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SQL Server Error Handling Workbench
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A Look at ApexSQL Log
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Citrix MetaFrame, SQL Server, and the DBA
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Preparing the SQL Server 2005 Clustering Infrastructure
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Upcoming Meeting for Southern New England SQL Server User Group
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Database Design: A Point in Time Architecture
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Using BACKUP and RESTORE in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document III
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT TOP 2
json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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