What is an online index rebuild, and which indexes can not be rebuilt online? A smart interview candidate and I found four, and Books Online lists all six.
SQL SERVER – Set Server Level FILLFACTOR Using T-SQL Script
A short T-SQL script to set server level FILLFACTOR, plus the Books Online definition of FILLFACTOR and what its values from 0 to 100 mean.
SQL SERVER – Explanation and Understanding NOT NULL Constraint
What a NOT NULL constraint does and two ways to add one: when the table is created, or after the table is created. My example covers both.
SQL SERVER – Three Rules to Use UNION
The three rules to use UNION from Ben Forta’s T-SQL book: two or more SELECT statements, the same columns in the same order, and compatible data types.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Explanation of TRY…CATCH and ERROR Handling With RAISEERROR Function
Yes, TRY…CATCH can use the RAISEERROR function. A developer said I never showed it, so here are simple SQL Server 2005 examples with and without it.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – OUTPUT Clause Example and Explanation with INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE
The SQL Server 2005 OUTPUT clause returns the rows changed by INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE. Each OUTPUT clause example below shows how.
SQL SERVER – Order of Result Set of SELECT Statement on Clustered Indexed Table When ORDER BY is Not Used
“What will be the order of the result set of a SELECT statement on clustered indexed table when the ORDER BY clause is not used?”