OUTPUT clause with an update

Use T-SQL to Find Folders Using the Most Disk Space

Your SQL Server drives are running out of disk space and you want a way to quickly tell which sub-directories are taking the most space - here's how to do it with T-SQL.

The OUTPUT Clause for the MERGE Statements

In this article, I will provide a set of examples to showcase the use of OUTPUT clause within the MERGE statement and how to capture the OUTPUT clause results into an archive table.

The OUTPUT Clause for UPDATE Statements

In this article, I will provide a set of examples to showcase the use of OUTPUT clause in capturing the results of the updated rows into a table variable for the UPDATE statements.

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The OUTPUT Clause for INSERT and DELETE Statements

In this article, I will provide a set of examples to show case the use of OUTPUT clause for INSERT and DELETE statements.

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OUTPUT Clause Basics (For Inserts and Deletes)

When INSERTING or DELETING rows from a table, the OUTPUT clause can be used to return a dataset containing the changes made. Mat Richardson explains how.

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