In this article, we will explore the process of SQL Delete column from an existing table. We will also understand the impact of removing a column with defined constraints and objects on it.
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SSIS Conditional Split overview
September 4, 2019SQL Server Integration Services or SSIS is used as an ETL tool to extract-transform-load data from heterogeneous data sources to different databases. After extracting data from the different sources, most often there are a lot of transformations needed. One of the frequent transformations is SSIS Conditional Split.
Read more »Different ways to SQL delete duplicate rows from a SQL Table
August 30, 2019This article explains the process of performing SQL delete activity for duplicate rows from a SQL table.
Read more »SQL Injection: Detection and prevention
August 30, 2019Summary
With an understanding of what SQL injection is and why it is important to an organization, we can shift into a discussion of how to prevent it. We ultimately want systems where SQL injection is impossible or very difficult to pull off. We then want systems where exploiting bugs is slow, laborious, and likely to raise monitoring alarms within an organization when attempted. The trio of layered security, prevention, and alerting can provide an immense advantage against not only SQL injection, but other data security threats.
Read more »SQL Injection: What is it? Causes and exploits
August 30, 2019Summary
Many security vulnerabilities are discovered, patched, and go away forever. Some linger and continue to plague software development and will continue to do so for years to come. Setting aside social engineering and non-technical attacks, SQL injection remains one of the top security threats to our data, as well as one of the most misunderstood.
Read more »SQL Server inline table-valued functions
August 29, 2019In this article series, we will find basics and common usage scenarios about the inline table-valued functions and we will also be consolidating your learnings with practical examples.
Read more »SQL Server ALTER TABLE ADD Column overview
August 27, 2019In this article, we will explore SQL Server ALTER TABLE ADD Column statements to add column(s) to an existing table. We will also understand the impact of adding a column with a default value and adding and updating the column with a value later on larger tables.
Read more »Dynamic SQL in SQL Server
August 15, 2019In this article, we will review how to construct and execute dynamic SQL statements in SQL Server with different examples.
Read more »A complete guide to T-SQL Metadata Functions in SQL Server
July 30, 2019In this article, we will demonstrate T-SQL metadata functions available in the SQL Server.
Read more »SQL Server stored procedures for beginners
July 29, 2019In this article, we will learn how to create stored procedures in SQL Server with different examples.
Read more »DBCC FREEPROCCACHE command introduction and overview
July 23, 2019This article gives an overview of the SQL Server DBCC FREEPROCCACHE command and its usage with different examples.
Read more »SQL Server Lead function overview and examples
July 16, 2019This article explores the SQL Server Lead function and its usage with various examples.
Read more »SQL DROP TABLE statement overview
July 16, 2019This article gives an overview of the SQL DROP TABLE statement to remove one or more tables from a database.
Read more »View Definition Permissions in SQL Server
July 9, 2019We have various database objects such as view, stored procedures, triggers, functions and indexes in a relational database. Many times, we want to view definitions for these objects. We can use either SSMS graphical way or t-SQL to generate scripts.
Read more »Difference between SQL Truncate and SQL Delete statements in SQL Server
July 8, 2019We get the requirement to remove the data from the relational SQL table. We can use both SQL Delete and SQL Truncate statement to delete the data. Understanding differences between these commands helps SQL developers to handle their data well. Additionally, this is a very common question asked in SQL beginner’s interviews.
Read more »Overview of SQL RANK functions
July 3, 2019We perform calculations on data using various aggregated functions such as Max, Min, and AVG. We get a single output row using these functions. SQL Sever provides SQL RANK functions to specify rank for individual fields as per the categorizations. It returns an aggregated value for each participating row. SQL RANK functions also knows as Window Functions.
Read more »DELETE CASCADE and UPDATE CASCADE in SQL Server foreign key
July 3, 2019In this article, we will review on DELETE CASCADE AND UPDATE CASCADE rules in SQL Server foreign key with different examples.
Read more »SQL View – A complete introduction and walk-through
July 1, 2019In relational databases, data is structured using various database objects like tables, stored procedure, views, clusters etc. This article aims to walk you through ‘SQL VIEW’ – one of the widely-used database objects in SQL Server.
Read more »Understanding the SQL Server CASE statement
June 28, 2019SQL Server CASE statement is equivalent to the IF-THEN statement in Excel.
Read more »Overview of SQL Server Rounding Functions – SQL Round, Ceiling and Floor
June 26, 2019Developers deal with numerous data types on a day- to-day basis. We need to change the data type or format as per the user requirement. We use ‘SQL Server rounding function’ like SQL Round, Ceiling and Floor to round the values to the nearest numbers. We perform an arithmetic calculation on data as well. It is a challenging task to change the value of a number to an approximate number. We do not want to display decimal numbers in the application front end.
Read more »Overview of the SQL Count Distinct Function
June 26, 2019This article explores SQL Count Distinct operator for eliminating the duplicate rows in the result set.
Read more »Clustered Index vs. Heap in SQL Server
June 21, 2019Summary
There are few topics so widely misunderstood and that generates such frequent bad advice as that of the decision of how to index a table. Specifically, the decision to use a heap over a clustered index is one where misinformation spreads quite frequently.
Read more »A step-by-step walkthrough of SQL Inner Join
June 21, 2019Organizations are generating and analyzing unmatched volumes of data with each passing minute. In this article, we will demonstrate how we can employ SQL Inner Join to query and access data from multiple tables that store this incessantly growing data in the SQL databases.
Overview of SQL Server Ports
June 17, 2019This article is useful for a beginner in SQL Server administration and gives insights about the SQL Server Ports, the methods to identify currently configured ports.
Read more »Three Standard SQL Unit Tests you can write against any Stored Procedure
June 14, 2019This article talks about the three standard SQL unit tests which can be written against any stored procedure ultimately becoming SQL unit testing object to meet internal or external business specification.