In SQL Server 2012, the new FileTable feature provides some very interesting new capabilities (which I will blog about later). However, the SSMS GUI only provides a T-SQL script template to create a new FileTable. And while this template is very complete, it isn't easy to use. There are more than 20 placeholders that need … Continue reading Customizing the Create FileTable Template in SQL Server 2012
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There is a lot of confusion (not in small part due to Books Online’s inaccurate descriptions) around the meaning of the SQL Server server properties FilestreamEffectiveLevel and FilestreamConfiguredLevel. There are 2 problems with the way Microsoft describes these properties: the list of values they can have is incomplete, and their actual description (as well as … Continue reading The Truth Behind FilestreamEffectiveLevel and FilestreamConfiguredLevel SERVERPROPERTY values
There is some caution needed when working with FILESTREAM and clustered indexes. Specifically, if all of the following conditions are true, your FILESTREAM data ends up being moved to the default FILEGROUP even though this may not be your intent: Your database has more than one FILESTREAM filegroup. You have one or more tables that … Continue reading FILESTREAM and Rebuilding Clustered Indexes: Caution
For my recent talk at SQL Saturday #14, I had to find a solution that would allow a client to read SQL Server 2008 FILESTREAM BLOBs using SqlFileStream. The Problem While the addition of the FILESTREAM attribute is a great solution to a common problem, most performance benefits are only realized when accessing the BLOBs … Continue reading Using SQL Server 2008 FILESTREAM in an N-Tier Solution
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