Madhivanan asked how to get zero without using any numbers in T-SQL. Here are the clever reader answers, from SELECT $ to counting a NULL cast.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
SQLAuthority News – Job Interviewing the Right Way (and for the Right Reasons) – Guest Post by Feodor Georgiev
Feodor Georgiev writes about job interviewing the right way and for the right reasons, sharing his thoughts on hiring and employing IT people.
Importing CSV Files Without Surprises
Importing CSV files Without Surprises covers quoted delimiters, UTF-8 encoding, dates, staging tables, and SQL Server BULK INSERT FORMAT = ‘CSV’.
SQL SERVER – Selecting Domain from Email Address
A quick T-SQL script to select the domain from email address values with RIGHT, LEN and CHARINDEX, and count how many emails share each domain.
SQL SERVER – Solution – Puzzle – Statistics are not Updated but are Created Once
The solution to my puzzle on why statistics are not updated but are created once after a large insert, even with auto update on, and the fix that worked for me.
Parameter Types From .NET: Stopping Implicit Conversions at the Source
Match parameter types from .NET to SQL Server columns, avoid implicit conversions, and inspect cached plans for mismatched strings.
SQL SERVER – Solution – Puzzle – SELECT * vs SELECT COUNT(*)
The solution to my puzzle on why SELECT * throws an error but SELECT COUNT(*) does not, with the best reader answers and credit to Rob Farley.
SQL Server slow? Let's fix it together in about four hours.
In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, you share your screen, I guide you, and we fix your biggest performance troublemakers. No passwords. No remote access.
You keep every script, and the know-how to fix it yourself next time.
Want your whole team to learn it?
My Practical Workshop has no PowerPoint, just live demos. My AI Enablement Workshop shows your team where AI saves hours, and where it quietly costs them.
Over 400 customers have worked with me this way, and not one shared a password. See all consulting options.