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T-SQL Data Processing

This article from new author Peter Kierstead shows us how to implement your own "fuzzy" dedup/merge logic without resorting to RBAR in T-SQL.

The Ultimate Foreign Key Researcher

Searches for actual and potential foreign key columns for a given primary key reference.

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Cursors

public access to extended SP's

check public access to extended stored procedures

Correlated Joins Using "Apply"

Discusses the use of the newly introduced APPLY Statement in SQL Server 2005

Compound Assignment Operators in SQL Server 2008

MAK illustrates the use of Compound Assignment Operator that is introduced in SQL Server 2008.

Java's String.hashCode() function in T-SQL

T-SQL function to takes a string and produce an integer hashcode matching what is produced by the Java String.hashCode() method.

Identity Columns

When Nigel Rivett takes us on a tour of the apparently innocuous subject of Identity Columns in TSQL, even the seasoned programmer is due for one or two surprises.