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Script Table As in SSMS: CREATE, INSERT and SELECT in One Click
Script Table As is the right-click menu in SSMS that writes CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements for a table. This post shows what each option writes, what the scripts leave out, and how to run them safely.
Using Management Studio: A First Tour of SSMS 22
Using Management Studio gets easier once you know where to look. This first tour of SSMS 22 covers the connection dialog, Object Explorer, the query window, running a query, reading the results and saving a .sql file, with one small demo script to follow along.
SQL Code Comments: Notes Your Future Self Can Read
SQL Code Comments are the notes SQL Server skips and your teammates read. This post shows the two comment styles, what is worth writing in them, a header block for scripts and procedures, and how to stop a comment from lying after the code changes.
A T-SQL Cheat Sheet for Everyday Work
This T-SQL cheat sheet gathers daily SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY, window, TRY_CONVERT, and transaction patterns with short examples.
Query Writing Strategy: Start From the Question, Then Build Outward
A good query writing strategy starts before you type SELECT: write the question down, find the tables that hold the answer, and build the query one table at a time. This post follows that plan on a small tea shop database with four tables, checks the row count after every join, and confirms the answer by a second route. Every result comes from SQL Server 2025.
Learning SQL Server on a Budget
Learning SQL Server on a budget is possible with free development editions, official documentation, samples, and community practice.