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 sql / join / inner / apply 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 sql / diagrams / 15517 / error 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
Sample Relational DatabasesYou can use existing databases for testing purposes. If you are testing queries or just wanting a sample […] November 22, 2017 in Database tagged dataset / relational / database / sql / sample 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 left / geographic / access / cities / states / countries / sql / sql server / join by Mike
SQL Server Insert Into Select Part 2This post shows you how to insert data into an existing empty table from two other tables using […] October 21, 2017 in SQL Server tagged insert / table / join / into / select / another / sql by Mike
SQL Server Wrong Server NameIn your SQL Server code are you using @@SERVERNAME? This can return the wrong information. For me it […] September 6, 2017 in SQL Server tagged error / network / server / sql / name 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 sql / table / except / database 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 Linked to ExcelYou can link Excel to a SQL Server database so that you can read data from SQL Server […] June 26, 2017 in SQL Server tagged excel / sql / link by Mike
SQL Server Course at Udemy Philip BurtonIf you like watching videos to learn topics, consider Udemy.com This post is about a series of videos […] June 15, 2017 in Learning tagged running total / burton / sql / sql server / Udemy / running balance by Mike
SQL Server Duplicates Part 2This discussion of finding duplicates in SQL Server is a continuation of Part 1. We will look at […] May 10, 2017 in SQL Server tagged sql / duplicates / duplicate / SQL Server Duplicates by Mike