Automating CRUD procedures generation using T-SQL (enhanced).
In this post I will describe the helper procedure that based on metadata generates numerous database objects around views and...
2019-01-03
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Contextual View Part II or how to hide sensitive data
In this article I continue to explore the ways to secure the data via contextual views and describe the technique...
2018-10-18
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Pagination pattern or how to fetch a large dataset for a web report.
In this post we will discuss how to fetch data from a large dataset for web applications using pagination technique....
2018-10-17
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Lookup. Foreign Key Constraint vs Check Constraint
This post helps in deciding between choosing foreign key and check constraints in case we need to constraint the data...
2018-10-16
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Decision tree on the pattern of choosing how to pass data to a procedure
We are often required to pass the data between different database procedures and functions. In this post I will review...
2018-09-06
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How to pass data between procedures using temp tables.
In this post I will show how in some cases we can split a long procedure to a small and...
2018-05-23
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Helper procedure to dynamically execute list of statements
I try to avoid dynamic SQL as much as possible and consider it as a necessary evil. However, in some...
2018-05-21 (first published: 2018-05-09)
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Helper function to convert binary to decimal and back
In this post you will find two small functions that convert binary value to a decimal one and vice versa.
2018-05-19
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How to deploy data for the lookup tables, small dimensions and other meta-data with your database code
Deployment process equally responsible for deploying both database objects as well as an initial state of the database/applications. In this...
2018-05-10
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Best-practices, guiding principles of choosing procedure parameters
Designing implementation of interface is as critical as designing interface itself. In this post we will discuss some advice on...
2018-04-14
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The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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