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Rules on Arithmetic Operations in SQL Server
What Are Arithmetic Operators in SQL Server Transact-SQL? An arithmetic operator performs an arithmetic operation on two expressions of numeric data types. SQL Server supports 5 arithmetic operators: + (Add): Addition - (Subtract): Subtraction * (Multiply): Multiplication / (Divide): Division % (Mod...
2017-04-01, 3468🔥, 0💬

"LEFT OUTER JOIN ... ON" - Writing Queries with Left Outer Joins in SQL Server
How To Write a Query with a Left Outer Join in SQL Server? If you want to query from two tables with a left outer join, you can use the LEFT OUTER JOIN ... ON clause in the FROM clause. The following query returns output with a left outer join from two tables: fyi_links and fyi_rates. The join condi...
2016-10-30, 3468🔥, 0💬

Calculating the Difference between Two Dates in MySQL
How To Calculate the Difference between Two Dates in MySQL? If you have two dates, and you want to know how many days between them, you can use the DATEDIFF(date1, date2) function as shown below: SELECT DATEDIFF(DATE('1997-02-28'), DATE('1997-03-01')) FROM DUAL; -1   ⇒ Calculating the Difference bet...
2017-12-26, 3467🔥, 0💬

Change Settings in Binary SPFile in Oracle
What To Do If the Binary SPFile Is Wrong for the Default Instance in Oracle? Let's say the SPFile for the default instance is a binary file, and some settings are wrong in the SPFile, like SGA setting is bellow 20MB, how do you change a setting in the binary file? This seems to be a hard task, becau...
2020-09-15, 3466🔥, 0💬

SQL Server Connection Protocols
What connection protocols are supported by SQL Server? SQL Server supports the following connection protocols: 1. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - This is the most commonly used protocols to connect to SQL Server databases. It allow client tools or application programs on a...
2024-08-14, 3465🔥, 0💬

Returning Query Output in XML Format in MySQL
How To Return Query Output in XML Format in MySQL? By default, "mysql" returns query output in text table format. If you want to receive query output in XML format, you need to use the "-X" command option. Here is a good tutorial exercise: &gt;cd \mysql\bin &gt;mysql -u root -X test mysql&am...
2018-04-21, 3465🔥, 0💬

Connecting to MySQL Server on a Specific Port in MySQL
How To Connect to MySQL Server on a Different Port in MySQL? If your MySQL server is listening on port number different than 3306, you need to specify "--port=portNumber" option to any client program that needs to connect to the server. The tutorial exercise shows you how to connect "mysql" to start...
2017-11-25, 3463🔥, 0💬

Date and Time Literals in Oracle
How To Write Date and Time Literals in Oracle? Date and time literals can coded as shown in the following samples: SELECT DATE '2002-10-03' FROM DUAL -- ANSI date format 03-OCT-02 SELECT TIMESTAMP '1997-01-31 09:26:50.124' FROM DUAL 31-JAN-97 09.26.50.124000000 AM -- This is ANSI format   ⇒ Date and...
2020-04-14, 3458🔥, 0💬

What Is a Subquery in Oracle
What Is a Subquery in Oracle? A subquery is a SELECT statement used as part of the selection criteria of the main SELECT statement. The subquery specified in the WHERE clause will be evaluated repeated on each row of the selection base table. The output of the subquery will be used in the final eval...
2019-09-27, 3458🔥, 0💬

Converting DATETIME and NUMERIC Values in SQL Server
Are DATETIME and NUMERIC Values Convertible in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Are datetime and numeric value convertible? The answer is yes. Here are the main rules on DATATIME and NUMERIC value conversions: During the conversion a DATETIME value will be treated as a NUMERIC value with the number of days ...
2017-02-22, 3455🔥, 0💬

What Is a Directory Object in Oracle
What Is a Directory Object in Oracle? A directory object is a logical alias for a physical directory path name on the operating system. Directory objects can be created, dropped, and granted access permissions to different users. The following tutorial exercise shows you some good examples: &gt;...
2016-10-15, 3453🔥, 0💬

JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATION_REPORT() - JSON Schema Validation Report
How to generate a validation report of a JSON value against a JSON schema using the JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATION_REPORT( )function? JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATION_REPORT( schema,json) is a MySQL built-in function that returns a validation report of a JSON value against a given JSON schema. The report itself is a ...
2024-11-23, 3452🔥, 0💬

"ALTER TABLE ... ADD" - Adding New Columns to Existing Tables in SQL Server
How To Add a New Column to an Existing Table with "ALTER TABLE ... ADD" in SQL Server? If you have an existing table with existing data rows, and want to add a new column to that table, you can use the "ALTER TABLE ... ADD" statement. The tutorial script below shows you a good example: ALTER TABLE t...
2016-11-17, 3452🔥, 0💬

Use LIKE Conditions in Oracle
How To Use LIKE Conditions in Oracle? LIKE condition is also called pattern patch. There 3 main rules on using LIKE condition: '_' is used in the pattern to match any one character. '%' is used in the pattern to match any zero or more characters. ESCAPE clause is used to provide the escape character...
2020-03-15, 3450🔥, 0💬

Create a Stored Procedure in Oracle
How To Create a Stored Procedure in Oracle? A stored procedure is a procedure with a specified name and stored into the current database. If you want to create a stored procedure, you can use the CREATE PROCEDURE statement. The example script below creates a stored procedure: SQL&gt; CREATE PROC...
2018-11-11, 3446🔥, 0💬

Error: Cannot Identify/Lock Data File in Oracle
What Happens If You Lost a Data File in Oracle? After you shutting down an Oracle database, you accidently deleted a data file from the operating system. If you try to start the database again you will get error when Oracle tries to open the database after mounting the database. The following tutori...
2019-04-09, 3443🔥, 0💬

Using SELECT Statements on Views in SQL Server
Can SELECT Statements Be Used on Views in SQL Server? Select (query) statements can be used on views in the same way as tables. The following tutorial exercise helps you creating a view and running a query statement on the view: CREATE VIEW myLinks AS SELECT * FROM fyi_links WHERE url LIKE '%fyi%' G...
2016-10-26, 3443🔥, 0💬

Create an Initialization Parameter File in Oracle
How To Create an Initialization Parameter File in Oracle? This is Step 3. To run an Oracle database as an Oracle instance, you need to create an initialization parameter file, which contains a set of initialization parameters. The easiest way to create an initialization parameter file to copy from t...
2019-04-03, 3440🔥, 0💬

Working with Cursors in Oracle PL/SQL
Where to find answers to frequently asked questions on Working with Cursors in Oracle PL/SQL? Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers compiled by FYIcenter.com DBA team on Working with Cursors in Oracle PL/SQL. Clear answers are provided with tutorial exercises on defining, op...
2018-02-01, 3440🔥, 0💬

Create a New Data File in Oracle
How To Create a New Oracle Data File in Oracle? There is no dedicated statement to create a data file. Data files are created as part of statements that manages other data structures, like tablespace and database.   ⇒ Create a New Tablespace in Oracle ⇐ Show All Data Files in the Current Database i...
2019-04-13, 3435🔥, 0💬

Creating Stored Procedures with Statement Blocks in SQL Server
How To Create a Stored Procedure with a Statement Block in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you are creating a stored procedure with multiple statements, it's better to use "BEGIN ... END" to group all statements into a single statement block. The tutorial exercise below shows you some good examples: USE...
2017-01-05, 3435🔥, 0💬

Ways to Start a New Transaction in Oracle
How To Start a New Transaction in Oracle? There is no SQL statement to explicitly start a new transaction. Oracle server implicitly starts a new transaction with the following two conditions: The first executable statement of a new user session will automatically start a new transaction. The first e...
2019-09-16, 3433🔥, 0💬

"ALTER INDEX ... REORGANIZE" - Defragmenting Indexes in SQL Server
How To Defragment Indexes with ALTER INDEX ... REORGANIZE in SQL Server? When an index is defragmented to a small percentage, like &lt; 30%, you can use the "ALTER INDEX ... REORGANIZE" statement to defragment the index. Here is a tutorial exercise on defragmenting indexes: USE FyiCenterData; GO...
2016-11-08, 3429🔥, 0💬

What Is Union in MySQL
What Is Union in MySQL? Join is data retrieval operation that combines multiple query outputs of the same structure into a single output.   ⇒ What Is ISAM in MySQL ⇐ What Is Join in MySQL ⇑ Database Basics and Terminologies in MySQL ⇑⇑ MySQL Database Tutorials
2017-07-07, 3428🔥, 0💬

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