How to Increase Query Speed With a Little Communication
How my former boss solved a performance issue by changing the business rules, instead of query optimization.
2010-07-14
27,468 reads
Stephen Hirsch
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Is dynamic SQL good or bad? We've had lots of arguments over the years in the forums and articles on both sides of the coin, though with most of the opinions being that dynamic SQL is bad. Stephen Hirsch brings us his own view that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
2006-09-19
5,797 reads
What is XML?
The use of XML is growing all the time and if you listen to the media, XML is a technology you cannot do without. New author Stephen Hirsch brings us a look at XML from more of a skeptic's point of view.
2006-07-24
11,022 reads
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Function Defaults
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Function Defaults
I have created this function in SQL Server 2022:
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.AddInt (@one INT, @two INT = 1) RETURNS INT
AS
BEGIN
RETURN @one + @two
END
How can I call this and invoke the default value for @two? See possible answers