Microsoft's MSSQL extension v1.45 previews a configurable T-SQL formatter while two existing features reach GA.

SQL Server 2025 gives developers new ways to work with text, JSON, real-time data changes and AI-ready vector data. Microsoft MVP Leonard Lobel explains why he considers it the most significant SQL ...

Microsoft is investigating several issues causing email synchronization and connection problems when using the classic Outlook desktop client. The first bug causes "Can't connect to the server" errors ...

Microsoft confirmed that a recent Windows update is blocking customers from accessing their Microsoft 365 Cloud PC sessions. Windows 365 is a cloud-based service that runs on Azure Virtual Desktop and ...

Are you among those who receive the frustrating error message “You must start Microsoft Access by double-clicking a Microsoft Access file” when trying to open the ...

Take advantage of these best practices when working with strings in .NET Core for the optimal performance of your applications. Two popular classes that you will use frequently when working with ...

A connection to a database is a resource intensive operation that typically comprises a few steps. A channel of communication between the application and the database should be established before the ...

Public Function MyFunction(ByVal id As Int) As Object Dim sSQL As New MySqlCommand sSQL.Connection = db1 sSQL.Parameters.AddWithValue("@id", ID) sSQL.CommandText ...

> An ASP.NET application typically stores configuration information in a Web.config file. Some of this information is sensitive and warrants protection. By default this file will not be served to a ...

I'm about build my next database, and I need to decide on a .Net language. I've been using Access for a few years, and have gotten as far as using Access Data Projects with Sql Server. The next step ...