How to Design, Build and Test a Dynamic Search Stored Procedure
Learn how to design, build and test a dynamic search SP in just a few simple but methodical steps.
2015-03-06 (first published: 2013-11-05)
24,714 reads
Dwain Camps
Adding a Query Governor to Dynamic-Search Stored Procedures
When undisciplined users access your search forms, you can control their behavior and limit the results they're presented with in various ways.
2014-12-15
4,077 reads
Splitting Strings Based on Patterns
Splitting strings based on patterns supported by LIKE and PATINDEX can be an interesting way to address a wide variety of problems.
2014-09-12 (first published: 2012-11-29)
32,655 reads
Exploring Recursive CTEs by Example
Recursive CTEs can be confusing and scary, so examining some non-standard examples may cast light upon these shadowy demons.
2014-07-25 (first published: 2012-07-17)
26,930 reads
Stupid T-SQL Tricks – Part 1: Logarithms
Not just for math geeks, logarithms and their inverse functions (the exponentials) can have useful and often unexpected capabilities in...
2014-05-01
2,409 reads
The One Million Row T-SQL Test Harness
So far in our blogs, we have talked a bit about performance, but today we’re going to show you a...
2014-04-17 (first published: 2014-04-08)
4,637 reads
Using the T-SQL MERGE Statement
In SQL Server 2008, Microsoft added a new SQL query type: the MERGE statement. This flexible query provides the ability...
2014-04-13
5,667 reads
Manipulating Dates and Times in T-SQL
In SQL 2008, Microsoft introduced some new date and time data types to augment the options available in prior versions....
2014-04-08 (first published: 2014-04-04)
7,065 reads
Make it Work, Make it Fast, Make it Pretty
When I first heard this, it struck me as being a remarkably concise wisdom applicable to virtually any programming task....
2014-04-01
1,179 reads
Calendar Tables in T-SQL
In an earlier blog, we covered a type of auxiliary table (the Tally Table) that can provide a lot of...
2014-03-30
32,569 reads
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Getting the TEXTSIZE
How can I check what value I used for TEXTSIZE? I ran this code:
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