Usage of CTE - Trick with Dates
This article exlores the usage of CTEs as a replacement to cursors in order to generate additional data by applying logic to existing data.
2017-03-03 (first published: 2013-06-18)
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This article exlores the usage of CTEs as a replacement to cursors in order to generate additional data by applying logic to existing data.
2017-03-03 (first published: 2013-06-18)
36,929 reads
The Partition clause in the Row_Number() Over() function is a quick tool for eliminating duplicate rows.
2012-03-02 (first published: 2010-09-22)
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Client data received for processing may have invalid records based on processing requirements. Identifying and dealing with bad records in a specific scenario is the object of this article.
2011-11-22
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This artcle attempts to differentiate between the uses of WITH RECOMPILE and OPTION (RECOMPILE) features.
2011-07-07
8,266 reads
This article attempts to show a practical scenario on improving DB design and performance through row density and compression in Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
2010-11-18
9,093 reads
It is highly recommended that you not rely on system tables in your application as the values and meanings many change between versions. But for an experienced person that digs into the system often and needs quick answers, these system tables may be a great source of information. Suresh Maganti brings us his recent adventure in finding a reliable way to determine the growth factor of a database.
2005-12-06
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Are you looking to move your Oracle databases to SQL Server? You should be and when you convince your management to do so, Microsoft has a tool to help. New author Suresh Maganti of Scalability Experts brings us a look at how this works.
2005-11-28
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By Steve Jones
I get asked questions by salespeople all the time. Usually this is because a...
By Steve Jones
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Ok, need someone to talk me off the cursor ledge on this one. I...
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