So we have a SQL 2000 server that records a metric asston of data. I'm serious about the data, like temperature and atmospheric pressure readings every 5 seconds or 1 minute or 10 minutes since March ...
Don't be afraid of using your chosen database's command-line client. I might as well say this up front: I don't like using GUI (aka non-command-line or graphical) tools with my databases. This is ...