SQL Server REPLACE
In this article we look at the SQL Server REPLACE function and show several examples of how this can be used to replace text values in strings.
Goodbye to PASS
On December 17, the PASS organization announced the news that it would cease operations on January 15, 2021. Since the announcement, folks have been scrambling to figure out how to keep their user groups and events going or downloading recordings. By the way, if you need assistance with your user group, please reach out to […]
Azure DWH part 14: PolyBase to access to Non relational data
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Merry Christmas 2020
Merry Christmas today. Happy Holidays to all of you, for whichever holiday you celebrate this time of year. It's been a long, hard year, but I hope you are healthy and happy as we close out 2020. Hopefully next year is more enjoyable for all of us.
Stored Procedure in SQL Server with R Code
In this article we will explore how to create custom stored procedures using R which is basically an R function that can be called from a SQL Server stored procedure.
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Download SQL Patch Info
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Question of the Day
Getting the Average
I have this data in the dbo.Commission table in a SQL Server 2022 database.
salesperson commission Brian 12 Brian 16 Andy 7 Andy 14 Andy 21 Steve 20 Steve NULLAll the data is a varchar, and I decide to run this query to get the totals for each salesperson.
SELECT SalesPerson
, AVG(TRY_PARSE(Commission AS int)) AS TotalCommission
FROM commission
GROUP BY SalesPerson
GO
What average commission is calculated for Steve? See possible answers