T-SQL features added in recent SQL Server versions shorten common date, comparison, string, and JSON patterns when deployed deliberately.
SQL SERVER – Question to You – When to use Function and When to use Stored Procedure
Deciding when to use functions or stored procedures depends on the caller and required work. I want examples behind that choice.
REGEXP_REPLACE Text Cleanup: Replacing Tags Is Not Parsing HTML
REGEXP_REPLACE can remove controlled tag-like text, but that is not the same as parsing HTML. Test quoted brackets, surviving script text and word boundaries before deciding whether the replacement fits the input.
CONVERT Date Styles: Use Explicit Numeric Formats
CONVERT date styles make date displays explicit. Keep the typed value for date logic and agree the output format with the receiving interface.
SQL SERVER – Puzzle – SELECT * vs SELECT COUNT(*)
SELECT * gives an error when run alone, but SELECT COUNT(*) does not. Why? Here is my SELECT * vs SELECT COUNT(*) puzzle from the Bangalore User Group.
SQL SERVER – A Quick Notes on SQL Azure
SQL Azure became Azure SQL Database. What carried over, what you give up, what you stop having to do, and how to check whether your code would move.
SQL SERVER – Copy Database from Instance to Another Instance – Copy Paste in SQL Server
How to copy database from instance to another instance with the Copy Database Wizard, and automate it through SSIS and a SQL Server Agent job.