Part 2 of my Guidelines and Coding Standards: nest single quotes, add parentheses for readability, use IF EXISTS with SELECT 1, and avoid the SP_ prefix.
SQL SERVER – Guidelines and Coding Standards Part 1
Guidelines and Coding Standards Part 1: Pascal naming for tables, and naming patterns for stored procedures, triggers, indexes and keys.
SQL SERVER – Explanation about Usage of Unique Index and Unique Constraint
When should you use a Unique Index and when a Unique Constraint? Imran Mohammed explains, and shows how to handle a column with more than one NULL.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Introduction to Table-Valued Parameters with Example
Table-Valued Parameters in SQL Server 2008 let you pass many rows to a stored procedure without a temp table. I walk through the steps with a Department example.
Recursive CTE Performance: Index the Child Lookup
Recursive CTE performance depends on finding the next children efficiently. Compare identical rows and actual plans before accepting an index change.
SQL SERVER – Behind the Scene of SQL Server Activity of – Transaction Log – Shrinking Log
Why does an LDF file keep growing even with hourly log backups? Imran Mohammed explains what goes on behind the scene of the Transaction Log and shrinking.
SQL SERVER – Detailed Explanation of Transaction Lock, Lock Type, Avoid Locks
How do you find which table has a transaction lock and what lock type it is? Imran Mohammed explains it for SQL Server 2000 and 2005, and how to avoid locks.