Paging in SQL Server 2005 with ROW_NUMBER: CTE vs. derived table. I compare both methods and show they give the same performance for common queries.
SQL SERVER – Retrieve – Select Only Date Part From DateTime – Best Practice
The best way to select only the date part from a DATETIME value: my team member’s DATEADD and DATEDIFF method, and the CONVERT style 111 method I prefer.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : An error has occurred while establishing a connect to the server. Solution with Images.
An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server, also known as Error 40, is the top error searched on my blog. Here is the fix in screenshots.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Msg 9514 Xml data type is not supported in distributed queries. Remote object ‘OPENROWSET’ has xml column(s)
Msg 9514 means a distributed query touched an XML column. Why the type cannot cross a linked server, and four ways to get the data across anyway.
SQL SERVER – Spatial Database Definition and Research Documents
What is a spatial database? It is about lines, points, polygons and their features, and SQL Server was not one. My simple answer plus research documents.
SQL SERVER – UDF – Function to Display Current Week Date and Day – Weekly Calendar
A script and UDF that show each current week date with its day, from Sunday to Saturday, using DATEPART and DATEADD. Handy for a weekly calendar report.
SQL SERVER – Insert Multiple Records Using One Insert Statement – Use of UNION ALL
Insert multiple records with one INSERT statement by combining SELECT and UNION ALL, instead of a separate INSERT for every row. SQL Server 2008 has a newer way.
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