Should I use != or <> for not equal in T-SQL? - Stack Overflow
Yes; Microsoft themselves recommend using <> over != specifically for ANSI compliance, e.g. in Microsoft Press training kit for 70-461 exam, "Querying Microsoft SQL Server", they say "As …
How do I perform an IF...THEN in an SQL SELECT?
Sep 15, 2008 · 2059 The CASE statement is the closest to IF in SQL and is supported on all versions of SQL Server.
SQL: IF clause within WHERE clause - Stack Overflow
Sep 18, 2008 · Is it possible to use an IF clause within a WHERE clause in MS SQL? Example: WHERE IF IsNumeric(@OrderNumber) = 1 OrderNumber = @OrderNumber ELSE …
SQL WITH clause example - Stack Overflow
Sep 23, 2012 · 353 The SQL WITH clause was introduced by Oracle in the Oracle 9i release 2 database. The SQL WITH clause allows you to give a sub-query block a name (a process also …
Combining "LIKE" and "IN" for SQL Server - Stack Overflow
Is it possible to combine LIKE and IN in a SQL Server-Query? So, that this query
sql - Efficiently convert rows to columns - Stack Overflow
I'm looking for an efficient way to convert rows to columns in SQL Server, I heard that PIVOT is not very fast, and I need to deal with lot of records. This is my example: Id Value ColumnName …
Remove all spaces from a string in SQL Server - Stack Overflow
May 3, 2012 · What is the best way to remove all spaces from a string in SQL Server 2008? LTRIM(RTRIM(' a b ')) would remove all spaces at the right and left of the string, but I also …
SQL to find the number of distinct values in a column
SQL to find the number of distinct values in a column Asked 17 years, 1 month ago Modified 2 years, 7 months ago Viewed 825k times
sql server - Database stuck in "Restoring" state - Stack Overflow
Ran into a similar issue while restoring the database using SQL server management studio and it got stuck into restoring mode. After several hours of issue tracking, the following query worked …
sql - Incorrect syntax near '' - Stack Overflow
SELECT TOP 1000 * FROM master.sys.procedures as procs left join master.sys.parameters as params on procs.object_id = params.object_id This seems totally correct, but I keep getting …
