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Why Query Store Actual Operation Mode is Not Same as Requested? – Interview Question of the Week #248

October 27, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Query Store, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration

Question: Why Query Store Actual Operation Mode is Not Same as Requested? Query Regression (poor performing queries, once working great)

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Retrieve TOP 10 Rows Without Using TOP or LIMIT? – Interview Question of the Week #247

October 20, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server

Question: Retrieve TOP 10 Rows Without Using TOP or LIMIT? We do not want to use TOP or LIMIT as they are actually not an ANSI implementation.

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How to Know If Index is Forced on Query? – Interview Question of the Week #246

October 13, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Query Hint, SQL Index, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Question: How to Know If Index is Forced on Query?

Answer: Let me tell you a brief story so you understand the context of the question.

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What is SCHEMABINDING in SQL Server Views? – Interview Question of the Week #245

October 6, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Table Operation, SQL View

SCHEMABINDING keywords prevent tables used in the views to make any such modifications that can affect the view’s definition. 

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How to Download the Latest SQL Server Docker Image? – Interview Question of the Week #244

September 29, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Docker, PowerShell, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Question: How to Download the Latest SQL Server Docker Image? Answer: The command to download the latest SQL Server Docker Image is here:

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Where is Table Variable Created? – Interview Question of the Week #243

September 22, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Disk, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB, Temp Table

Question: Where is Table Variable Created?

Answer: On Hard Disk and NOT in Memory.

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How to List All DML Triggers Created or Modified in the Last N Days in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #242

September 15, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Trigger

List all DML triggers created or modified in the last N days in SQL Server, and why modify_date moves when nobody edited the code.

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