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How to setup and use a SQL Server alias

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I have an application that has a specified database connection that I either can't or don't want to change. However, I need to move the database to a new server. How can I do this easily without breaking other things that maybe using this connection and/or database?

2008-11-18

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Replacing a NULL II

What is returned from this code in SQL Server 2022?

DECLARE
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GO

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