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SQL SERVER – Puzzle – Why Decimal is Rounded Up?
Lots of people know the answer to this puzzle, but I am sure there are many who do not know the answer of the same as well. Here is the puzzle again for those who have vacation for the Holidays! Here is the first script: -- Decimal is rounded up…
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SQL SERVER – Story of Temporary Objects
SQL Server’s version of Transact SQL provides the ability to create and leverage temporary objects for use within the scope of your query session or batch. There are many reasons why you may decide to use temporary objects and we will explore them later in this article. In addition to meeting various data-tier requirements, temporary objects can also be beneficial from a performance and scalability perspective.
SQL SERVER – List the Name of the Months Between Date Ranges – Correction
Earlier I wrote a blog post about SQL SERVER – List the Name of the Months Between Date Ranges. It was written in the response to the question – How to list the name of the months between two date ranges? When I wrote the blog post, there was a small…
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SQLAuthority News – Presented on Database Worst Practices at SQLPASS 2014 in Seattle – November 5, 2014
Earlier last month, I had the opportunity to present at SQLPASS 2014. The event was held in Seattle in November 2014. I had a great time attending this event and I presented on the topic Database Worst Practices on November 5, 2014. Here is the title and abstract of the session,…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Reverse String Word By Word – Part 4
Earlier I wrote a blog post about SQL SERVER – Reverse String Word By Word. SQL Server Expert Sanjay Monpara and Yuri Petrov contributed to the blog post with their excellent script which I have blogged earlier. In this blog post we will see a similar script by SQL Expert Paul G. He has essentially sliced…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Reverse String Word By Word – Part 3
Earlier I wrote a blog post about SQL SERVER – Reverse String Word By Word. SQL Server Expert Sanjay Monpara wrote a great comment to the blog post where he has proposed alternate solution. Right after the solution of the Sanjay, another expert Yuri Petrov suggested a modification to the script. In this blog…
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