A number of months ago, I wrote an article using the SQL Server filestream feature programmatically. I've gotten a number of inquiries since from folks
OK, back to PathName() with AlwaysOn, which I started on in the previous blog post. PathName() in SQL Server 2012 doesn't return the computer name
When I was covering the FileTable-specific functions and methods, I didn't mention PathName(), a filestream-related function, that (naturally) can be used with FileTables. This posting
So finally, we get to using FileTable's path_locator column with the methods of hierarchyid. To pick up where we left off, remember that hierarchyid has
So the functions/methods that I wrote about in previous post are needed because FileTables don't store the UNC path name of the file, they store
I've been working with the SQL Server 2012 FileTable feature lately. Besides learning to appreciate the esoteric features of the NTFS file system and SMB
SQL Server Denali's new Filetable feature and full-text search are made for each other. Set up database for non-transactional filestream access with a directory name,
As long as I'm blogging about filestreams… Folks always want to know if the filestream information can be stored on a remote share. They look
I was under the impression that the database engine/programming model changes in SQL Server 2008 R2 were minimal and could be counted on one hand.
My latest article on out. It's in the May issue of MSDN magazine, and can be found here. It this article I explore the internals of
It's a good idea when talking to a database to save on network roundtrips. The table-valued parameter in SQL Server 2008 is an example of
I've been working with Filestream storage in SQL Server 2008 since it appeared in CTP5. The way I've always set it up is to use
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