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Optional Parameters

Optional Parameters Unlike many programming languages, SQL does not lend itself to optional parameters, especially when using stored procedures. I’m going to share a SQL tip today regarding different methods to implementing optional parameters. All code is written in TSQL for MS SQL Server, but may be modified to work in other SQL engines. For this demonstration I’m going to […]

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Jeopardy on SSWUG.org

Jeopardy on SSWUG.org Today’s Jeopardy question pretty clearly demonstrates why it is difficult to create a Computer that can think like the Human Mind. I was amazed by the number of responses regarding yesterdays SSWUG Jeopardy question…and they were all nearly identical. What is dropping/mixing a stack of unnumbered programming cards? In the 60s programmers didn’t have direct access to […]

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Using the Display Database Command

(Troy Coleman) DISPLAY DATABASE is one of the most useful and versatile commands in the DBA toolbox. It’s used to display information about the status of the database, table space and/or index space. It also displays who is using an object, any locks that are being held, any claimers and any pages