Planting a Debug Flag in T-SQL
Are you looking for a way to debug stored procedures in SQL Server? Keep reading for a technique that’s worked for me and countless others.
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Required SQL Indexes
If you talk to any data professionals about query performance, they’ll bring up indexes in the first few minutes. For good reasons, Indexes are critical … Read more
Delete Duplicate Rows in T-SQL
We don’t live in a perfect world, which means duplicate rows occasionally show up. Sometimes you just need to delete them and make comments about … Read more
Storing Big Ugly Tables
Have you ever had a big ugly table? A table with millions or even billions of rows. Perhaps you wanted to truncate it! But no, … Read more
Generate Random Dates In T-SQL
Have you ever needed to create a random date in SQL over a group of rows? Whenever I build a dataset for demos or testing, … Read more
Benefits of SQL Stored Procedures – Maintainability
Are you trying to convince developers to use Stored Procedures rather than inline SQL or an ORM, say Entity Framework? It may seem futile, but … Read more