SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer need ...

Oracle SQL*Plus has a very useful subparameter to the column parameter called NEW_VALUE. The NEW_VALUE directive allows you to store data retrieved from an Oracle table as a variable inside the ...

I have a stored procedure that needs to select some data into a table variable, but I am having trouble because I need a dynamic where clause and SQL Server 2000 does not seem to like using an EXEC() ...

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CREATE OR ALTER FUNCTION fn_get_city_name ( @address AS VARCHAR(100) ) RETURNS VARCHAR(100) AS BEGIN DECLARE @city_name AS VARCHAR(100) SELECT @city_name = TRIM(LEFT(@address,CHARINDEX(',', @address)) ...

This is an attempt at making a slightly dynamic query to modify in bulk a CMDB at work. Using SQL Server 2008. I'm trying to update a column with a specific value. I want the table, the column and the ...

In T-SQL, you can leverage variables and operators effectively to manipulate and retrieve data from tables like emp (employees) and dept (departments). Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use these ...

SQL Server's OpenJson function will let you dismantle JSON structures into relational tables, including tables with foreign/primary key relationships. As I noted in an earlier column, JSON is great ...