VARCHAR = @NVARCHAR and SARGability
In my previous post, I mentioned the use of functions, specifically ISNULL and the effects on SARGability of the query....
2015-09-07
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ISNULL around the predicate and SARGability
You may have heard of the word, SARGable. In brief, it’s a term derived from the phrase, Search ARGument able,...
2015-08-20
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Executing SELECT query using TOP without ORDER BY
Time and again I see developers querying SQL Server trying to retrieve TOP (N) records but without using ORDER BY,...
2015-07-31
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A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
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Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
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Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers