Getting TEXT, NTEXT and IMAGE columns in Database
As per Microsoft documentation these types will be removed from future version
2017-06-02 (first published: 2017-05-31)
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Converting values into Rows
Script describe one of the way to divide values into rows by using any specified dividing value.
2016-11-15 (first published: 2016-11-04)
829 reads
Getting top ranked employee detail for each department
Using OVER clause with ROW_NUMBER() function to get top ranked employee detail as per each department.
2016-10-25 (first published: 2016-10-03)
772 reads
SQLCMD to export data in txt file
SQLCMD is one of many methods to export your database data to some text file
2016-10-12 (first published: 2016-09-27)
22,027 reads
Handling with currently running and blocking sessions
Checks currently running sessions and blocking queries with session information
2016-10-05 (first published: 2016-09-16)
791 reads
2016-07-05 (first published: 2016-05-26)
4,845 reads
2016-07-01 (first published: 2016-05-24)
654 reads
Getting LEAD and LAG values manually
LEAD and LAG functions are new in SQL Server 2012 , This short Script could be used to get these values in Earlier versions also
2016-06-28 (first published: 2016-05-18)
785 reads
Table Comparison Procedure
Procedure to compare two tables , getting table names and rows to display
2016-06-07 (first published: 2016-05-06)
1,047 reads
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The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers