From version 2005 sqlclr is build in MS Sql Server, with this presentation from Macedonian Code Camp 2013 (http://codecamp.mk), we want to show what we learned thru the years of using it.

2. SQLCLR TIPS&TRICKS
Daniel Joskovski
Owner Omnis llc, Principal Developer Daenet,
MCT Semos Education
joskovski@t-home.mk

5. About me

6. Agenda
Why SQL CLR?
What Is Assembly and How To Get Info About?
Demo1
Create CLR Functions
Demo 2
Discussion
Encrypt/Decrypt

7. Why SQL CLR?
A better programming model
Improved safety and security
Ability to define data types and aggregate
functions
Streamlined development through a
standardized environment
Potential for improved performance and
scalability

8. What Is Assembly
Assemblies are DLL files used in an
instance of SQL Server to deploy:
Functions
Stored procedures
Triggers
User-defined aggregates
User-defined types

9. Getting Info About Assemblies
 ASSEMBLYPROPERTY('assembly_name', 'property_name')

10. • sys.assemblies

11. • sys.assembly_files

12. • sys.assembly_modules

13. Demo 1
Getting Info About Assemblies

14. SQL Server In-Process Specific
Extensions to ADO.NET
 SqlContext Object This class provides access to the
other extensions by abstracting the context of a
caller of a SQL Server routine that executes managed
code in-process.
 SqlPipe Object This class contains routines to send
tabular results and messages to the client.
 SqlDataRecord Object The SqlDataRecord class
represents a single row of data, along with its related
metadata, and allows stored procedures to return
custom result sets to the client.

15. • SqlTriggerContext Object This class provides information on the context in which a
trigger is run.
using System; using System.Data; using System.Data.Sql; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Server; using
System.Data.SqlClient; using System.Data.SqlTypes; using System.Xml; using
System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class CLRTriggers
{
public static void DropTableTrigger()
{
SqlTriggerContext triggContext = SqlContext.TriggerContext;
switch(triggContext.TriggerAction)
{
case TriggerAction.DropTable:
SqlContext.Pipe.Send("Table dropped! Here's the EventData:");
SqlContext.Pipe.Send(triggContext.EventData.Value); break;
default: SqlContext.Pipe.Send("Something happened! Here's the
EventData:"); SqlContext.Pipe.Send(triggContext.EventData.Value);
break;
}
}
}

16. Returning Custom Result Set
Managed stored procedures can send result sets that do not
come from a SqlDataReader. The SendResultsStart method,
along with SendResultsRow and SendResultsEnd, allows stored
procedures to send custom result sets to the client.
SendResultsStart takes a SqlDataRecord as an input. It marks
the beginning of a result set and uses the record metadata to
construct the metadata that describes the result set. It does not
send the value of the record with SendResultsStart. All the
subsequent rows, sent using SendResultsRow, must match that
metadata definition.

17. DEMO 2
Creating Managed Objects with Visual Studio

18. public static void TransactionHistoryRunningSum()
{
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("context connection=true;"))
{
SqlCommand comm = new SqlCommand();
comm.Connection = conn;
comm.CommandText = @"" +
"SELECT TransactionID, ActualCost " +
"FROM Production.TransactionHistory " +
"ORDER BY TransactionID";
SqlMetaData[] columns = new SqlMetaData[3];
columns[0] = new SqlMetaData("TransactionID", SqlDbType.Int);
columns[1] = new SqlMetaData("ActualCost", SqlDbType.Money);
columns[2] = new SqlMetaData("RunningTotal", SqlDbType.Money);
decimal RunningSum = 0;
SqlDataRecord record = new SqlDataRecord(columns);
SqlContext.Pipe.SendResultsStart(record);
conn.Open();
SqlDataReader reader = comm.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read())
{
decimal ActualCost = (decimal)reader[1];
RunningSum += ActualCost;
record.SetInt32(0, (int)reader[0]);
record.SetDecimal(1, ActualCost);
record.SetDecimal(2, RunningSum);
SqlContext.Pipe.SendResultsRow(record);
}
SqlContext.Pipe.SendResultsEnd();
}
}

19. Discusion
Other way?
Ideas?

20. Supported Assemblies
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Microsoft.Visualbasic.dll
Mscorlib.dll
System.Data.dll
System.dll
System.Xml.dll
Microsoft.Visualc.dll
Custommarshallers.dll
System.Security.dll
System.Web.Services.dll
System.Data.SqlXml.dll.

21. Demo
Creating PDF document in SQLCLR using IText

22. Documentation used
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms131102.aspx
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms131075.aspx
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms131070.aspx

23. • Complete electronic evaluation forms on the
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– Infragistics Ultimate
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– JetBrains .NET tools
– Semos training vouchers
– Pluralsight subscriptions
– and many more…