What does <> (angle brackets) mean in MS-SQL Server?
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Should I use != or <> for not equal in T-SQL? - Stack Overflow
Apr 6, 2009 · Yes; Microsoft themselves recommend using <> over != specifically for ANSI compliance, e.g. in Microsoft Press training kit for 70-461 exam, "Querying Microsoft SQL …
What does the "@" symbol do in SQL? - Stack Overflow
The @CustID means it's a parameter that you will supply a value for later in your code. This is the best way of protecting against SQL injection. Create your query using parameters, rather than …
sql - NOT IN vs NOT EXISTS - Stack Overflow
Which of these queries is the faster? NOT EXISTS: SELECT ProductID, ProductName FROM Northwind..Products p WHERE NOT EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM Northwind..[Order Details] …
sql - Condition within JOIN or WHERE - Stack Overflow
In "SQL Performance Tuning" by Peter Gulutzan and Trudy Pelzer, they tested multiple brands of RDBMS and found no performance difference. I prefer to keep join conditions separate from …
SQL WITH clause example - Stack Overflow
Sep 23, 2012 · 353 The SQL WITH clause was introduced by Oracle in the Oracle 9i release 2 database. The SQL WITH clause allows you to give a sub-query block a name (a process also …
How do I perform an IF...THEN in an SQL SELECT?
Sep 15, 2008 · The CASE statement is the closest to IF in SQL and is supported on all versions of SQL Server. SELECT CAST( CASE WHEN Obsolete = 'N' or InStock = 'Y' THEN 1 ELSE 0 …
sql - Selecting COUNT (*) with DISTINCT - Stack Overflow
In SQL Server 2005 I have a table cm_production that lists all the code that's been put into production. The table has a ticket_number, program_type, program_name and push_number …
How to limit the results on a SQL query - Stack Overflow
Aug 13, 2019 · I'm wondering is it possible to limit the result of a SQL request? For example, only return up to 50 rows from: SELECT * FROM <table> thanks.
sql server - Database stuck in "Restoring" state - Stack Overflow
Ran into a similar issue while restoring the database using SQL server management studio and it got stuck into restoring mode. After several hours of issue tracking, the following query worked …