How to copy data from one table to another without a cursor: INSERT INTO SELECT for an existing table, or SELECT INTO to create a new table.
SQLAuthority News – Book Review – Learning SQL on SQL Server 2005 (Learning)
My review of Learning SQL on SQL Server 2005 by Sikha Bagui and Richard Earp, an easy read full of examples for beginners and anyone who needs a refresher.
SQL SERVER – What is SQL? How to pronounce SQL?
What is SQL and how do you pronounce SQL? It stands for Structured Query Language, and it is said as S.Q.L. (ess-cue-ell), not sequel.
SQLAuthority News – Author Visit – Database Architecture and Implementation Discussion – New York, New Jersey Details
Notes from my database architecture meeting in New York and New Jersey: backup routines, index optimization and the maintenance tasks we discussed.
SQL SERVER – Fix : ERROR : Msg 1033, Level 15, State 1 The ORDER BY clause is invalid in views, inline functions, derived tables, subqueries, and common table expressions, unless TOP or FOR XML is also specified.
Msg 1033: the ORDER BY clause is invalid in views unless TOP or FOR XML is used. My workaround moves ORDER BY to the SELECT that calls the view.
SQL SERVER – UDF – Validate Integer Function
ISNUMERIC() returns 1 for plus, minus and currency signs, so it is not a safe check. I share the UDF I use to validate integer values instead.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Find Stored Procedure Create Date and Modified Date
A simple script on sys.objects that shows the stored procedure create date and modified date, handy for audits and for watching changes to your objects.