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  • Getting column names of the MSSQL Table

    To get the column names of a table in MSSQL

    SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = ‘TableName’

    This is basically the MSSQL equivalent for The MySQL Command DESCRIBE TableName which displays the table details

    For getting only the column names you can use following one

    SELECT Column_Name + ‘,’ FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = ‘TreeDataTable’

  • Google Offers Free DNS Servers

    Google has once again stepped up and is now offering another free service to make our lives more efficient. The search giant announced today that they will now be offering DNS servers for the public at no cost. This comes in addition to the multitude of services already offered by Google, such as Gmail, Google Voice and Google Sites.

    You can set up your computer to use Google’s DNS servers by following their instructions here: Using Google Public DNS

  • Outlook 2010 Beta Send/Receive Not working

    While trying the MS Office 2010 beta version, I came across the strange problem. Send/ receive was not working after it imported the settings from Outlook 03.

    It was very difficult to trace why it was not working, as it carries on processing and process never stops.

    Then I started Googling for the same and got a hint from following link-

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/outlook/thread/d034e214-2df1-45f7-a8da-ef78647653fb

    My problem got resolved when I killed OUTLOOK.EXE from task manager and exited those send a smile/frown from the tray.

    And yuppie !!! problem was resolved.