2022-01-28
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XML
Modifying XML values
Determining the property syntax when modifying XML values in SQL Server can be time consuming if you don’t work with XML regularly. SQL Server includes a very flexible XML...
2019-05-15
Using T-SQL to Fix Bad Data in XML Documents Using FLWOR
Learn how to use T-SQL to fix contents of an XML document using FLWOR
2019-01-17
2,558 reads
Examples of using XQuery to update XML Data in SQL Server
What is the most efficient way to modify XML values? To allow for precise modification of XML nodes and values, the XQuery XML query language employs an extension known as the XML Data Modification Language (DML). The XML DML uses the XML modify() method, which makes use of three operational keyword sets: insert, replace value of, and delete. Seth Delconte takes a closer look.
2018-07-11
2,712 reads
Free ebook: Stairway to SQL Server XML
Free download to all Simple Talk users. XML has been part of the SQL Standard since 2003, and is essential for any DBA because so many of the dynamic management views return XML data. Now that the industry is more used to data defined by document markup, it is becoming more important than ever for Database Developers and DBAs to understand the technology and to know where it makes sense to use XML.
2017-06-02
6,152 reads
XML import from a Cross-tab Report
Source xml is a rendition of a cross-tab report. I show the evolution of a Spackle solution for import as a SQL resultset.
2017-06-08 (first published: 2017-06-01)
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2017-01-20
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2016-08-25
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2016-06-22
1,208 reads
2016-06-01
1,451 reads
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The Backup File Extension
I run this command in SQL Server 2022. What is the extension of the backup file?
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