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SQL SERVER – How to Catch Errors While Inserting Values in Table
Want to catch errors while inserting values into a table? Use TRY…CATCH. This simple example captures the error number and message.
SQL SERVER – How to Find Running Total in SQL Server
There are two ways to find a running total in SQL Server: the costly one for 2008 R2 and earlier, and the cleaner OVER ORDER BY ROWS method in SQL Server 2012.
SQL SERVER – GROUP BY Columns with XMLPATH – Comma Delimit Multiple Rows
How do you group by a column and comma delimit multiple rows of names into one value? It is a popular question, and I answer it with FOR XML PATH.
SQL SERVER – Building Technical Reference Library – Notes from the Field #048
Brian Kelley explains how to build a technical reference library: your own notes, code, settings and bugs you have hit, so help is always close at hand.
SQL SERVER – A Practical Use of Backup Encryption
A backup in the wrong hands is a data leak waiting to happen. Here is a practical example of Backup Encryption in SQL Server 2014 to keep your backups safe.
SQL SERVER – UPDATE FROM SELECT Statement with Condition
An old college friend asked how to UPDATE one table from another with a condition. Here is his sample and the UPDATE FROM SELECT statement that solves it.
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