Dynamic SQL Merge
This article by new author Glen Schwickerath uses dynamic SQL and SQL Server 2008's MERGE statement to create a useful stored procedure tool for synchronizing tables.
2009-04-07
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T-SQL
2009-04-06
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Automatic Full Parallel Processing of Hierarchical SQL Queries
Although adding multiprocessing capabilities to applications is labor-intensive and error-prone, adding multicore capability to SQL query processing can be automatic, benefiting huge numbers of applications with little developer effort.
2009-04-02
2,311 reads
Insert Commas Into Number String
Function to take a number as a string and return it with commas separating thousands, millions, etc.
2013-06-07 (first published: 2009-03-31)
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2009-03-26
4,753 reads
Avoid Transact-SQL's Column Alias Limitations
A column alias seems like a great tool for referencing complex expressions, but SQL Server doesn't work that way. Learn a simple workaround.
2009-03-18
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2009-03-17
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2009-03-16
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2009-03-11
6,352 reads
SQL Server 2005 Paging – The Holy Grail
Handling the paging of results in T-SQL has been a challenge for a long time. Robert Cary presents an interesting technique in this article.
2010-05-07 (first published: 2009-03-11)
41,995 reads
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