TOP in SQL Server 2005

There are so many new features in SQL Server 2005 that there's one that can make a significant impact in solving many different types of problems. Andy Warren takes a look at one of the features that has been enhanced and is extremely useful, albeit quirky: TOP.

Invoke UDFs that accept tables with SQL Server 2005's APPLY operator

Tim Chapman discusses using table valued functions with the APPLY function.

Writing Simple Select Statements

In this video, you'll learn how to write basic select statements. This beginner video takes you from the ground up writing T-SQL.

Script Generator

It is a modified version of original script I found on net. This script creates conditional Update statements too.

What does the DEALLOCATE statement do in SQL...

Speak Like a T-SQL Developer

In this video by Kathi Kellenberger, she starts beginners interested in T-SQL programming the teminology and some of the basiics of T-SQL. She also covers the what the various editions of SQL Server mean and the tools that you will use.

What does @@textsize return?

SQL Server 2005 Common Table Expressions

A CTE is a "temporary result set" that exists only within the scope of a single SQL statement. It allows access to functionality within that single SQL statement that was previously only available through use of functions, temp tables, cursors, and so on.

What would happen when you execute the code...

What does @@MAX_PRECISION return?