SQL Server Triggers Pros and Cons

In this tip we look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of using triggers in SQL Server.

SQL Server Trigger on View Example

In this tip we look at how to create a SQL Server trigger on a SQL Server view.

Learning about DML Triggers

Triggers can be confusing and complex for many developers new to SQL. Steve Jones gives a few ideas for learning more about this construct as well as practicing writing them.

Triggers: Threat or Menace?

Triggers are generally over-used in SQL Server. They are only rarely necessary, can cause performance issues, and are tricky to maintain If you use them, it is best to keep them simple, and have only one operation per trigger. Joe Celko describes a feature of SQL that 'gets complicated fast'.

Remove the Login Trigger

List Out All User Defined Triggers

List Out All User Defined Triggers, along with the database where the triggers are disabled. is_ms_shipped = 1 denotes that its an user written trigger.

DDL Trigger for Drop_Table

A Questionable Trigger

Behavior of trigger

Triggers 2