T-SQL Query to find Orphan data and log files of SQL Databases
Are you a DBA? Then you'll love this free T-SQL script. This script helps you find orphaned data and log files of SQL Databases.
2022-01-19
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T-SQL Query to find Supported Compatibility Level Values in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Getting the Average
I have this data in the dbo.Commission table in a SQL Server 2022 database.
salesperson commission Brian 12 Brian 16 Andy 7 Andy 14 Andy 21 Steve 20 Steve NULLAll the data is a varchar, and I decide to run this query to get the totals for each salesperson.
SELECT SalesPerson
, AVG(TRY_PARSE(Commission AS int)) AS TotalCommission
FROM commission
GROUP BY SalesPerson
GO
What average commission is calculated for Steve? See possible answers