Justin Cooney

Web Development Tips and Examples

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

Category: SQL Server 2008

  • T-SQL – Compare Stored Procedure Versions Between Two Databases

    If you have several different versions of the same database then you will want to be able to check for differences in the objects between the databases. You can quickly and easily do so using SQL Server’s sys.objects or if you are specifically looking up stored procedures, SQL Server’s sys.procedures system views. Let’s take an example use case…

  • ASP.NET – Handling Null Return Values from the Database using IsDBNull

    If you are retrieving or adding values from and to your database then you will know the difficulties that can be caused by NULL values. The notorious InvalidCastException is one example of receiving a NULL value from your database into an ASP.NET object that doesn’t know what to do with database NULL values. Here’s typical example…

  • T-SQL – Get a Historical Record of SQL Statements Hitting a Table

    Today I’ll review two useful queries that you can use to get information from SQL Server about what SQL statements are hitting one or more of your database tables. If you are interested in further T-SQL tips and tricks, please have a look through related articles I have written.