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CHAR: Invalid Character Codes Return NULL

February 7, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Datatype, SQL Function, SQL Server

CHAR constructs a character instead of printing an integer. Preserve byte-code inputs and distinguish an ordinary space from missing output.

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SQL SERVER – Import CSV File Into SQL Server Using Bulk Insert – Load Comma Delimited File Into SQL Server

February 6, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CSV, SQL Scripts, SQL Utility

How to import CSV file data into SQL Server with BULK INSERT: create a table, point to the comma delimited file and load every row in a few quick steps.

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SQLAuthority News – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Funny Microsoft Quotes

February 5, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Database, DBA, SQL Humor, SQL Server

I have received many emails that I should write more post like SQLAuthority News – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Funny Quotes.

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SQL SERVER - Simple Example of WHILE Loop with BREAK and CONTINUE

SQL SERVER – Simple Example of WHILE Loop with BREAK and CONTINUE

February 4, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts

A very simple example of WHILE Loop with BREAK and CONTINUE, plus a Books Online sample that uses a SELECT query in the WHILE condition.

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SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : Cannot find template file for new query (C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\ Binn\VSShell\Common7\ IDE\sqlworkbenchprojectitems\Sql\ SQLFile.sql)

February 3, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, Starting SQL

Cannot find template file for new query means SSMS lost a small local file. Where it lives, how to restore it, and what to check next.

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SQL SERVER - Find All The User Defined Functions (UDF) in a Database

SQL SERVER – Find All The User Defined Functions (UDF) in a Database

February 2, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL Scripts

A very simple script that lists all the User Defined Functions in a database, with schema name and type, by reading sys.objects in SQL Server.

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Salary Ranges: Match Overlapping Intervals in SQL Server

February 1, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Joins, SQL NULL, SQL Server

Match salary ranges using both boundaries of the job and candidate intervals. Define open bounds and test containment, endpoint contact and invalid input.

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