SQL Server Like PredicateBefore discussing LIKE, we will define what a predicate is. The term “predicate” is used to refer to […] December 13, 2017 in SQL Server tagged wildcard / like / predicate / pattern / escape by Mike
SQL Server Table ExpressionsWhat is a table expression? Table expressions are named query expressions that represent a valid relational table. Table […] December 9, 2017 in SQL Server tagged table / expression / derived table by Mike
SQL Server ApplySQL Server 2005 introduced the APPLY operator, which is very much like a join clause. APPLY allows the […] December 9, 2017 in SQL Server tagged inner / apply / sql / join by Mike
SQL Server Error 15517There is a good article at SQLServerCentral.com that helps you troubleshoot this error 15517 on SQL Server. I […] December 4, 2017 in SQL Server tagged error / sql / diagrams / 15517 by Mike
SQL Server Logical Query ExampleThis post is a continuation of the post called SQL Server Logical Query. It is based on the […] December 1, 2017 in SQL Server tagged query / logical / SQL Logical Query by Mike
SQL Server Saving Changes not PermittedIn SQL Server you may get the message “Saving changes is not permitted. The change you have made […] November 27, 2017 in SQL Server tagged saving / options / changing by Mike
SQL Server Logical QueryAs a SQL Server practitioner, it is important to understand logical query processing. The following list is found […] November 26, 2017 in SQL Server tagged sql / order / select / logical / query / processing / SQL Logical Query by Mike
SQL Server Exists PredicateThe term “predicate” is used to refer to an expression that determines whether something is true or false. […] November 23, 2017 in SQL Server tagged exists / null / predicate / subquery by Mike
SQL Server Searching for WordsThis post discusses the query you will need to be able to search inside a column in a […] November 23, 2017 in SQL Server tagged exists / string / like / search / validation by Mike
SQL Server FunctionsThis post describes how you can create a user-defined function in SQL Server. We will start off with […] November 21, 2017 in SQL Server tagged function / functions by Mike
SQL Server SELECT TOP into variableYou need to select the TOP 1 into a variable in SQL Server. In other words you need […] November 1, 2017 in SQL Server tagged top / variable / select by Mike
SQL Joins using Geographic DataIn this post we illustrate SQL joins using a common example of geographic data in a Microsoft Access […] October 27, 2017 in SQL Server tagged sql / sql server / join / left / geographic / access / cities / states / countries by Mike