In this third in a series on working smarter with T-SQL, let's give the built-in sp_executesql stored proc a go. In my previous posts, I've described some methods for generating and executing T-SQL ...

Building on the DATETIMEFROMPARTS, DATETIME2FROMPARTS offers similar functionality, but yields more precise DateTime2 data type, containing fractions of a second to a specified precision. Naturally, ...

Working with dynamic SQL is all well and good, but avoid the risks that can lead to your code being susceptible to a SQL injection attack. As much as making your T-SQL work smarter for you, a la ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

SQL Server supports quicker deployment across enterprise tools through integration services and hybrid system support.Oracle Database is structur ...

this will return: "(1 row(s) affected)" But now I need to know, what data was actually inserted? SQL Server has answered this question in 2005 with the OUTPUT statement: This will return a dataset ...

SQL, the Structured Query Language, remains one of the most widely used programming languages, coming in fourth in Stack Overflow’s research for 2023. Just over half (51.52%) of professional ...

Every day, businesses depend on data to operate. Customer orders, quotes for new business, conversations around products, campaigns for marketing—pretty much every business process today is based on ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

We list the best SQL online courses, to make it simple and easy to learn how to mange, code, and run databases, covering everything from beginner to advanced users. The Structured Query Language or ...