Simple examples of DDL, DML, DCL and TCL commands: SELECT, INSERT, CREATE, ALTER, GRANT, REVOKE, COMMIT, ROLLBACK and what each one does.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
SQLAuthority News – Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group Meeting April 24, 2009 – Meeting Report
About 50 people came to the Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group Meeting on April 24, 2009 for query optimization tricks and my back to basics talk.
geometry STIntersection: Return the Shared Shape
geometry STIntersection returns the shared shape rather than only an intersection flag. I inspect its type and emptiness alongside its area. A shared edge has zero area but still contains points.
SQL SERVER – Solution to Puzzle – Shortest Code to Perform SSN Validation
My solution to Jacob Sebastian’s puzzle: the shortest T-SQL code for SSN validation that removes invalid SSN values and returns only the valid ones.
SQL SERVER – Introduction to SQL Server Encryption and Symmetric Key Encryption Tutorial with Script
SQL Server Encryption keeps stolen data unreadable. Learn the three level encryption hierarchy, then follow a symmetric key encryption tutorial with the script.
SQLAuthority News – Starting the SQL Journey – How Did I Get Started With SQL?
SQL Expert Jorge Segarra (@SQLChicken) tagged me with one question: how did I get started with SQL? Here is the story of my SQL journey.
SQL SERVER – List All the Tables for All Databases Using System Tables
A one line script with sp_msforeachdb and sys.tables to list all the tables for all databases on a server, updated with ideas from reader comments.
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