Two ways to recompile a stored procedure at run time in SQL Server: add WITH RECOMPILE when you create it, or ask for a one-time recompile.
Mapping MySQL Data Types to SQL Server
Mapping MySQL data types requires checking signed ranges, text encoding, date limits, and application behavior before choosing SQL Server columns.
Minimal Logging for Bulk Loads
Minimal logging for Bulk Loads depends on recovery model, table shape, and locking; learn the prerequisites, tradeoffs, and how to verify a load.
Backing Up SQL Server Express Without Agent
Backing up SQL Server Express requires a BACKUP script, sqlcmd, Windows Task Scheduler, retention rules, and proof that restores work.
UPDATE With a JOIN: Changing Rows From Another Table Safely
Use UPDATE with a JOIN safely, reject duplicate source keys, compare subquery and MERGE behavior, and verify the affected rows.
SQL SERVER – ALTER DATABASE dbname SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
Cannot drop a database because it is in use? SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE rolls back open work first. Be careful with it on production.
STRING_SPLIT and Its Ordinal Column
STRING_SPLIT and its ordinal column preserve token positions when you request the third argument and sort by ordinal in SQL Server.