COALESCE() accepts a series of values and a value to use in the event that all items in the list are null; then, it returns the first not-null value. This tip describes two creative uses of the COALESCE() function in SQL Server.
2007-06-01
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Full scan statistics update can be slow and expensive on a large system, and a single update statistics job for a whole database can easily exceed an overnight maintenance window. This article looks at jobs that could update statistics on the system in parallel.
2007-05-31
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Post data as coming from an HTML FORM with METHOD=POST to an URL and retrieve the result. The script uses the WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1 object.Call like :exec dbo.usp_httppost 'http://www.sqlservercentral.com/search/turbo.asp','searchstring=ftp&btnG= Go &cArticles=on&cForums=on&cScripts=on&sitesearch=http://www.sqlservercentral.com'
2007-05-30 (first published: 2005-01-19)
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Robyn Page delves into all the things you need to know, rather than want to know, about SQL Server replication.
2007-05-30
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Desc : This SQL statement will provide script for backup all your jobs.-- Remark : Grow-up "maximum characters per column" (for 8192) and disable "print column headers" in 'tools' / 'options'
2007-05-29 (first published: 2005-01-12)
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Learn how to upload multiple XML files to an SQL Server 2005 database XML data type column.
2007-05-29
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You can use arithmetic operators in date/time calculations in SQL Server, but sometimes the date/time functions provided by Microsoft are the better option. Follow a few scenarios that demonstrate when arithmetic operators are safe and when they are risky.
2007-05-28
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If you would like to learn how to build and customize your very own Windows service to retrieve posts from multiple RSS feeds, and then store those posts in a SQL Server database, let John Papa guide you through his tutorial.
2007-05-25
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This tip explores a DMX extension introduced in SQL Server 2005 SP2 that can be used to render lift reports directly in Reporting Services.
2007-05-24
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Support conditional formatting for enterprise reports from the Analysis Services layer of the integrated Microsoft business intelligence solution.
2007-05-23
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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