Joining on NULLs
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It's important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect.
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2019-03-26
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Bert Wagner
4 Reasons To Avoid VARCHAR(8000)
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When first learning SQL Server, I had the brilliant idea of defining every column on my table as VARCHAR(8000). After all, the VARCHAR datatype...
2019-03-19
4 Reasons To Avoid VARCHAR(8000)
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When first learning SQL Server, I had the brilliant idea of defining every column on my table as VARCHAR(8000). After all, the VARCHAR datatype...
2019-03-19
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Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time
Watch this week’s episode on YouTubeAT TIME ZONE is great because it makes it easy to perform daylight saving time and...
2019-03-19 (first published: 2019-03-05)
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Dipping into the Cookie Jar
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #112 prompt by Shane O'Neill. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database and...
2019-03-12
Dipping into the Cookie Jar
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #112 prompt by Shane O'Neill. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database and...
2019-03-12
Gaps and Islands Across Date Ranges
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In a traditional gaps and islands problem, the goal is to identify groups of continuous data sequences (islands) and groups of data where the...
2019-03-12
Gaps and Islands Across Date Ranges
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube.In a traditional gaps and islands problem, the goal is to identify groups of continuous...
2019-03-12
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Gaps and Islands Across Date Ranges
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In a traditional gaps and islands problem, the goal is to identify groups of continuous data sequences (islands) and groups of data where the...
2019-03-12
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COUNT, DISTINCT, and NULLs
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One thing I see fairly often (and am occasionally guilty of myself) is using COUNT(DISTINCT)...
2019-03-05 (first published: 2019-02-19)
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