2013-08-22
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CROSS JOIN
Generate consecutive numbers
TSQL code that generates numbers (tally table) from 1 to N without using any tables
2012-03-01 (first published: 2012-02-21)
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TSQL that lists all numbers from 1..100
This query shows how to write a T-SQL statement that lists all numbers between 1 and 100 ordered, without use of any DATABASE table with only ONE select statement.
2012-02-20 (first published: 2011-12-31)
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Using CROSS JOIN queries to find records out of sequence
This topic is nothing new, but well worth revisiting for those who have not used CROSS JOINS. You may have faced a problem where you need to compare historical records for a particular set of records to ensure that records have been saved in the correct order.
2009-01-28
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