Easy way to reseed identity column ? TIP #77
Sometimes, we may require to reseed identity column of a table due to various reason.
For example we have deleted a...
2014-12-20
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Sequence feature TIP #76
Although it is a old feature for those who knows ORACLE but for SQL server developers it is a new...
2014-12-10
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How to determine free space on each fixed drive of server machine using SQL SERVER ? TIP #75
When you do SQL Server maintenance one of important aspect is available space on server drive because your SQL SERVER...
2014-12-06
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How to disable constraints of a table ? TIP #74
You are reading this post just because of two reason
1) You are curious whether it is possible or not...
2014-11-20
276 reads
How to determine Meta data or result set information of a stored procedure /trigger ? TIP # 73
Sometimes it may require that you don’t know what will be output of a stored procedure ? what kind of result...
2014-11-19
446 reads
How to replace a specific string from a large string with Write feature ? TIP #72
This is very interesting feature and I recently come to know this awesome feature.
Lets understand this by an example below...
2014-11-14
317 reads
How explicitly insert default value ? TIP #72
Suppose, sometimes you just need entry in the table with all the default values.
For example you have a Student...
2014-11-10
205 reads
How to pause execution for particular time or interval ? TIP #71
Suppose, We are working on a stored procedure in which some complex operation is going. We are fetching some value...
2014-11-09
279 reads
How to find all running SQL Server Instance on a machine ? TIP #70
Hello friends,
Many times it happened with me I forgot the instance name of SQL Server.
So here is a small trick...
2014-11-07
291 reads
How to copy table structure only from a SQL Query ? Tip #69
Recently , one of my friends shared that some interviewer asked him a question “How to copy table structure only from...
2014-11-03
732 reads
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How Many Can Be the Greatest
I am trying to analyze a number of columns in a large table to determine the highest value for each row. In SQL Server 2022, we have the GREATEST function, which will return the greatest value from those columns passed in. How many columns can I include in an expression like this:
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