Interview Trick Questions
Today, I am diverging from the more technical posts that I routinely share. Instead, as the title suggests, I want...
2019-02-25 (first published: 2019-02-04)
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Interview Trick Questions
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2019-02-04
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2019-02-19 (first published: 2019-01-28)
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2019-02-05 (first published: 2019-01-21)
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Easy Permissions Audit
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Quick Permissions Audit
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2019-01-21 (first published: 2019-01-14)
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Quick Permissions Audit
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2019-01-14
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Question of the Day
The Maximum Value in the Identity Column
I have a table with this data:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 2 2 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 3 3 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 4 4 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 5 5 2025-01-01 2025-01-06I run this code:
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TravelLog')
I get the value 5 back. Now I do this:
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog ON
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
TravelLogID,
CityID,
StartDate,
EndDate
)
VALUES
(25, 5, '2025-09-12', '2025-09-17')
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog OFF
I now run this code.
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog)
GO
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
CityID,
StartDate,
EndDate
)
VALUES
(4, '2025-10-14', '2025-10-17')
GO
What is the value for TravelLogID for the row I inserted for CityID 4 and dates starting on 14 Oct 2025?
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