Importing Excel Spreadsheets is something that we often do with SQL Server. However it's not as easy as you would like as we move to the 64 bit platform. Peter He brings us a method that will work on all platforms.
2010-02-17
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Peter He examines the differences between temporary tables and table variables in SQL Server, showing when you might want to choose one over the other.
2010-01-15 (first published: 2008-09-01)
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SQL Server 2005 brings a new feature to T-SQL with Common Table Expressions, which make it possible for more complex subquery expressions than in previous versions. Recursion is a common use and Peter He takes a look at how well these new structures perform.
2008-03-14 (first published: 2007-05-08)
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Views are handy constructs for abstracting security and simplfying queries, but they can have unexpected results sometimes. Longtime DBA Peter He takes a look at subquery issues in views.
2008-01-02
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The scheduling system in SQL Server is quite flexible and powerful, but can be confusing at times. Peter He looks at some of the advanced options you have in automating the various jobs on your server.
2007-11-16 (first published: 2006-03-08)
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SQL Server 2000 has table valued functions that are very useful in many ways. However when you try to limit results with the ROWCOUNT setting, you can end up with some strange results. Peter He brings us a comprehensive look at some of the unpredictable results that you can get and how to code around them.
2005-12-21
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Data analysis is all about wrangling massive datasets. To do that efficiently, you need...
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I have a Colum that outputs this data, depending on the Card Type: 0991719957291436|02|22|VISA|Visa|...
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I have created these triggers in SQL Server 2022:
CREATE TRIGGER triggertest_tri_1 ON dbo.triggertest FOR INSERT AS PRINT 'one' GO CREATE TRIGGER triggertest_tri_2 ON dbo.triggertest FOR INSERT AS PRINT 'two' GOI want to be sure that the trigger with "1" runs first. I decide to run this:
EXEC sp_settriggerorder@triggername = 'triggertest_tri_1', @order = 'first'What happens? See possible answers