Can you downgrade database files from SQL Server 2005 to 2000? No tool does it. Install the old version, recreate the schema and move the data yourself.
SQL SERVER – Introduction and Example of UNION and UNION ALL
A simple example of UNION and UNION ALL with two table variables. UNION removes the duplicate rows, while UNION ALL keeps every row from both tables.
SQL SERVER – Get Numeric Value From Alpha Numeric String – UDF for Get Numeric Numbers Only
A simple UDF that gets only the numbers from an alpha numeric string, using PATINDEX and STUFF, with test values for empty, NULL and mixed strings.
JSON_QUERY or JSON_VALUE: Match the JSON Shape
JSON_QUERY or JSON_VALUE depends on the JSON shape you need. One read-only document exposes scalar, object, array, JSON null and missing-path results side by side.
SQL Injection: The Joke, the Failure and the Parameter Fix
SQL Injection makes a good joke and a terrible incident. The tests here show a concatenated query returning every row for one hostile name, the same text passed as a parameter returning none, a table name caught by QUOTENAME, and a read-only user blocked from dropping a table.
OLE DB or ODBC for Connecting to SQL Server
Choose OLE DB or ODBC for SQL Server by the component you run, especially SSIS, linked servers, and applications using current drivers.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Enhenced TRIM() Function – Remove Trailing Spaces, Leading Spaces, White Space, Tabs, Carriage Returns, Line Feeds
Need to remove trailing spaces, leading spaces, tabs, carriage returns and line feeds? Here is an enhanced TRIM function built from a script by Russ and Erik.