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: IF clause within WHERE clause - Stack Overflow
Sep 18, 2008 · Is it possible to use an IF clause within a WHERE clause in MS SQL? Example: WHERE IF IsNumeric(@OrderNumber) = 1 OrderNumber = @OrderNumber ELSE …
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 - Copy data into another table - Stack Overflow
How to copy/append data from one table into another table with same schema in SQL Server? Edit: let's say there is a query select * into table1 from table2 where 1=1 which creates table1 …
SQL to find the number of distinct values in a column
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sql server - SQL MAX of multiple columns? - Stack Overflow
Mar 8, 2012 · How do you return 1 value per row of the max of several columns: TableName [Number, Date1, Date2, Date3, Cost] I need to return something like this: [Number, …
Remove all spaces from a string in SQL Server - Stack Overflow
May 3, 2012 · What is the best way to remove all spaces from a string in SQL Server 2008? LTRIM(RTRIM(' a b ')) would remove all spaces at the right and left of the string, but I also …
sql - Concatenate text from multiple rows into a single text string ...
Consider a database table holding names, with three rows: Peter Paul Mary Is there an easy way to turn this into a single string of Peter, Paul, Mary?
How to convert a datetime to string in T-SQL - Stack Overflow
In addition to the CAST and CONVERT functions in the previous answers, if you are using SQL Server 2012 and above you use the FORMAT function to convert a DATETIME based type to …
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 …