Ars Technica

SQL Server 2005: Continue statement on error (Resume on Next)

Statement level is the lowest level of granularity to fail or succeed upon. If you have in your example 100 records in table A to update based upon some logic (e.g. from another table, from a custom ...
Ars Technica

SQL: an ORDER BY clause that will filter out "a" "an" and "the"

So I wanna sort something like "The Who" or "The Grateful Dead" by 'W' and 'G', respecively. How does one accomplish this? I tried using a function in the ORDER BY clause, but SQL syntax doesnt seem ...
Redmond Magazine

Exploiting SQL Server 2008 Through Code

SQL Server 2008 has a ton of new DBA features, but if you really want to make this thing go, just crank out a little code. SQL Server 2008 is mostly in the domain of system and database administrators ...
Simon Fraser University

CREATE VIEW Statement

PROC SQL allows you to specify the ORDER BY clause in the CREATE VIEW statement. Every time a view is accessed, its data are sorted and displayed as specified by the ORDER BY clause. This sorting on ...
TechRepublic

SQL basics: SELECT statement options

Learn how to master the SELECT statement to form truly useful data queries. This article explains functions, clauses, and keywords that will make your life a lot easier. Due to popular demand, we’re ...
Network World

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Microsoft SQL Server 2016

OK, so we’re still evaluating SQL Server 2014, but are you ready now to explore Microsoft SQL Server 2016? No rest for the weary! Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2.2 is now available as a public ...