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DATEADD Nanoseconds: Round to datetime2 Ticks

September 1, 2009
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Server

DATEADD nanoseconds do not provide single-nanosecond storage. Test rounding thresholds with an explicit datetime2(7) input.

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Oracle to SQL Server: Translating NVL, ROWNUM and Sequences

August 31, 2009
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Oracle, SQL Migration, SQL NULL, SQL Server

Translate Oracle to SQL Server expressions for NULLs, row limits, dates, sequences and concatenation, and test where they differ.

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Central Management Servers and Registered Servers

August 30, 2009
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
DBA, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Utility

Use Central Management Servers and registered servers in SSMS to organize SQL Server instances and run safe read-only queries across groups.

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REGEXP_MATCHES: Read Matches and Capture Groups

August 28, 2009
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Datatype, SQL Function, SQL Scripts

REGEXP_MATCHES returns full matches and captured groups. Read group values and positions, preserve duplicate letters, and check a no-match input.

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LIKE ESCAPE: Search for a Literal Percent Sign

August 27, 2009
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

LIKE ESCAPE expresses a literal punctuation search. Preserve the distinction between wildcard pattern instructions and stored text.

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SQL SERVER – SQL Server Express – A Complete Reference Guide

August 26, 2009
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server, SQL Server Express

A complete reference guide to SQL Server Express: what it costs (it is free), when to use it over the full version, and its maximum database size.

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ISO Week Numbers vs DATEPART(week): Grouping Sales by Week

August 25, 2009
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Group By, SQL Server

Group sales by ISO week and ISO year, compare DATEPART week behavior, and avoid New Year errors caused by session settings.

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