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Different ways to Convert a SQL INT Value into a String Value
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Stairway to Advanced T-SQL Level 7: Ordering Your Data Using Ranking Functions
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Why a leading bank with over 1,400 databases chose to think again about Redgate SQL Monitor
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Using Graph Theory To Group Records
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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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