Sending a Variable Number of Elements in a Parameter
What are your options for sending a variable number of choices in a parameter to a stored procedure? Alex Grinberg looks at three techniques you can use.
2014-02-06
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Alex Grinberg
The Multi-valued Parameters problem in Reporting Services
Longtime SQLServerCentral author, Alex Grinberg, brings us a short piece on how to deal with multi-valued parameters in Reporting Services when you have a stored procedure call.
2009-04-21
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Creating Functions for Stored Procedures
With the advent of so many new technologies in the Microsoft space, a DBA needs to learn more and more about many of them that aren't a part of SQL Server. Alex Grinberg brings us a technique he has used to create ADO functions for your stored procedures.
2008-10-10
13,658 reads
The ARRAY In SQL Server 2000
SQL Server 2000 and Transact-SQL have many features, but one of the most often asked for features has been the implementation of some sort of array data type. This basic programming concept is notably absent from the development platform and results in many headaches and frustrations for DBAs. New author Alex Grinberg brings us his techniques for simulating arrays in SQL Server 2000.
2008-02-15 (first published: 2005-05-16)
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Self Eliminated Parameters
Optional parameters are easily handled with NULL values in T-SQL, but there are cases where this doesn't always work. Alex Grinberg brings us a new technique to allow your stored procedures to be structured to deal with this situation without dynamic SQL.
2006-10-09
9,113 reads
Working With System Tables
It's not recommended, but sometimes writing scripts against the system tables and getting information is a great way to work with SQL Server. Alex Grinberg brings us a look at some of the things you can get from system tables along with some sample scripts.
2006-01-16
14,521 reads
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