Simple and clean method to escape special characters using STRING_ESCAPE system function. STRING_ESCAPE function was introduced in SQL 2016. Here we will see how to use it to escape dome of the special characters.
Upgrading SQL Server to it latest version. Here you will have the steps and tips to upgrade SQL Server and the existing database from a older version to a higher version, say 2017.
How to copy tables from one database to another database In SQL Server? Here is a quick tip to copy a table along with it’s table structure from one SQL Server database to another database on the same server.
How to rollback transaction on error in SQL Server stored procedure? Example for including transaction in TRY – CATCH block to rollback a transaction on any error occurred in the stored procedure.
How will you return error message in SQL Server stored procedure? Capturing the exception occurred in a stored procedure and returning the error message to the calling application is important in SQL Server programming. Here is the method to return the error message from a stored procedure.
How to create an unique constraint that allow multiple nulls? Using filtered index you can create unique constraint with multiple nulls. Using this you can store any number for NULL in a unique constraint column
Quick methods to list all foreign keys referencing a table in SQL Server using execution of simple TSQL scripts and SSMS GUI. Ways to identify all the tables referencing a table with foreign key constraint
Easy way to auto generate INSERT statements for a table in SQL Server using SSMS. Generate insert statements from sql server tables on the fly.
Adding or inserting Inserting Line Break or Carriage Return or Tab to a string in SQL Server. Quick examples for adding special characters like Line Break, Carriage Return and Tab to strings.
How to do pagination of results in SQL Server In and efficient way? Best way to paginate results in SQL Server to improve performance of the application.
How to get date part alone from DateTime and DateTime2 data types in SQL Server? Here are few of the techniques to get date from DateTime column.
What is SQL Operations Studio? What are the salient features of SQL Ops Studio? Advantages and disadvantages of SQLOPS over SSMS.
Where is SQL Server Configuration Manager? How to find and open Configuration Manager in latest versions of SQL Server? Opening SSCM in MMC.
How to drop table if it exists in SQL Server? How to drop stored procedure if it exists? How to drop function if it exists? Using DROP IF EXISTS.
CONCAT_WS() is a new function introduced in SQL Server 2017. Here is the details on using CONCAT_WS() to concatenating strings with separator.
How to generate row number without using ORDER By clause in SQL Server. Simple technique to override the sequence ordering while using ROW_NUMEBR() function
TRIM() Function In SQL Server 2017 and equivalent custom made TRIM UDF in 2016 and older versions ti trim the spaces at the starting and ending of a string.
Difference between union and union all. Performance comparison of union vs union all and identifying the best one to use and the scenarios to use them.
SSMS for SQL Server 2016 and higher. Installing SQL Server Management Studio Release 15 and higher for SQL Server 2008 or higher.
Similarities, differences usage of char vs varchar. Differences and similarities between char and varchar data types In SQL Server.
