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How to Create a Table From Query Results in Microsoft SQL

If your business uses relational databases to store data, it helps to use the SQL SELECT command with the INTO clause to create new tables from query results. This method isn't ANSI-standard SQL, but ...
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specify-table-copy-or-query-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md

After you provide info about the destination for your data and about how to connect to it, the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Import and Export Wizard shows Specify Table Copy or Query. On this page, you ...
findnerd.com

SQL : How to update top N records in a table?

It is a common requirement in SQL server development to update top N records in SQL server.In this blog we will see two approaches to accomplish the same. 1) Using UPDATE with TOP UPDATE TOP (100) ...
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copy-columns-from-one-table-to-another-database-engine.md

When you copy a column that has an alias data type from one database to another, the alias data type may not be available in the destination database. In such a case, the column will be assigned the ...
Ars Technica

SQL server bulk copy - can you make it ignore duplicates copying into table?

I'm doing some development on a dev server of ours for a site that's currently live on another server. They have their own server with a SQL Server database holding the data for the live site. So as ...