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This is a list of Reference Sites

SQL

• http://www.sqlservercentral.com/ — A SQL Site I visit most days with good forums & an excellent newsletter
• Jeff Moden Articles - Do not walk, RUN! to this link for an extremely useful set of articles.

• http://www.sql-server-performance.com — Another good site with lots of really good articles written in plain english.
• http://vyaskn.tripod.com/ — A good SQL Server Script site
• http://vyaskn.tripod.com/code.htm#inserts — An excellent script from the above site that generates table inserts. If the link is broken, try this link instead.
• http://www.mvps.org/links.html#SqlServer — List of more SQL MVP Sites
• Performance Monitoring
• Make DTS Packages Portable
• http://www.extremeexperts.com — An MVP site
• Erland Sommarskog’s home page —Another MVP site with excellant information.
• How to Check the Status of a File Before Processing — Great article from the always good MAK

• Article on Windows 2003 Versions
• Microsoft SQL Links - Despite all the knockers, some of the Microsoft documentation is very good.
  • Updated Books Online - Downloading this is a must, as it is updated along with the service packs, but NOT included in the download to keep the size reasonable.
  • Debugging SQL Server
  • System Table Map
  • SQL 2000 Resource Kit
  • How to transfer logins and passwords between instances of SQL Server

Scripting

• http://cwashington.netreach.net/main/default.asp?topic=news
• http://www.robvanderwoude.com/index.html
• http://www.zentzu.com/sysdocumenter A really good VB Script to document your systems. Check the site for the latest version. The one I have is here.

Components

• http://my.execpc.com/~gopalan/index.html - COM+

Excel

• Worksheet Functions For Dates And Times

Host

• www.web-hosting.uk.com - Host of this Site