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How to change the database collation

To change the collation of an database following commands can be used:

ALTER DATABASE [database name] SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
ALTER DATABASE  [database name]  COLLATE Newcollation
ALTER DATABASE  [database name]  SET MULTI_USER

For example , suppose if the name...

2012-01-02

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Pro and Cons of Parameter Sniffing

Look at the following 3 scripts:
-- 1. Hardcoded
SELECT
*
FROM
Sales.Orders
WHERE
DateAndTime < '19900101'

-- 2. Variable
DECLARE @FilterDate DATETIME = '19900101'
SELECT
*
FROM
Sales.Orders
WHERE
DateAndTime...

2012-01-02

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Question of the Day

The LAGging NULL

I have this data in a SQL Server 2022 table:

player         yearid team HR
Alex Rodriguez 2012   NYY  18
Alex Rodriguez 2013   NYY  7
Alex Rodriguez 2014   NYY  NULL
Alex Rodriguez 2015   NYY  12
Alex Rodriguez 2016   NYY  9
If I run this code, what are the results returned in the hrgrowth column?
SELECT
  player
, yearid
, hr
, hr - LAG (hr, 1, 0) IGNORE NULLS OVER (ORDER BY yearid) AS hrgrowth
FROM dbo.playerstats;

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