The Identity Debate
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The Identity Debate
Using the Identity Property might be one of the more debated features of SQL Server.
The Identity Debate
Using the Identity Property might be one of the more debated features of SQL Server.
The Identity Debate
Using the Identity Property might be one of the more debated features of SQL Server.
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Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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