In  my experience with SQL when I needed to edit data in a table I would right-click on the table name and select "Open Table" to display all the data in that table. I realize this probably isn’t the preferred or perhaps even "correct" method to use, but for me it worked, was quick and allowed me to immediately edit data in the table.

With SQL Server 2008 the "Open Table" option is now gone. Instead the select statement defaults to the Top 200 results. You can switch to SQL view and remove the "Top 200" specification, but it’s another step in the process.

What should have been done is to allow the user a configurable setting. Somewhere in preferences let the user specify if they’d rather have the entire table open or a "Top" list that they can still specify the number of rows to return.

My other challenge is that my SQL Server Management Studio 2005 application doesn’t suppress the "Open Table" command from the right-click contextual menu. Instead, it just gives me the error shown above. Now debating on whether I need to go ahead and upgrade to the latest version of the studio application. Hoping it won’t have negative impact on the older versions of SQL we’re also managing on other servers.

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Open Table Option Missing in SQL 2008

Bento app for iPhone and iPod Touch

The mobile app comes with 25 pre-designed and ready to use templates, which can have you up and running in minutes. They’re also customizable so that you can add other data that you want. It also ships with a blank template so you can create your own custom template.

It also integrates with the iPhone / iPod Touch’s existing applications, such as Contacts, Safari, Mail, Phone dialing and Google Maps for a better all around experience.

The app’s release is actually quite coincidental since I just downloaded the trial version of the desktop version of Bento. I think I really need a database app for some new things that I’m venturing into. I’m exploring to explore Bento and see if it fits my needs or should I go for broke and get Filemaker Pro. I do wish that there was a trial version for the mobile version of Bento. While $4.99 isn’t exactly a lot of money, it’s still money and in these trying times you really don’t want to be spending on something you won’t be using.

Check out the complete press release of the Bento for iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Bento for iPhone and iPod Touch Out Now

Microsoft Access 2007 Information Options

The problem is that when we do this the application runs it’s processing routines and queries run at fractions of the speed. When the data and application are joined, the queries run and process 300+ records in just over a minute. When separated that time jumps to about 30-45 minutes.

Has anyone seen this and determined a solution for making it not happen? I read of some issues that may cause it to be happening, but we have implemented any of the specific items mentioned in that article.

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Access Slowdown Splitting Data From App