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If you have worked with SQL Server for very long you have probably run across the extremely useful system function...
2014-08-14
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If you have worked with SQL Server for very long you have probably run across the extremely useful system function...
2014-08-14
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With IN clause, we can specify multiple values in a WHERE clause.
For example, in case of "IN", one can use...
2014-08-14
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About a year and a half ago, I approached Guy and asked him if he wanted to start a podcast...
2014-08-14
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Avg():- This function is used to get the average value of a numeric column
Syntax:-
SELECT AVG(column_name) FROM table_name
In this article,...
2014-08-14
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UPPER():- This function is used to convert the value of a column to upper case.
Syntax:
SELECT UPPER(string)
OR
Select UPPER(Column name)...
2014-08-14
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LEN():- This function is used to get the length of the given string value.
Syntax:-
Select len (stringvalue)
For example,
...
2014-08-14
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LOWER():- This function is used to convert the value of a column to lower case
Syntax:-
Select LOWER (string)
or
SELECT LOWER(column_name) FROM table_name
For...
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LTRIM ():- This function is used to get the string after the removal of leading blank spaces.
Syntax:-
LTRIM ( character_expression )
For example:-
Select LTRIM ...
2014-08-14
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Substring():- This function is used to return the specified number (third argument "len") of characters from a given string(first argument)...
2014-08-14
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Another Great meeting and topic is coming to the folks in Las Vegas. This month we have had the luck of finding Mike Fal (blog | twitter) step...
2014-08-14
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By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers