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CONVERT() - Converting Character Strings to Numeric Values in SQL Server
How To Convert Character Strings into Numeric Values in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Sometimes you need to convert numeric values enclosed in character strings back to numeric values by using the CONVERT() function. When converting character strings to values with CONVERT(), you need to remember two rul...
2017-03-22, 5149🔥, 0💬

Concatenating Two Binary Strings in SQL Server
How To Concatenate Two Binary Strings Together in SQL Server Transact-SQL? SQL Server 2005 allows to concatenate two binary strings into a single string with the (+) operator. The following tutorial exercise shows you some binary string concatenation examples: -- Concatenating two binary string lite...
2017-03-07, 5149🔥, 0💬

IF ... ELSE Statement in SQL Server Transact-SQL
How to execute statements under given conditions in SQL Server Transact-SQL? How to use IF ... ELSE statements? You can use IF ... ELSE statements to execute statements under given conditions in Transact-SQL using these syntaxes: IF condition statement_1 IF condition statement_1 ELSE statement_2 IF ...
2017-01-11, 5118🔥, 0💬

DATEDIFF() - Calculating DATETIME Value Differences in SQL Server
How To Calculate DATETIME Value Differences Using the DATEDIFF() Function in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you want to calculate the difference between two date and time values, you can use the DATEDIFF() function in the following format: DATEDIFF(datepart, startdate, enddate) returns INT: "startdate"...
2017-02-20, 5074🔥, 0💬

Database in Use When Renaming a Database in SQL Server
Why I am getting this error when renaming a database in SQL Server? If you are trying to rename a database that is in use, you will get an error message like this: "The database could not be exclusively locked to perform the operation." Before renaming a database, you must stop all client sessions u...
2016-11-20, 5074🔥, 0💬

"sys.tables" - Getting a List of All Tables in SQL Server
How To Get a List of All Tables with "sys.tables" View in SQL Server? If you want to see the table you have just created, you can use the "sys.tables" system view to get a list of all tables in the current database. The tutorial script gives you a good example: SELECT name, type_desc, create_date FR...
2018-03-29, 5065🔥, 1💬

💬 2018-03-29 Eric: That works. Thanks!

Converting Binary Strings into NUMERIC or FLOAT in SQL Server
Can Binary Strings Be Converted into NUMERIC or FLOAT Data Types in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Can binary strings be converted into numeric or float data types? The answer is no. Binary strings can not be converted implicitly or explicitly into NUMERIC, DECIMAL, REAL, or FLOAT data types. The tutorial...
2017-02-28, 4977🔥, 0💬

CONVERT() - Converting Numeric Expression Data Types in SQL Server
How To Convert Numeric Expression Data Types using the CONVERT() Function in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you want to convert the data type of a numeric expression to a new data type, you can use the CONVERT(data_type, expression) function. The tutorial exercise below shows you how to use the CONVERT...
2017-03-27, 4942🔥, 0💬

sys.sql_modules - Getting User Defined Function Definitions Back in SQL Server
How To Get the Definition of a User Defined Function Back in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you want get the definition of an existing user defined function back from the SQL Server, you can use the system view called sys.sql_modules, which stores definitions of functions, stored procedures, and views....
2016-12-18, 4917🔥, 0💬

BEGIN ... END Statement Blocks in SQL Server Transact-SQL
How to put statements into a statement block in SQL Server Transact-SQL? You can put statements into a statement block with BEGIN and END key words in Transact-SQL using these syntaxes BEGIN statement_1 statement_2 ... END Statement blocks are mainly used with logical conditions and control-of-flow ...
2017-01-11, 4856🔥, 0💬

SQL Server Transact-SQL Language References
Where to find SQL Server Transact-SQL language references? You can find SQL Server Transact-SQL language references on Microsoft Website: Transact-SQL Reference for SQL Server 2016 Transact-SQL Reference for SQL Server 2014 Transact-SQL Reference for SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL Reference for SQL Se...
2017-05-20, 4818🔥, 0💬

Date and Time Data Types in SQL Server Transact-SQL
What are date and time data types supported in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Date and time data types are used to hold dates and times. There are 6 date and time data types supported in SQL Server Transact-SQL: 1. DATETIME - Use to hold date and times with a large precision using 8-byte storages: 4 bytes...
2017-04-15, 4675🔥, 0💬

Getting Parts of DATETIME Values as Integers in SQL Server
How To Get Parts of DATETIME Values as Integers in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Sometimes, you want to one specific part of a DATETIME value as an integer to be used in your own date and time calculations. This can be done by using the DATEPART() function in the following format: DATENAME(datepart, date...
2017-02-14, 4674🔥, 0💬

"ALTER LOGIN" - Disabling a Login Name in SQL Server
How To Disable a Login Name in SQL Server? If you want temporarily disable a login name, you can use the "ALTER LOGIN" statement with a DISABLE keyword. If you want to enable it later on, you can use the ENABLE keyword. The tutorial exercise below shows how to disable and enable login name "Dba_Logi...
2016-10-19, 4673🔥, 0💬

What Is SQL Language
What Is SQL Language? SQL, SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language), is a language for RDBMS (Relational Database Management Systems). During the 1970s, a group at IBM's San Jose research center developed a database system "System R" based upon Codd's model. Structured English Query Language ("SEQ...
2017-06-16, 4585🔥, 0💬

sys.objects - Listing All User Defined Functions in SQL Server
How To List All User Defined Functions in the Current Database in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you want to see a list of all user defined functions in your current database, you can use the system view, sys.objects as shown in this tutorial exercise: USE FyiCenterData; GO -- Number of Sundays in a gi...
2016-12-24, 4584🔥, 0💬

Overflow Errors with INT Values in SQL Server Transact-SQL
What Happens If an Integer Is Too Big for INT (INTEGER) Date Type in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you are entering an INT data type literal with representing an integer value too big for INT data type to store, the SQL Server will give you an arithmetic overflow error. The same error will happen on B...
2017-04-19, 4559🔥, 0💬

Using INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE Statements in SQL Server
Where to find answers to frequently asked questions on Using INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE Statements in SQL Server? Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers compiled by FYIcenter.com DBA team on Using INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE Statements in SQL Server. Clear answers are provided w...
2016-11-03, 4533🔥, 0💬

Date/Time Operations and Functions in SQL Server Transact-SQL
Where to find answers to frequently asked questions on Date/Time Operations and Functions in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers compiled by FYIcenter.com DBA team on Date/Time Operations and Functions in SQL Server Transact-SQL. Clear answers are ...
2017-02-25, 4515🔥, 0💬

Rolling Back the DDL Statement in a Trigger in SQL Server
Can You Roll Back the DDL Statement in a Trigger in SQL Server? Can you roll back the DDL statement in a trigger? The answer is yes. Since the DDL statement that fires the trigger and the statements defined inside the trigger are all executed as a single statement batch, you can add a ROLLBACK state...
2016-10-22, 4489🔥, 0💬

Using Binary Strings in Arithmetical Operations in SQL Server
Can Binary Strings Be Used in Arithmetical Operations in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Can binary strings be used in arithmetical operations? The answer is yes. But there are two simple rules you need to remember: If an arithmetical operation has one binary string operand and one integer data type operan...
2017-02-28, 4483🔥, 0💬

Exact Numeric Literals in SQL Server Transact-SQL
What are exact numeric literals supported in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Exact numeric literals in Transact-SQL are numbers written in standard signed decimal formats. Exact numeric literals are used to provide values to exact numeric variables or table columns like INTEGER, DECIMAL(8,2), MONEY, etc. E...
2017-05-05, 4364🔥, 0💬

Missing .NET Framework 2.0 for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition in SQL Server
Why I am getting "The Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 in not installed" message in SQL Server? When you try to install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, you may get a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup error box with this message: "The Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 in not installed. Please install before ru...
2016-12-08, 4355🔥, 0💬

Converting Binary Strings into Unicode Character Strings in SQL Server
Can Binary Strings Be Converted into Unicode Character Strings in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Can binary strings be converted into Unicode character strings? The answer is yes. But you need to know how Unicode characters are represented in a binary format. Remember the following simple rules: An ASCII ...
2017-02-28, 4329🔥, 0💬

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