Below examples will show that we can still write a pure sql query for RANK, DENSE_RANK and ROW_NUMBER without using RANK() function.DECLARE @StudentScore TABLE(StudentName VARCHAR(1),StudentScore INT)INSERT @StudentScore VALUES ('A',85),...
2012-06-11
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Below examples will show that we can still write a pure sql query for RANK, DENSE_RANK and ROW_NUMBER without using...
2012-06-11
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/E/1/BE1AABB3-6ED8-4C3C-AF91-448AB733B1AF/SSRSKerberos.docx
2012-05-17
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/E/1/BE1AABB3-6ED8-4C3C-AF91-448AB733B1AF/SSRSKerberos.docx
2012-05-16
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If you are tired of implementing query paging solution in old classic style than try query hints OFFSET & FETCH newly introduced in SQL Server 2012. You might have...
2012-05-03
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If you are tired of implementing query paging solution in old classic style than try query hints OFFSET & FETCH newly...
2012-05-03
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What is Federation?
Federation is a database object like other objects such as tables, views, stored procedures or triggers.
It is also known as Sharding.
There can be multiple federations in a database.
It is...
2012-04-25
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What is Federation?
Federation is a database object like other objects such as tables, views, stored procedures or triggers.It is also known as...
2012-04-25
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SQL Server 2012 introduces a brand new string function called CONCAT(). CONCAT() string function allows you to concatenate up to 255 string or variable values in to one single...
2012-04-20
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SQL Server 2012 introduces a brand new string function called CONCAT(). CONCAT() string function allows you to concatenate up to...
2012-04-19
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DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers