Inside the Optimizer: Constructing a Plan - Part 4
The final part in a series by Paul White exploring the internals of query optimization. Learn how
2010-09-16
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SQL Server 2005
Way to Check Multiple LIKE without dynamic SQL
I was asked to do so by one of my colleague. So, I thought to share it with you how to use multiple LIKE conditions.
2010-09-16 (first published: 2010-09-15)
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Inside the Optimizer: Constructing a Plan - Part 3
Join Paul White in part three of a four-part series exploring the internals of query optimization as he looks at the rules that are used to build the execution plan.
2010-09-14
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Inside the Optimizer: Constructing a Plan - Part 2
How does the query optimizer build an execution plan for your queries? Paul White shows is in part two of a four-part series exploring the internals of query optimization.
2010-09-09
7,911 reads
Finding Unique Non-Repeating Random Numbers
Learn three methods of creating random numbers that do not repeat in this article from Brandie Tarvin.
2010-08-12
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2010-07-27 (first published: 2010-07-09)
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2010-01-15
3,350 reads
Run SSIS packages from remote client with stored procedure
By utilizing service broker, xp_cmdshell and dtexec.exe SSIS packages can be run with a stored procedure.
2010-01-12
9,709 reads
2009-12-28
3,470 reads
Generating Database Objects Scripts in SQL Server 2005
SQL Server Management Studio provides a wizard to generate script out of a database. Learn how to automate the process to generate and store the database script.
2009-10-12
3,712 reads
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Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers