Madhivanan asked how to get zero without using any numbers in T-SQL. Here are the clever reader answers, from SELECT $ to counting a NULL cast.
SQLAuthority News – Job Interviewing the Right Way (and for the Right Reasons) – Guest Post by Feodor Georgiev
Feodor Georgiev writes about job interviewing the right way and for the right reasons, sharing his thoughts on hiring and employing IT people.
Importing CSV Files Without Surprises
Importing CSV files Without Surprises covers quoted delimiters, UTF-8 encoding, dates, staging tables, and SQL Server BULK INSERT FORMAT = ‘CSV’.
SQL SERVER – Selecting Domain from Email Address
A quick T-SQL script to select the domain from email address values with RIGHT, LEN and CHARINDEX, and count how many emails share each domain.
SQL SERVER – Solution – Puzzle – Statistics are not Updated but are Created Once
The solution to my puzzle on why statistics are not updated but are created once after a large insert, even with auto update on, and the fix that worked for me.
Parameter Types From .NET: Stopping Implicit Conversions at the Source
Match parameter types from .NET to SQL Server columns, avoid implicit conversions, and inspect cached plans for mismatched strings.
SQL SERVER – Solution – Puzzle – SELECT * vs SELECT COUNT(*)
The solution to my puzzle on why SELECT * throws an error but SELECT COUNT(*) does not, with the best reader answers and credit to Rob Farley.