Help me out Please!!

  • I am new at sql and i had some of the sql queries ,but i dont know which query is the best query

    for my server or the best optimized query. Can anyone help how to know the best optimized query??

  • If you have multiple queries and you want to see which is best, run them and time them, it's that simple. Use STATISTICS TIME.

    Gail Shaw
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  • Also use STATISTICS IO and compare the number of reads and writes. Do that in addition to measuring time. Both are applicable.

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