The IF Statement in a T-SQL Query
I’ve seen quite a few posts from people asking how to do something like this:
SELECT
a.ID
, IF a.MyChar = 'A' THEN...
2011-07-07
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Maciej Pilecki Speaking at Space Coast UG on July 14, 2011
Just got an email from the Space Coast User Group that Maciej Pilecki (@DrHouseOfSQL) will be doing a presentation to...
2011-07-07
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PASS Update #59 (Run for the Board)
If it hasn’t happened already we should be close to beginning the election cycle for the 2012 election. Last year...
2011-07-07
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What is Pipeline Backpressure?
First - I'll get the "what's a pipeline got to do with Integration Services" question out of the way. The "pipeline" I'm referring to here is the word commonly...
2011-07-07
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What is Pipeline Backpressure?
First - I'll get the "what's a pipeline got to do with Integration Services" question out of the way. The "pipeline" I'm referring to here is the word commonly...
2011-07-07
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SQLSaturday #85-Call for Pre-Con Speakers
We’re going to be hosting two pre-conference seminars this year in Orlando on Friday, September 23rd, and we’re looking for...
2011-07-07
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What is Pipeline Backpressure?
First - I'll get the "what's a pipeline got to do with Integration Services" question out of the way. The "pipeline"...
2011-07-07
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Less code with rethrowing “exception” in SQL Server 2011
I wrote about some skeletons in the Denali’s closet here. Let’s also put some good on the table. Very handy...
2011-07-06
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July 2011 S3OLV Meeting
We have had a bit of a lag between meetings for the User Group of Las Vegas. In June, a meeting was scheduled but did not happen. The cause...
2011-07-06
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July 2011 S3OLV Meeting
We have had a bit of a lag between meetings for the User Group of Las Vegas. In June, a...
2011-07-06
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The Empty Aggregate
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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