clr-integration

SQL Server 2008: How crash-safe is a CLR Stored Procedure that loads unmanaged libraries

We've got a regular (i.e. not extended) stored procedure in SQL Server 2000 that calls an external exe. That exe, in turn, loads a .dll that came from an SDK and calls some procedures from it (i.e. Init, DoStuff, Shutdown). The only reason we have this external exe thing is because we didn't want to create an extended stored procedure t...

Recommended Overview Book specifically on SQL Server 2005

I need a good overview book on SQL server 2005. I'm trying to move from SQL server 2000/DTS to SQL server 2005/SSIS. I've searched around on safari and most books seem to be about a specific part of SQL Server 2005 or a particular principle. I'm wondering if anyone can specifically recommend a solid book that covers the following areas ...

Converting project to SQL Server, design thoughts?

Currently, I'm sitting on an ugly business application written in Access that takes a spreadsheet on a bi-daily basis and imports it into a MDB. I am currently converting a major project that includes this into SQL Server and .net, specifically in c#. To house this information there are two tables (alias names here) that I will call Ma...