Manage Your Business Rules in T-SQL Query

Motivation At some point in the carrer, we have come across the problem of hard-coded values in SELECT or WHERE clauses.  And we all agree that these hardcoded values must be parametrised. This bad habit usually backfires when we need to troubleshoot a query. These hardcoded values are usually a business role baked in the […]

SQL WAITFOR Command to Delay SQL Code Execution

In this article, we look at the SQL Server WAITFOR command to allow delays in processing either for a specified time or a set amount of time.

T-SQL Language Changes in SQL Server 2022

SQL Server 2022 is in preview in August 2022. I assume this version will be released later this year, and I have been testing it with the idea that I will be looking at an upgrade sometime in the next year for a few servers. There are a lot of changes in the database platform, […]

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Understanding the Metadata Function DATABASEPROPERTYEX()

Learn how to use the DatabasePropertyEX() function to query your database for settings.

Operator Precedence

Schema Only Database Backup

Use DBCC CLONEDATABASE to make a Schema Only Database Backup

Using CONTINUE

INSERT EXEC statement cannot be nested, the Simple Solution

Step-by-step guide to solve the "INSERT EXEC cannot be nested" problem by using a CLR when unit testing stored procedures using the tSQLt framework.

Create a Table in Microsoft SQL Server

Learn how to create a table in SQL Server using T-SQL along with several different examples that build upon each other to create the final table.