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Newb - SQL Server IIF() Function

  • March 3, 2021 at 4:17 pm

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    Jeff Moden wrote:

    Shifting gears a bit but on a similar subject... the PIVOT operator in MS Access is totally awesome.  I do NOT understand why MS made such a crippled version in SQL Server.

    If I recall correctly - it has been many years since I did anything in Access - the reason Access is better at this is because queries are generated at run-time.  Essentially they are dynamic SQL and will dynamically build the column list and the pivot operator(s) when the query is executed.

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  • March 3, 2021 at 10:14 pm

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    Jeffrey Williams wrote:

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    Shifting gears a bit but on a similar subject... the PIVOT operator in MS Access is totally awesome.  I do NOT understand why MS made such a crippled version in SQL Server.

    If I recall correctly - it has been many years since I did anything in Access - the reason Access is better at this is because queries are generated at run-time.  Essentially they are dynamic SQL and will dynamically build the column list and the pivot operator(s) when the query is executed.

    Not what I meant, though... the PIVOT operator in Access has a whole lot more functionality built in and is a whole lot easier to use than the one in SQL Server.  It's like someone actually designed it to be useful. 😀

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