T-SQL HOST_ID and HOST_NAME
HOST_ID and HOST_NAME
Included in T-SQL for SQL Server is a functions that returns the workstation information that executes a SQL...
2015-04-20
3,519 reads
Derek Wilson
SQL Server 2014 Deprecated Features
SQL Server 2014 Deprecated Features – Database Engine
Everyone looks at the new features when trying to determine when to upgrade from...
2015-03-19
2,039 reads
SQL Saturday #408 Houston – June 13th 2015
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2015-03-13
897 reads
Azure Data Factory
What is the Azure Data Factory?
The Azure Data Factory is a managed service for data storage and processing. It allows...
2015-03-10
1,396 reads
T-SQL EXCEPT and INTERSECT
T-SQL EXCEPT and INTERSECT
Both T-SQL EXCEPT and INTERSECT are set based operators that combine multiple query results back in the same...
2015-03-03 (first published: 2015-02-23)
9,018 reads
T-SQL UNION Set Operator
T-SQL UNION
Set operators allow you to combine data from two or more queries and return the results in a single...
2015-02-13 (first published: 2015-02-04)
8,667 reads
SSRS Farm to Scale-Out Performance
SSRS Farm Overview
Building a SSRS farm will require Enterprise or Business Intelligence editions of SQL Server for versions 2012 and...
2015-01-26
1,366 reads
T-SQL Random Numbers using RAND() for Test Data
T-SQL Random Numbers using RAND()
SQL Server includes the T-SQL RAND() function to create a random value between 0 and 1...
2015-01-12
1,386 reads
T-SQL COALESCE Example
T-SQL COALESCE
SQL Server T-SQL coalesce simplifies the use of a case statement to find the first non-null value of your...
2014-12-30 (first published: 2014-12-26)
9,009 reads
ROW_NUMBER SQL Server
Row_Number SQL Server
SQL Server includes several Ranking Functions that can be called in T-SQL. One of these is the Row_Number()...
2014-12-22 (first published: 2014-12-16)
8,850 reads
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.[key]
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers