GO
Did you know that the GO command isn’t really part of T-SQL? It’s what’s called a batch separator. And in...
2013-05-06
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SQLStudies
Comparing an inner join vs a subquery
I was reading through Stackoverflow today and saw an interesting question. SQL inner join vs subquery. The user was comparing...
2013-05-08 (first published: 2013-05-03)
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Well I finally passed the 70-451
So I am now an MCITP Database Developer for SQL 2008. This is a big milestone for me. A few...
2013-05-01
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INFORMATION_SCHEMA the un-sung system views
I spend a reasonable amount of time looking through various forums, answering some questions and reading the answers to others....
2013-04-29
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How do I tell the stored procedure name from inside the stored procedure?
I’ve occasionally had the problem of trying to put “smart” logging messages into a process. You know the ones, you’re...
2013-04-24
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Who writes your documentation?
I’ve been thinking recently about who writes the best documentation. Not including a professional technical writer (although they actually do...
2013-04-22
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Calculating the length of a string (Len vs DataLength)
This one is basic but still something that can catch you unawares if you aren’t careful. Most DBAs and developers...
2013-04-15
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How do I use a variable in an IN clause?
I see this question in one form or another a lot. I’ve seen this or something like it probably half...
2013-04-08
757 reads
UNPIVOT a table using CROSS APPLY
I generally spend part of each day looking through http://www.stackoverflow.com, http://dba.stackexchange.com or http://www.sqlservercentral.com. I read through questions that have already...
2013-04-12 (first published: 2013-04-01)
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How do I move a SQL login from one server to another without the password?
This is an uncommon task but one that does turn up every once in awhile. A SQL login has to...
2013-04-03 (first published: 2013-03-25)
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Determining the Updated Columns
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Replace with like join
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Determining the Updated Columns
I am creating a trigger in SQL Server 2022 and want to detect a change in a table. Here is my table DDL:
CREATE TABLE CustomerLarge ( CustomerID INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) CONSTRAINT CustomerLargePK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED , CustomerName VARCHAR(20) , CustomerContactFirstName VARCHAR(40) , CustomerContactLastName VARCHAR(40) , Address VARCHAR(20) , Address2 VARCHAR(20) , City VARCHAR(20) , CountryCode CHAR(3) , Postal VARCHAR(20) , creditlimit INT , discount numeric(4,2) , lastorderdate DATETIME , lastorderamount NUMERIC(10,2) , lastordercontact VARCHAR(20) , created DATETIME , modified DATETIME , modifiedby VARCHAR(20) , statusid INT , active BIT , customersize INT , primarysalesid INT) GOIf I want to detect that the creditlimit was updated, what IF statements should I use? See possible answers