Many times people come across the Coalesce function and think that it is just a more powerful form of ISNULL. In actuality, I have found it to be one of the most useful functions with the least documentation. In this tip, I will show you the basic use of Coalesce and also some features you probably never new existed.
2008-07-03
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Two longtime members of the SQLServerCentral.com community received the well-deserved MVP status this week. Congratulate Jeff Moden and Michael Coles.
2008-07-02
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The problem arises when the hierarchy level increases as SQL Server is limited to 32 levels of recursion. We need a better way to implement recursive queries in SQL Server 2005. How do we do it?
2008-07-02
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This article is Part 2 in the series which explores the options available in SQL Server 2005 for Slowly Changing Dimensions
2008-07-02
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Continuing on with his series on building a game in SQL Server, Steve Fibich talks about some more of the tables and the data they contain.
2008-07-01
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When a team is developing a database application, it is a mistake to believe that deployment is a simple task. It isn’t. It has to be planned, and scripted. Alexander Karmanov describes many of the problems you’re likely to meet, and provides an example solution that aims to save the DBA from the nightmare complexity of an unplanned deployment.
2008-07-01
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Does your IT organization bring value to your company? Steve Jones takes a look at some of the ways you can do this.
2008-07-01
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Does your IT organization bring value to your company? Steve Jones takes a look at some of the ways you can do this.
2008-07-01
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Does your IT organization bring value to your company? Steve Jones takes a look at some of the ways you can do this.
2008-07-01
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How you use dynamic SQL, when you should - and when you should not.
2008-07-01
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One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
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