SQL Server MergeSometimes in SQL Server you need to create a summary table from a transaction table. Transactions are coming […] August 13, 2017 in SQL Server tagged merge by Mike
SQL Server CaseThe SQL Server Case statement is best explained by example. What Case allows us to do is get […] August 11, 2017 in SQL Server tagged case / when by Mike
SQL Server IntersectINTERSECT says “give me what’s common to both” as the word itself implies. It is the intersection of […] August 11, 2017 in SQL Server tagged intersect by Mike
SQL Server ExceptEXCEPT is available in SQL Server starting with SQL Server 2008. EXCEPT returns distinct rows by comparing the […] August 11, 2017 in SQL Server tagged database / sql / table / except by Mike
SQL Server Integer Data TypesHere is a table showing the integer types of SQL Server from the Microsoft website. INT goes up […] August 11, 2017 in SQL Server tagged integer / data type by Mike
SQL Server UnionThis article is discussing the combining of two or more tables using UNION or UNION ALL into one […] August 11, 2017 in SQL Server tagged union all / sort / union / order / order by / combine by Mike
SQL Server Inserting Into ViewsSuppose we have a view that we can select to see the rows and columns of the underlying […] August 10, 2017 in SQL Server tagged insert / view by Mike
SQL Server ViewsA SQL Server view is a type of table expression. A View is stored in the database (with […] August 9, 2017 in SQL Server tagged sys / encryption / create / objects / search / exists / view / views by Mike
SQL Server SecuritySchema and Views The dbo stands for database owner. It is the schema. Objects can be grouped together […] August 9, 2017 in SQL Server tagged schema / permissions / view by Mike
SQL Server DocumentationThere are several ways to document a database. This post will only discuss some of the queries you […] August 4, 2017 in SQL Server tagged sql / documentation by Mike
SQL Server Extended Properties Part 2This article discusses how to view extended properties in a SQL Server database. Our previous article discussed how […] July 14, 2017 in SQL Server tagged extended properties by Mike
SQL Server Extended PropertiesThis article defines SQL Server extended properties. We discuss adding, editing and deleting them. In the next article […] July 14, 2017 in SQL Server tagged properties / extended properties / documentation / documenting by Mike