshow with MVC, AngularJS using Web API 2
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2 Jun 2015Mohit1110
In this blog we would learn how to execute a SQL Query on multiple databases of single DB Server or on a single Database on multiple DB Servers.
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3 Jun 2015Manjuke Fernando
Error occurs when CTE Alias is ‘RESULT’ - Incorrect syntax near 'RESULT'. Succeeds on some SQL Server databases but fails on others.
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26 Jun 2015Manoj Deshmukh
Executing Stored Procedure that returns resultset using Entity Framework DataContext
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20 Jun 2015Naresh Patidar
Insert, update and delete operations using stored procedure and DataAdapter in C#

Current Participants

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Architect https://codeteddy.com/
India India
Akhil Mittal is two times Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) firstly awarded in 2016 and continued in 2017 in Visual Studio and Technologies category, C# Corner MVP since 2013, Code Project MVP since 2014, a blogger, author and likes to write/read technical articles, blogs, and books. Akhil is a technical architect and loves to work on complex business problems and cutting-edge technologies. He has an experience of around 15 years in developing, designing, and architecting enterprises level applications primarily in Microsoft Technologies. He has diverse experience in working on cutting-edge technologies that include Microsoft Stack, AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud computing. Akhil is an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Web Applications and Dot Net Framework.
Visit Akhil Mittal’s personal blog CodeTeddy (CodeTeddy ) for some good and informative articles. Following are some tech certifications that Akhil cleared,
• AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design.
• AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies.
• AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.
• Microsoft MCTS (70-528) Certified Programmer.
• Microsoft MCTS (70-536) Certified Programmer.
• Microsoft MCTS (70-515) Certified Programmer.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhilmittal/
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CEO Automate The Planet
Bulgaria Bulgaria
CTO and Co-founder of Automate The Planet Ltd, inventor of BELLATRIX Test Automation Framework, author of "Design Patterns for High-Quality Automated Tests: High-Quality Test Attributes and Best Practices" in C# and Java. Nowadays, he leads a team of passionate engineers helping companies succeed with their test automation. Additionally, he consults companies and leads automated testing trainings, writes books, and gives conference talks. You can find him on LinkedIn every day.
Software Developer PwC
India India
I am a Software developer having an experience of 5 years in application development. To get me you can mail me at arkadeepde@gmail.com or you can visit my blog at ASP With Arka
Software Developer
France France
I'm Charaf Dadoua Software engineer interested in web services development and Social media.
United States United States
ABOUT

Chris Riley is a technologist who has spent 12 years helping organizations transition from traditional development practices to a modern set of culture, processes and tooling. In addition to being a Gigaom Research analyst, he is an O’Reilly author, regular speaker, and subject matter expert in the areas of DevOps Strategy and culture and Enterprise Content Management. Chris believes the biggest challenges faced in the tech market is not tools, but rather people and planning.

Throughout Chris’s career he has crossed the roles of marketing, product management, and engineering to gain a unique perspective of how the deeply technical is used to solve real-world problems. By working with both early adopters and late, he has watched technologies mature from rough solutions to essential and transparent. In addition to spending his time understanding the market he helps ISVs selling B2D and practitioner of DevOps Strategy. He is interested in machine-learning, and the intersection of BigData and Information Management.

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application lifecycle management (alm) devops enterprise content management (ecm) information architecture (ia) information governance
Software Developer
India India
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Software Developer
Australia Australia
I'm currently working as a Software Consultant, with a background in Oracle database development. I also run a website that provides SQL and database advice to database developers. I like sharing information and advice with others, so they can improve their career and improve the way that they work.
Technical Lead
India India
Dathuraj Pasarge is having around 10 years of experience in the IT industry, and he began his career as .NET and SQL Server Developer. He currently associated with IBM India, being a Sr.Database Administrator, supporting end to end migration activities, providing HADR solutions, and working on complex BAU issues for multiple clients on MSSQL and
MySQL platform. He is very passionate about delivering trainings, mentoring, and writing blogs on different Database Management system forums.
Software Developer EyepaxIT Consulting Pvt Ltd
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
I am self motivated team player and Microsoft .Net lover ,past couple of years(more than 5 years) I worked as a Software Engineer .In my life I worked in end to end in SDLC.Currently I am developing applications use in ASP.net MVC ,Sql Server ,WCF/Soap,Rest API,Angular js,Can js and Microsoft Azure(Microsoft cloud)
Software Developer (Senior)
South Africa South Africa
With over 17 years of experience programming with C# and Visual Studio, I have worked for various companies throughout my career. I have been privileged to work with and learn from some of the most brilliant developers in the industry. I have authored several books on topics ranging from Visual Studio and C# to ASP.NET Core. I am passionate about writing code and love learning new tech and imparting what I know to others.
CEO PTI Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica
Eduardo is an individual with knowledge is multiple academic fields,
where the two main are System Engineering and Psychology.
This not only allows Eduardo to work in the IT fields, but also give him the knowledge and abilities required to understand people behavior, and the factors involved that could affect a person, and even more than understand them, his Psychology studies give him the tools to help the individuals that require it.

Eduardo has also some knowledge in he videogame development field, and using tools such as
3ds max and Unity 3d.

Eduardo's main goal is actually to become a videogame profesional.

Profile:
* Bachellor in System Ingeneering
* 8+ years of experience

Linkedin profile: https://cr.linkedin.com/in/pticostarica
Software Developer
Italy Italy
Working in IT since 2003 as Software Developer for Essetre Srl, a company in Northern Italy.
I was awarded in 2014, 2015 and 2016 with Microsoft MVP, for Visual Studio and Development Technologies expertise. My technology interests and main skills are in .NET Framework, Visual Basic, Visual C# and SQL Server, but i'm proficient in PHP and MySQL also.
United States United States
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Easy Computer Academy, LLC
United States United States
Hello my name is Kris. I’m here because I am passionate about helping non-techie people to overcome their fear of learning SQL.

I know what it is like to not know where to start or whether the time spent learning is worth the effort. That is why I am here to help you to:
- Get started in an easy to follow step-by-step manner.
- Use your time wisely so you focus on what is important to learn to get the most value from your time.
- Answer your questions. Really! Just post a comment and I’ll respond. I’m here to help.

It wasn’t long ago that I was helping a colleague with some reporting. She didn’t know where to start and soon got overwhelmed and lost as she didn’t know SQL.

I felt really bad, as she was under pressure to get some summary information to her boss, the built-in reports were falling short, and to make them better would require her to know SQL. At that time that seemed impossible! It in dawned on me, it doesn’t have to be that way.

Then I discovered a way for anyone with the desire to easily learn SQL. I worked with my co-worker, started to teach her what I learned and soon she was able to write reports and answer her boss’ questions without getting stressed or ploughing hours into manipulating data in Excel.

It hasn’t always been easy. Sometimes the information seems abstract or too conceptual. In this case I’ve found out that a visual explanation is best. I really like to use diagrams or videos to explain hard-to-grasp ideas.

Having video, pictures, and text really help to reinforce the point and enable learning.

And now I want to help you get the same results.

The first step is simple, click here http://www.essentialsql.com/get-started-with-sql-server/
Software Developer (Senior)
United Kingdom United Kingdom
I am Solution Architect with 20+ years of IT experience in the field of real time,embedded,client/server and web based applications and Business Intelligence . I am currently working as Senior Consultant for Infor.
Web Developer http://www.icemanind.com
United States United States
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Software Developer XIV Solutions
United States United States
My name is John Atten, and my username on many of my online accounts is xivSolutions. I am Fascinated by all things technology and software development. I work mostly with C#, Javascript/Node.js, Various flavors of databases, and anything else I find interesting. I am always looking for new information, and value your feedback (especially where I got something wrong!)
Spain Spain
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Technical Lead Freelancer
Egypt Egypt
I'm a Lead .NET consultant with large experience in Database (SQL server, Oracle, MySQL), Web Services, WCF & REST and I'm excellent coder of C# with over 15 years of international commercial working experience by working in different environments and countries such as Egypt, UK, Qatar and Bahrain.
Technical Lead Air Liquide Industrial Services (Singapore)
Singapore Singapore
My passion lies in building business intelligence and data-based solutions, writing about things I work with and talking about it. New technologies relevant to my line of work interest me and I am often seen playing with early releases of such technologies.

My current role involves architecting and building a variety of data solutions, providing database maintenance and administration support, building the organization’s data practice, and training and mentoring peers.

My aspiration over the next several years is to achieve higher competency and recognition in the field of Data Analytics and move into a career of data science.


Specialities: SQL Server, T-SQL Development, SQL Server Administration, SSRS, SSIS, C#, ASP.Net, Crystal Reports
Architect
India India
Hands on Architect with 15 + years of experience in Microsoft technologies and worked for various clients across the globe. Has Insightful experience in Architecture, Design and Development of projects based on Microsoft Technologies. Worked with multiple fortune 500 customers. Possesses good knowledge on design patterns and best practices in .NET technologies.
Software Developer Barclays Capital
Czech Republic Czech Republic
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Architect Infinite Computer Solutions
India India
Dear Technologists,

This is Mohit Jain, working in Bangalore as Technical Architect. I love to work in Microsoft Technologies. I am having rich 16+ years of experience. Started career with VB, ASP then moved to .Net. I have worked with fortune 500 reputed clients like Microsoft, American Express, Iron Mountain and Xerox etc and helped them in Design, Solution, Execution and Implementation of enterprise applications.

I own MCTS in Web and Windows Development, MCPD in Web, Windows and Enterprise Development, MCSD in Web and Windows Development. I have extensive knowledge on ASP.Net, C#, VB.Net, ASP, JavaScript, Web Services, WCF Services and SQL Server.

If you have any challenges in .Net code, feel free to contact me at mail_mohitjain@yahoo.co.in, I will try my best to help you out.
Software Developer
India India
Software Developer with 2.5 years of experience in C#, SQL. Currently working on application Migration from VB6 to .Net.
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Software Developer (Senior) Global Infotech
India India
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
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Architect
United Kingdom United Kingdom
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Team Leader
India India
Microsoft MVP | Code Project MVP | CSharp Corner MVP | Author | Blogger and always happy to Share what he knows to others. MyBlog

My Interview on Microsoft TechNet Wiki Ninja Link
Founder Arkitech EBC Corporation
United States United States
MS, BBA, software developer, consultant, and trainer. Specializing in building data-centric applications designed for business, university, community & faith based organizations. Started developing Excel VBA macros and never looked back. Freelance developer utilizing VB.Net, SQL Server, Microsoft Access, and ASP.Net.

Contest Entries and Requirements

  1. The contest period covers the the first day of the month 12AM US Eastern Standard Time and ends the final day of the month at 11:59:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time. All entries must be submitted during this period in order to qualify.
  2. Entries must be an article, or blog entry.
  3. With the exception of the Everything Else category, the article must be tagged with at least one of the tags corresponding to that competition's category (for example, to enter the C# Competition you would need to tag your article with a C# tag).
  4. Articles entries must follow the CodeProject submission guidelines.
  5. No cheating, lying, plagiarizing articles, chicanery, or kicking.
  6. Articles may only be considered for a single category. If an article is eligible for multiple categories (for example, it pertains to both the C# and Web Dev categories), CodeProject editors and judges will decide which category the article shall be entered in.
  7. No author can be nominated twice in the same category.
  8. If an author writes has two separate articles, each article may be considered in their respective categories provided none of the aforementioned rules are broken. For example, if an author wrote two separate articles, one related to C# and one related to VB.NET, the author and articles could be nominated in the C# and VB.NET competitions, respectively.
  9. In the event an author wins multiple competitions, and repeat, identical prizes, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
  10. In the event an article has multiple authors and/or contributors, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
  11. In the event of a tie, the number of prizes issued is solely at the discretion of the prize issuer.
  12. Multiple votes from the same IP will be automatically disqualified.
  13. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  14. Only those who live in jurisdictions in which this contest is legal may enter.
  15. Any breach of the rules and the prize will be awarded to the runner up.
  16. By entering the contest you agree to the rules, conditions of entry, and agree that your member alias and any submitted material can be used for promotional purposes by CodeProject.
  17. Entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry unless clearly indicated otherwise. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

Eligibility

This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of CodeProject or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law.

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