Let us learn how to store non-English Characters in SQL Server tables. You will learn in this video the major difference between VARCHAR and NVARCHAR.
CONCAT and NULL – SQL in Sixty Seconds #123
I have decided to convert the blog into the video of SQL in the Sixty Seconds. Let us learn about CONCAT and NULL – SQL in Sixty Seconds #123.
SQL SERVER – NULL Values and CONCAT Function
A lot of SQL in the Sixty Seconds video recently, we will be looking at a very interesting T-SQL CONCAT function and how it works with the NULL Values.
SQL SERVER – Validating Positive Integer Strings with Explicit Boundaries
To Validate Natural integer strings, I define a nonempty positive ASCII-digit contract. A customer wanted a simpler validator.
SQL SERVER 2019 – Still Getting String or Binary Data Would be Truncated
If you have read release notes of SQL Server 2019, Microsoft has finally made an enhancement to error 8152 – String or binary data would be truncated.
ISNUMERIC Function Returns 1 for 12e5: What to Use Instead
The ISNUMERIC function returns 1 for strings that are not plain numbers, such as 12e5, a lone dollar sign and a lone plus. This post shows what it accepts, why, and which tests to use instead. It covers TRY_CAST and its blank string quirk, TRY_PARSE, and the digit pattern checks readers suggest.
PRINT Date Format in SQL Server: PRINT Versus SELECT
The PRINT date format differs from the SELECT format, because PRINT converts the value to text first. This post tests PRINT with six date and time types, shows why joining text and a datetime fails with Msg 241, shows how the session language changes the month name, and gives the formats that stay the same everywhere.