Getting started with ROUND() and Its Use Cases
In this article, I will explore one of the SQL Server mathematical functions, ROUND. The T-SQL ROUND() function […]
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Slow “Having” Query? Try Pre-Filtering.
I was helping a client with a query, and I’m going to rework the example to use the […]
How to get IO statistics of SQL Server database files
SQL Server is a resource-intensive database system that requires adequate CPU and memory capacity to run transactions with […]
SQL Cheat Sheet for Basic T-SQL Commands
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SQL Server Engineering Using Free Tools
You can master engineering for your SQL Server databases, on premises or in the cloud, with a FREE […]
Data Lineage Scripts for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL
Data Lineage is a process of understanding data’s lifecycle, from origin to destination. It tracks where data originates, […]
#tsql2sday: Start Your Dynamic SQL with a Comment.
When you write dynamic SQL, start like this: CREATE OR ALTER PROC dbo.MyProc AS BEGIN DECLARE @StringToExecute NVARCHAR(4000); […]
Generating Repeatable Sets Of Test Rows
In order to test graph structures, I needed a large set of random data. In some ways, […]
T-SQL Language Changes in SQL Server 2022 Part 2
SQL Server 2022 is in preview and I wrote a previous article on the T-SQL language changes. This […]
SQL WHERE Tutorial
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Understanding the System Function FILEPROPERTY()
The SQL Server system function, FILEPROPERTY(), is used to retrieve database file properties. I will show you use […]
SQL WAITFOR Command to Delay SQL Code Execution
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Manage Your Business Rules in T-SQL Query
Motivation At some point in the carrier, we have come across the problem of hard-coded values in SELECT […]
T-SQL Language Changes in SQL Server 2022
SQL Server 2022 is in preview in August 2022. I assume this version will be released later this […]
Understanding the Metadata Function DATABASEPROPERTYEX()
SQL Server offers various metadata functions to return metadata information about databases and its objects. Today, I will […]
INSERT EXEC statement cannot be nested, the Simple Solution
If you use the tSQLt unit testing framework for long enough, you will eventually run into the “An […]
Create a Table in Microsoft SQL Server
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[Video] Fundamentals of Stored Procedures at SQLBits
Anybody can write a stored procedure with a little help from Google. This session is about how to […]
Generate Random Dates in T-SQL
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T-SQL Comment Best Practices for SQL Server
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Different ways to Convert a SQL INT Value into a ...
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Working with T-SQL function AVG ()
This article will explain SQL Server average function, AVG(), and its use cases. Many times, we need to […]
Randomizing the Day Inside a Month Using T-SQL
I recently ran across an interesting situation in our development databases. We have begun to protect various PII […]
Getting results using less T-SQL
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The 6-Year-Old T-SQL Book That Never Goes Out of Style
You’ve been working with Microsoft SQL Server for yeeears, and you’re pretty confident that you know how to […]
Don’t Treat SQL Like a Programming or Scripting Language.
In a programming language like C# or Java, you tell the computer what to do, in order. Get […]
The basic T-SQL SELECT statement
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Use Cases for WHILE and GOTO Loops with T-SQL for ...
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SQL Server Monitoring Using Free Tools
Do you sometimes wonder how the pieces of your SQL Server systems are doing over time? Do you […]
Playing popular game of Wordle using T-SQL
A current frenzy surrounding the game of Wordle has swept the community. I have been playing this game […]
Error Handling Quiz Week: Where Are You Handling Errors?
This week’s series on error handling has been an eye opener for many of us. We’ve laughed. We’ve […]
Quantifier predicates
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Performance Tuning Using Free Tools, Part 2
Does the cost of running SQL Server often surprise you? The cost may come from buying on-premises hardware […]
Error Handling Quiz Week: Making a Turkey Sandwich with XACT_ABORT
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT HOT MESS IN YESTERDAY’S POST?!? I know, right? You thought that by combining try/catch […]
Error Handling Quiz Week: Combining Transactions And TRY/CATCH
In yesterday’s epic cliffhanger, you might have been shocked to discover that a plain ol’ transaction does not […]
Error Handling Quiz Week: Tryin’ TRY/CATCH
Let’s say we have two tables, Parent and Child, and we need to guarantee that they both get […]
How to Create a FOR Loop in SQL Server
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BETWEEN the two of us
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How LAG compares to other techniques
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Executing a TSQL batch multiple times using GO
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Most T-SQL Queries Don’t Even Try to Handle Errors.
David Tovee asked a great question in yesterday’s Mastering Query Tuning class. He asked his fellow students, “How […]
Using Coalesce to Clean Up Reports
The T-SQL language is quite extensive and includes many functions that are useful for various purposes. One of […]
GoTo Looping
Looping over a set of records is a very common operation conducted in applications, integrations, data warehouse, reporting, […]
Migrate Key-Value Pairs from Python Dictionary to SQL Server via ...
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Mergers and acquisitions in Insurance
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Opening JSON Data with T-SQL
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What does SET NOCOUNT ON do?
When you’re working with T-SQL, you’ll often see SET NOCOUNT ON at the beginning of stored procedures and […]
SQL Server Resource Governor Game
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9 Signs Your T-SQL Might Fail a Code Review
It’s hard to set absolute rules about, “Feature X should absolutely never be used.” However, there are some […]
SQL Server T-SQL CASE Statement Examples
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