Please read SQL SERVER – How to Retrieve TOP and BOTTOM Rows Together using T-SQL before continuing this article. I had asked users to come up with an alternate solution of the same problem. In this blog post we will see solution with the help of CTE.
SQLAuthority News – Authors Most Visited Article on Blog
I received many emails regarding SQLAuthority News – 500th Post – An Interesting Journey with SQL Server. One of the email asked interesting question regarding my most visited article on this blog. It was interesting to know that reader wants to know which article I visit the most. Following is…
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SQL SERVER – Find Nth Highest Record from Database Table
I had previously written SQL SERVER – Query to Retrieve the Nth Maximum value. I just received an email that if I can write this using AdventureWorks database as it is a default sample database for SQL Server 2005 and the user can run the query against it and understand it better. Let us see how we can find highest record from database.
SQLAuthority News – 500th Post – An Interesting Journey with SQL Server
I am very pleased to write my 500th post. After 500 posts, I still have same feeling when I wrote first post on this blog. I would like to thank my family for their continuous support in writing this blog. Most of all I want to thank all of YOU…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – SQL Server 2005 is The Data Platform Leader
Questions I often get asked : How big is market for SQL Server? Is SQL Server industry leader? Does learning SQL Server technology will help future career? Why did you pick SQL Server as your expertise? I just love SQL Server. Let us read following article taken directly from Microsoft,…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Simple Example of Cursor – Sample Cursor Part 2
I have recently received email that I should update SQL SERVER – Simple Example of Cursor with example of AdventureWorks database. Simple Example of Cursor using AdventureWorks Database is listed here. USE AdventureWorks GO DECLARE @ProductID INT DECLARE @getProductID CURSOR SET @getProductID = CURSOR FOR SELECT ProductID FROM Production.Product OPEN @getProductID FETCH…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – 2005 – A Simple Way To Defragment All Indexes In A Database That Is Fragmented Above A Declared Threshold
Just a day ago, I received email from regular reader Rajiv Kayasthy about a script which demonstrates the A Simple Way To Defragment All Indexes In A Database That Is Fragmented Above A Declared Threshold. He found this script on TechNet BOL and was attempting to run on SQL Server…
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