It is ingrained in many developers and DBAs to keep transactions in SQL Server "as short as possible". Why does this mindset exist? Does it imply a deep-seated lack of confidence in the scalability of SQL Server's locking and concurrency models?
Phil shows how 'CROSS APPLY' can be useful for writing thank-you letters or thinking of excuses as to why your project has failed....
A column alias seems like a great tool for referencing complex expressions, but SQL Server doesn't work that way. Learn a simple workaround.
The previous installment of the 'SQL Server 2005 Express Edition' series discussed using transactions to protect the integrity and consistency of Service Broker-based communication. Depending on the type of issue encountered by our code, the outcome might be different from expected. This article demonstrates a more robust approach to error handling and applies it to our target.
There are certain requirements for creating indexes on computed columns and this tip shows you want needs to be done.
Writing secure programs is hard. Steve Jones has a few comments on what some of the issues are with training developers.
Writing secure programs is hard. Steve Jones has a few comments on what some of the issues are with training developers.
Writing secure programs is hard. Steve Jones has a few comments on what some of the issues are with training developers.
This article from Zach Mattson shows how you can set up custom error handling in your SSIS packages. Learn how to direct those error rows to another component for separate processing.
This SQL School video will introduce you to the INTERSECT command in T-SQL. MVP Andy Warren explains how this command allows you to find matching rows in a join and a UNION.
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I have this code on SQL Server 2022. What happens when it runs all at once?
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.Commission GO CREATE TABLE dbo.Commission (id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) CONSTRAINT CommissionPK PRIMARY KEY , salesperson VARCHAR(20) , commission VARCHAR(20) ) GO INSERT dbo.Commission ( salesperson, commission) VALUES ( 'Brian', 12 ), ( 'Brian', 'None' ) GOSee possible answers