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 …
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 - 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 …
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 - Select first 10 rows only? - Stack Overflow
Dec 12, 2009 · How do I select only the first 10 results of a query? I would like to display only the first 10 results from the following query: SELECT a.names, COUNT(b.post_title) AS num FROM
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 …
Get the last day of the month in SQL - Stack Overflow
105 From SQL Server 2012 you can use the EOMONTH function. Returns the last day of the month that contains the specified date, with an optional offset. Syntax
How to select unique records by SQL - Stack Overflow
How to select unique records by SQL Asked 16 years ago Modified 1 year, 10 months ago Viewed 746k times