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 …
Convert Month Number to Month Name Function in SQL
Oct 9, 2008 · 0 SQL Server nowadays can get the ordinalnummer of a comma separated value of values, using the STRING_SPLIT function Also the names of the month are already stored in …
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 …
How to select unique records by SQL - Stack Overflow
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sql - NOT IN vs NOT EXISTS - Stack Overflow
Which of these queries is the faster? NOT EXISTS: SELECT ProductID, ProductName FROM Northwind..Products p WHERE NOT EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM Northwind..[Order Details] …
sql - How do I list all the columns in a table? - Stack Overflow
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2: In a query editor, if you highlight the text of table name (ex dbo.MyTable) and hit ALT + F1, you'll get a list of column names, type, length, …
sql - Incorrect syntax near '' - Stack Overflow
I'm trying to run the following fairly simple query in SQL Server Management Studio: SELECT TOP 1000 * FROM master.sys.procedures as procs left join master.sys.parameters as params …
How do I perform an IF...THEN in an SQL SELECT?
Sep 15, 2008 · The CASE statement is the closest to IF in SQL and is supported on all versions of SQL Server. SELECT CAST( CASE WHEN Obsolete = 'N' or InStock = 'Y' THEN 1 ELSE 0 …
SQL Server add auto increment primary key to existing table
ALTER TABLE table_name ADD id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT; No need for another table. This simply inserts an id column, makes it the primary index, and populates it …
How to calculate percentage with a SQL statement
Due to precedence of SQL statements it will be the same. however, due to data types if using 100 you can still get the result rounded to 0 decimals you desire for the % where as if you put it …