Revisiting SQL Server Window Functions- A Practical Walkthrough
A look at window functions in SQL and how they can be used to query data without the restrictions of a GROUP BY.
2025-09-12
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A look at window functions in SQL and how they can be used to query data without the restrictions of a GROUP BY.
2025-09-12
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Introduction In the first article I discussed how the ROW_NUMBER() function can cut down resources spent on queries dealing with versioning. In this article I will discuss how the ROW_NUMBER() function can help when dealing with range requirements. The code samples are available for download. The name of the file is RowCountScenario2-CodeDownload.sql. Scenario 2 – […]
2009-05-29 (first published: 2009-05-26)
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I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT t1.[key] AS row,
t2.*
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t1
CROSS APPLY OPENJSON(t1.value) t2; See possible answers