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Primary Key - Default Indexes of Tables in SQL Server
Is the PRIMARY KEY Column of a Table an Index in SQL Server? If you define a primary key on a table, an index for the primary key column will be created by default. The tutorial exercise below shows you the index created as part of the primary key column of "fyi_links": USE FyiCenterData; GO -- Drop...
2016-11-13, 2957🔥, 0💬

Defining the Name and Server for a new DSN
How To Define the Name and Server for a new DSN? Continuing from the previous tutorial, on the first screen of the "Create a New Data Source to SQL Server" wizard, you should enter 3 fields: Name, Description, and Server as suggested below: Name: FYI_SQL_SERVER Description: FYIcenter.com SQL Server ...
2024-08-06, 2956🔥, 0💬

SINGLE_USER/MULTI_USER - Database User Access Options in SQL Server
How to set database to be SINGLE_USER in SQL Server? Databases in SQL Server have three user access options: MULTI_USER - All users that have the appropriate permissions to connect to the database are allowed. This is the default. SINGLE_USER - One user at a time is allowed to connect to the databas...
2016-11-20, 2937🔥, 0💬

PHP ODBC - Including Date and Time Values in SQL Statements
PHP ODBC - How To Include Date and Time Values in SQL Statements? If you want to provide date and time values in a SQL statement, you should write them in the format of "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss", and quoted with single quotes ('). The tutorial exercise below shows you two INSERT statements. The first on...
2024-05-05, 2936🔥, 0💬

Differences of CHAR and NCHAR in SQL Server Transact-SQL
What Are the Differences between CHAR and NCHAR in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Both CHAR and NCHAR are fixed length data types in Transact-SQL. But they have the following main differences: CHAR stores characters based on the code page with 1 byte per character most of the time. NCHAR stores characters...
2017-04-04, 2936🔥, 0💬

Using Cursors in SQL Server Transact-SQL
Where to find answers to frequently asked questions on Using Cursors in SQL Server Transact-SQL? I want to loop through rows in a result set. Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers compiled by FYIcenter.com DBA team on Using Cursors in SQL Server Transact-SQL. Clear explanati...
2016-10-17, 2934🔥, 0💬

CREATE CLUSTERED INDEX - Adding Clustered Indexes in SQL Server
How To Create a Clustered Index in SQL Server? If there is no primary key in a table, you can add one clustered index to that table with CREATE CLUSTERED INDEX statement. The tutorial exercise below shows you how to create a clustered index: USE FyiCenterData; GO -- Drop the old table, if needed DRO...
2016-11-13, 2932🔥, 0💬

Returning the Second 5 Rows from a Query in SQL Server
How To Return the Second 5 Rows in SQL Server? If you want to display query output in multiple pages with 5 rows per page, and the visitor wants to see the output for the second page, you need to display query output from row 6 to row 10. If you are using MySQL server, you can use the "LIMIT startRo...
2016-10-29, 2931🔥, 0💬

What Is a Table in SQL Server
What is a table in SQL Server? A table in database is a data object used to store data. Tables have the following features: Data is stored in a table with a structure of rows and columns. Columns must be pre-defined with names, types and constrains. A table object may have other associated data obje...
2016-11-20, 2930🔥, 0💬

Creating an Index for Multiple Columns in SQL Server
How To Create an Index for Multiple Columns in SQL Server? An index for multiple columns works similarly to a sorting process on multiple columns. If an index is defined for two columns, the index key is composed by values from those two columns. A multi-column index will be used to speed up the sea...
2016-11-13, 2928🔥, 0💬

Managing Databases and Physical Files in SQL Server
Where to find answers to frequently asked questions on Managing Databases and Physical Files in SQL Server? Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers compiled by FYIcenter.com DBA team on Managing Databases and Physical Files in SQL Server. Clear answers are provided with tutori...
2016-11-24, 2919🔥, 0💬

Deleting All Rows with TRUNCATE TABLE Statement in SQL Server
How To Delete All Rows with TRUNCATE TABLE Statement in SQL Server? If you want to delete all rows from a table, you have two options: Use the DELETE statement with no WHERE clause. Use the TRUNCATE TABLE statement. The TRUNCATE statement is more efficient the DELETE statement. The tutorial exercise...
2016-10-30, 2918🔥, 0💬

Performing Comparison on Exact Numbers in SQL Server
How To Perform Comparison on Exact Numbers in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Comparison operations on exact numbers of data types: BIT, INT, NUMERIC, etc., are very easy to understand. Here are some simple examples: -- BIT value comparison DECLARE @x BIT, @y BIT; SET @x = 0; SET @y = 1; SELECT CASE WHEN @...
2017-01-21, 2917🔥, 0💬

Creating Databases with Specified Physical Files in SQL Server
How to create database with physical files specified in SQL Server? If you don't like the default behavior of the CREATE DATABASE statement, you can specify the physical database files with a longer statement: CREATE DATABASE database_name ON (NAME = logical_data_name, FILENAME = physical_data_name,...
2016-11-24, 2917🔥, 0💬

Database Engine Tutorials from SQL Server 2005 Books Online
How to use Transact-SQL statements to access the database engine in SQL Server? Transact-SQL statements can be used to access the database engine directly. Here are some good tutorials provided by the SQL Server 2005 Books Online. See the SQL Server 2005 Tutorials &gt; Database Engine Tutorials ...
2016-11-27, 2912🔥, 0💬

odbc_tables() - Listing All Tables in the Database
How To List All Tables in the Database using odbc_tables()? If you want to get a list of all tables in the database, you can use the odbc_tables() function, which can actually be used to list all tables and views in the database. The syntax of odbc_tables() is: $result_set = odbc_tables($connection_...
2024-07-11, 2910🔥, 0💬

Turning Off PHP Warning Messages for ODBC Connection
How To Turn Off Warning Messages during PHP Execution? If don't want see warning messages generated from the PHP engine when executing PHP scripts, you can change the error_reporting setting in the php.ini configuration file. Open php.ini and change the following lines: ;error_reporting = E_ALL &...
2024-06-30, 2909🔥, 0💬

CASE - Conditional Expressions in SQL Server
What Are Conditional Expressions in SQL Server Transact-SQL? A conditional expression returns one of the given expressions based a specific condition. SQL Server 2005 offers the CASE operator to present a conditional expression with two syntaxes: 1. CASE with simple conditions CASE test_value WHEN v...
2017-01-29, 2908🔥, 0💬

Differences between Functions and Stored Procedures in SQL Server
What Are the Differences between User Defined Functions and Stored Procedures in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Differences between user defined functions and stored procedures are: Stored procedures does not return any data and they can not be used in expressions. User defined functions does return data ...
2016-12-24, 2906🔥, 0💬

What Is a Database in SQL Server
What is a database in SQL Server? A database is a logical container that contains a set of related database objects: Tables - Storages of structured data. Views - Queries to present data from tables. Indexes - Sorting indexes to speed up searches. Stored Procedures - Predefined SQL program units. Us...
2016-11-24, 2905🔥, 0💬

Testing DML Triggers in SQL Server
How To Test a DML Trigger in SQL Server? To test a DML trigger defined on a table, you just need to execute several INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements on that table as shown in this tutorial example: USE FyiCenterData; GO INSERT INTO fyi_users (name) VALUES ('FYI Admin'); GO Records are inserted, ...
2016-10-25, 2902🔥, 0💬

EXISTS - Testing Subquery Results in SQL Server
How To Test Subquery Results with the EXISTS Operator in SQL Server Transact-SQL? EXISTS is a special operator used to test subquery results. EXISTS can be used in two ways: EXISTS (SELECT ...) -- Returns TRUE if the specified subquery has one or more rows returned. NOT EXISTS (SELECT ...) -- Return...
2017-01-21, 2898🔥, 0💬

MS SQL Server DBA Checklist - General DBA Best Practices
-- Join (or start) a local SQL Server users group -- Attend at least one professional conference each year. -- Attend at least one training session each year. -- Read at least four books on SQL Server each year. -- Read the free e-book, How to Become an Exceptional DBA -- Learn everything you can ab...
2022-01-24, 2897🔥, 0💬

Creating a View with Data from Another View in SQL Server
Can You Create a View using Data from Another View in SQL Server? Can You Create a View with Data from Another View? The answer is yes. A view can be used as a table to build other views. The tutorial exercise below shows you how to create a view using data from another view: USE AdventureWorksLT; G...
2016-11-05, 2897🔥, 0💬

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