SQL Server 2000 and 2005 do not include much in the way of financial functions, but there are many sources for the formulas for financial calculations. In this tip, I present the present value (PV) and future value (FV) functions, both of which are scalar UDFs.
2006-10-26
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Every SQL Server developer has a preferred method of doing things; mine is what I call molecular queries. These are queries assembled from atomic queries; by which, I mean that they address exactly one table. By combing atoms, I can create molecules.
2006-10-19
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Optional parameters are easily handled with NULL values in T-SQL, but there are cases where this doesn't always work. Alex Grinberg brings us a new technique to allow your stored procedures to be structured to deal with this situation without dynamic SQL.
2006-10-09
9,118 reads
Is dynamic SQL good or bad? We've had lots of arguments over the years in the forums and articles on both sides of the coin, though with most of the opinions being that dynamic SQL is bad. Stephen Hirsch brings us his own view that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
2006-09-19
5,814 reads
SQL Server 2005 introducted the OUTPUT clause which we can use to capture values from the inserted and deleted virtual tables.
2006-08-25
4,352 reads
Writing complex queries can be a little tricky, especially when you get into outer joins and inequalities. New author Amin Sobati takes a look at a tricky situation with the "Not Equal To" operator and shows how you can avoid inaccurate results.
2006-08-23
14,843 reads
Do you know how to setup a read-only table in SQL Server. Steve Jones takes a look at a few methods to achieving this and examines the pros and cons of choosing different methods.
2006-08-17
15,060 reads
Numbers are fascinating concepts in all types of mathematics, but they can be very helpful as well in your SQL Server queries. Guru Michael Coles brings us a look at how a numbers table can you and includes a bunch of code for both SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005.
2006-08-14
18,223 reads
A sub-query is a SQL Server statement embedded inside of another SQL Server statement. The database engine treats a sub-query as a virtual table for the execution of the query. A sub-query can be used as a table in a join statement, as a single value in a select statement, in the where clause of a SQL Server query, in the having clause of a SQL Server query, or incorporated in data manipulation statements.
2006-08-07
4,276 reads
SQL Server provides a decent ROUND function to help you cut off numbers after the proper number of decimal points. But what if you don't know how many decimals the number will have? Author Rob Farley brings us a UDF he built to do just this.
2006-07-25
19,694 reads
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers