How to find the history table of a temporal table?
Here a simple trick to find the name of the history table of a system versioned temporal table using SQL select statement.
Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
Find if system versioned temporal table exists
Let us see how to check if a specific table is system versioned temporal or not using SQL script. SQL tips to check if temporal table exists.
Get only the common records from two tables using INTERSECT
With example how to get only the common records from two tables using INTERSECT and the advantages of INTERSECT over INNER JOIN.
Get records from one table which are not present in another table using EXCEPT
Getting records from one table which are not present in another table using EXCEPT operator in SQL Server.
Concatenate columns to string in SQL Server
In SQL Server there are several ways to concatenate columns to a single string. Here are few methods for concatenating columns based on the version of SQL Server.
Formatting SQL statements in SSMS
Formatting SQL statements or source code of procedures or function in SSMS is a daunting task. Here you will see how to use a plugin to format T-SQL in SSMS.
How To Drop Temporary Table If Exists In SQL Server?
Here is a simple tip on how to drop a temporary or temp table if it exists using the DIY in 2016 or higher versions of SQL Server.
How To Reset Identity Seed In SQL Server?
Here is a simple tip to reset identity seed of an auto incremented identity column after deleting records from the table in SQL Server.
Convert DateTime To YYYY-MM-DD Format In SQL Server
Here is a simple tip to convert the datetime value to a specific formatted date like YYYY-MM-DD in SQL Server 2012 and higher.
Generate A Date From Day, Month & Year In SQL Server
Here is a simple method to generate a date from integer format of day, month and year in SQL Server.
RAND() vs NEWID() In SQL Server
Here we will compare the builtin SQL Server functions RAND() vs NEWID() and understand the major differences between them.
Generating Unique Random Number For Each Row in Select Statement
Here is a simple trick for generating unique random number for each row in select statement in SQL Server. Let’s see how it works.
How To Generate Random Numbers In SQL Server?
Generating random numbers is very simple in SQL Server. We can use the built-in function RAND() to generate random number. Here are some examples.
Getting The List Of Column Names Of A Table In SQL Server
There are several ways to get the the list of column names of a table on a specific SQL Server database. I will go through these methods.
Getting Day Of Year In SQL Server
There is a couple of straightforward ways to get day of year for a given date in SQL Server using DATENAME or DATEPART built-in function. Let’s see how to use them
How To Get Only The Date Part Of GetDate() In SQL Server?
Here is the simple technique to get only the date part of GetDate() in SQL Server.
How To Find Number Of Weeks In A Month in SQL Server?
Here are couple methods to find the number of weeks in a month including the partial weeks considering different start day of week.
How To Find Leap Year In SQL Server?
We have to use our own logic to find whether the given year is leap or not. Here I have gone through couple of methods to find the the leap year in SQL Server.
How To Get The Last Day Of The Month In SQL Server?
Here is the simple straightforward way to find the last day of the month in SQL Server using the built-in date function EOMONTH.
How To Find The First Day Of The Month In SQL Server?
Here is a simple script to find the first day of the month in SQL Server without using varchar conversion. This method returns the result in datetime format.