Best Database Article of July 2015

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Contribute to CodeProject and you'll automatically be in the running for a monthly prize!

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.

Check out the submission guidelines for information on posting articles.

Current Entries

Articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

A Beginner’s Guide to SQL Server Stored Procedures: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE & SELECT Examples

8 Jul 2015Rodrick Kazembe

This is a step by step SQL Server Stored Procedures tutorial for beginners with insert, update, delete and select examples.

SQL

SQL-Server

Installing a SQL Server CLR Stored Procedure as a Hex String

30 Nov 2015Sarkis Matossian

Encoding a .NET assembly as a hex string to install in SQL Server.

Powershell script to monitor windows servers and populate it into a sharepoint list

29 Jul 2015LalithGallage

This powershell script is you to monitor windows servers’ free hard disk and populate it to sharepoint custom list.

How to Use Scheduled Events in MySQL

1 Jul 2015Nuredin Abdella

In this tip, I will discuss how to create, alter, enable, disable and remove MySQL event in order to automate database manipulation tasks.

MySQL

event

Streamlined [Data Model-less] Record Editing with a SQLite Data Object Window Base Class

11 Jul 2015ergohack

This SQLite Data Object Window base class automates the data updates and the data bindings between the XAML presentation and the SQLite database allowing the minimum of code needed to present and edit SQLite database records.

Simple Daily SQL Server Database Backup Batch File

6 Jul 2015Mike Trank

Simple Daily SQL Server Database Backup Batch File

Windows Service to block RDP attacks

28 Jul 2015Bjørn

A Service listening to Windows EventLog, recognizing attacker IPs and block them in the Windows Firewall.

Full Text Search in SQL

5 Jul 2015Passion4Code

How to do full text search in SQL

SQL

WCF

Installing a CLR Stored Procedure on SQL Server

15 Jul 2015Sarkis Matossian

The steps to install a CLR Stored Procedure in SQL Server

Concatenating Strings with a Custom SQL Aggregate Function

27 Jul 2015Daniel Miller

This tip describes the code to create a custom SQL Server aggregate function that concatenates multiple string values into a single delimited value.

MVC, Angular JS CRUD using WEB API 2 with Stored Procedure

27 Jul 2015syed shanu

How to create simple web app using MVC 5, Angular JS, WEB API with stored procedure

Fluent Migrator for Database Migration

26 Jul 2015Sumit Tech Brain

Fluent Migrator makes the database migration very easy. It is a database migration framework for .NET and uses fluent interface to manipulate database.

JavaScript VB Functions

10 Jul 2015Anele 'Mashy' Mbanga

Porting VB functions over to JavaScript and other useful functions

Stored Procedure Returns No Fields Even After Refresh Fields

15 Jul 2015Member 10295860

Using stored procedure type for binding data to dataset in SSRS or adding entity to Entity data model

Use EF Power Tool to generate EF POCO classes

7 Dec 2016Kuv Patel

A quick and simple way of generating POCO classes and EF mappings for database tables.

SQL

VS2013

SQL-Server

Using Conditional Logic in SQL with CASE Expression

17 Jul 2015essentialSQL

How to use conditional logic in SQL with CASE expression

SQL

WCF

From SQL to Linq

5 Jul 2015Ronnie Mukherjee

From SQL to Linq

SQL

WCF

Active Directory change tracking

9 Jan 2016Snorri Kristjansson

Active Directory change auditing solution. A Windows Service that stores selected AD change events from the Security log of all Domain Controllers to an SQL database.

Current Participants

Those with articles that match the contest criteria are automatically entered.

Alaa Ben Fatma

Student

France

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Anele 'Mashy' Mbanga

Software Developer SITHASO HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

South Africa

I'm a Bachelor of Commerce graduate, fell inlove with ICT years back with VB5. Used Pick & System Builder to create a windows app. Very curious, developed my first web database app called Project.Show using ExtJS. Published on Google Play Store, learned JQuery Mobile, a project manager at best. My first intranet app eFas with MySQL.

Fear closes people to a lot of things and we hold ourselves back being held by it. Thus the sooner you believe you can't do something, the sooner everything will work towards that belief. Believe in yourself at all times because you can do anything you set your mind to it!

I have a very beautiful woman and four kids, the best joys in the world. East London, South Africa is currently home.

Awards:

Best Mobile Article of February 2015 (First Prize)
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/880508/Create-a-CRUD-web-app-using-JQuery-Mobile-and-Loca

Best Mobile Article of May 2015 (Second Prize)
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/991974/Creating-JQuery-Mobile-CRUD-Apps-using-JQM-Show-Ge

Apps
Bible.Show (Android Store App)
https://www.facebook.com/bibleshow
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.b4a.BibleShow

JQM.Show (Android Store App)
https://www.facebook.com/jqmshow
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.b4a.JQMShow

CodeProject.Show (An offline CodeProject Article writer)
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/993453/CodeProject-Show-A-CodeProject-offline-article-wri

Bjørn

Software Developer

Germany

I'm working mainly on .NET Compact Framework C# on mobile devices at work. At home it's .NET Full Framework C# and a bit JavaScript.

Chetan Naithani

Software Developer (Senior)

India

Gained more than 10 years of experience as a software professional while working in different technologies like C#,JQuery,ASP.Net, ASP.Net MVC, SQL Server, Cloud computing, SSRS and Crystal Reports.

Straight talking, focused and still a student. I love perfection and believe in gradual improvement.

Daniel Miller

Chief Technology Officer Shift iQ

Canada

I have been building software systems for more than 20 years, working for organizations that range from small non-profit associations in my local community to global Fortune 500 enterprises.

I specialize in the design and implementation of online database solutions. My work-related research interests include software design patterns and information architecture.

ergohack

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

essentialSQL

Easy Computer Academy, LLC

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/

Frank J. Yang

Software Developer (Senior)

Canada

Frank Yang is a senior developer with a working experience in .NET, C# and T-SQL.

Igor Krupitsky

Web Developer

United States

Igor is a business intelligence consultant working in Tampa, Florida. He has a BS in Finance from University of South Carolina and Masters in Information Management System from University of South Florida. He also has following professional certifications: MCSD, MCDBA, MCAD.

Kuv Patel

Software Developer (Senior)

United Kingdom

Kuv Patel is a Senior Software Developer and Solutions Architect, specializing in .NET and Javascript frameworks development using MVC, ASP.NET, C#, WCF, Web API, Entity Framework, React, Angular.

LalithGallage

Software Developer (Senior)

Sri Lanka

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Masoud AI

Software Developer

Malaysia

A part time postgraduate student and full time employee that loves learning, teaching, problem solving, challenges, sports, traveling, movies, animals, beaches...

Math08avan

Software Developer (Senior) iPower Lanka

Sri Lanka

I am Mathavan. I have been programming since 2008. My programming experience includes C/C++, C#, ASP.NET.

Member 10295860

Software Developer (Senior) self employed

India

This member doesn't quite have enough reputation to be able to display their biography and homepage.

Mian Adnan

Pakistan

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Michael Selector

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Mike Trank

UnlimiDev, Inc.

United States

This member doesn't quite have enough reputation to be able to display their biography and homepage.

This is a Organisation (No members)

Nuredin Abdella

Software Developer

Ethiopia

I am a Software Developer and Database Manager with experience on Microsoft and opensource technologies.

Passion4Code

Software Developer (Senior)

India

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Rodrick Kazembe

Software Developer

Tanzania (United Republic of)

Rodrick is a software developer with over 10 years work experience. In his spare time, he shares what he has learnt via tutorials, articles etc on his blog www.tutorials.kode-blog.com .

Rodrick is passionate about C#, Java, PHP, Android and Databases. He often writes on these topics and other general issues that affect programmers.

Ronnie Mukherjee

Software Developer

United Kingdom

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Sarkis Matossian

United States

This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.

Snorri Kristjansson

Software Developer (Senior) Kvikna.com

Iceland

I started programming back in 1980, briefly in Basic, switched to Assembler (Z80 CPU) running CP/M OS. Started to program for MS-DOS in Assembler (8088 CPU) when the IBM PC made it's apperance. Switched to C when I started to write programs for Windows in 1991. In 2002 switched to C++ and MFC. In 2011 started developing in C# .NET for Sharepoint 2010. In 2016 started developing WPF applications.

Sumit Tech Brain

Software Developer (Senior) 3Pillar Global Pvt. Ltd.

India

I am Sumit Gupta working in 3Pillar Global Pvt. Ltd as Module Lead. I have 7+ year of experience in .Net technologies. I love to explore new technologies and write technical article.

syed shanu

Team Leader

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

yuvalsol

Web Developer

Israel

https://github.com/yuvalsol

First Prize	essentialSQL - Using Conditional Logic in SQL with CASE Expression
Prize pool	CodeProject T-Shirt - CodeProject


Second Prize	Passion4Code - Full Text Search in SQL
Prize pool	Bob Sticker - CodeProject

Contest Entries and Requirements

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