2009-07-22
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T-SQL
Intersect, Except, Union, All and Any
Longtime author and expert DBA David Poole examines a few T-SQL commands that he has never used. Learn how some of these little used T-SQL items function and see if they work for you.
2011-12-23 (first published: 2009-07-20)
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2009-07-17
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Top five tips for SQL Server developers
Check out these handy database development best practices, with tips on dealing with batch updates, stored procedures and more.
2009-07-14
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2009-07-10
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2009-07-09
4,601 reads
Limit Groups by Number Using Transact-SQL or MS Access
You can easily limit or group a recordset, but doing both to the same recordset takes a bit of hand coding. Find out how both SQL Server and MS Access can handle the task.
2009-07-07
2,354 reads
10+ tips for working smarter with SQL
The sharper your SQL skills become, the more robust and error-free your solutions will be. Here are a dozen practical tips to get you started
2009-07-07
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2009-07-06
4,715 reads
Generating Insert Statements
This article from new author Oleg Netchaev describes the cursor-less script used to generate insert statements. This allows you to efficiently and easily add data generation statements to your project deployments.
2010-05-14 (first published: 2009-07-01)
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