Getting Approximate Count in Microsoft SQL Server
Sometimes performance is more important than exact accuracy. Learn how to get an approximate count in SQL Server with better performance.
2019-02-26
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The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
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