Some simple examples of querying xml with sql
XML is a beast if you've never tackled it. Here are some simple examples of what I discovered as I...
2015-06-30 (first published: 2015-06-24)
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Some simple examples of querying xml with sql
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2015-06-24
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Enabling Instant File Initialization
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Enabling Instant File Initialization
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Utilizing the power of table parameters to reduce IO, improve performance, decrease pollution, and achieve world peace...
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Utilizing the power of table parameters to reduce IO, improve performance, decrease pollution, and achieve world peace…
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Restoring a database that doesn't exist
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Restoring a database that doesn’t exist
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
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