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SQL SERVER – Copy Data from One Table to Another Table – SQL in Sixty Seconds...
Copy data from one table to another table is one of the most requested questions on forums, Facebook and Twitter. The question has come in many formats and there are places I have seen developers are...
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SQL SERVER – Changing Default Installation Path for SQL Server
Earlier I wrote a blog post about SQL SERVER – Move Database Files MDF and LDF to Another Location and in the blog post we discussed how we can change the location of the MDF and LDF files after...
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SQL SERVER – Rename Columnname or Tablename – SQL in Sixty Seconds #032 – Video
We all make mistakes at some point of time and we all change our opinion. There are quite a lot of people in the world who have changed their name after they have grown up. Some corrected their...
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SQL SERVER – Display Datetime in Specific Format – SQL in Sixty Seconds #033...
A very common requirement of developers is to format datetime to their specific need. Every geographic location has different need of the date formats. Some countries follow the standard of mm/dd/yy...
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SQL SERVER – Auto Recovery File Settings in SSMS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #034...
Every developer once in a while facing an unfortunate situation where they have not yet saved the work and their SQL Server Management Studio crashes. Well, you can minimize the loss by optimizing auto...
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SQL SERVER – Concat Strings in SQL Server using T-SQL – SQL in Sixty Seconds...
Concatenating string is one of the most common tasks in SQL Server and every developer has to come across it. We have to concat the string when we have to see the display full name of the person by...
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SQL SERVER – Select and Delete Duplicate Records – SQL in Sixty Seconds #036...
Developers often face situations when they find their column have duplicate records and they want to delete it. A good developer will never delete any data without observing it and making sure that...
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SQL SERVER – Take Database Backup using SSMS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #037 – Video
Whenever I am suggesting something which changes how database works or the existing status of the database, my suggestion along with it is to take the database backup before making such changes. If the...
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SQL SERVER – Wrap SQL Code in SSMS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #038 – Video
Every developer has a different habit. Some like to format the functions in upper case and some wants it in lower case. I often see developers listing the columns in SELECT clause in a different way. I...
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SQL Server – Using SSMS Commandline Parameters – Guest Post by Vinod Kumar M
Vinod Kumar M is my very good friend renowned SQL Server Expert. Vinod Kumar has worked with SQL Server extensively since joining the industry over a decade ago. Before joining Microsoft, he was a...
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SQL SERVER – Send Email From SQL Server – Configure Database Mail – SQL in...
Let me start this blog post with negative note: SQL Server is not mass mailing software. If you are thinking of sending emails using SQL Server instead of your mail server – I suggest you stop doing...
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SQL SERVER – TRIM Function to Remove Leading and Trailing Spaces of String –...
Trim is one of the most frequently used operation over String data types. A developer often come across a scenario where they have the string with leading and trailing spaces around string. If your...
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SQL SERVER – Autocomplete and Code Formatting Tool – SQL in Sixty Seconds...
I love to write code, and I love well-written code. When I am working with clients, and I find people whose code have not been written properly, I feel a little uncomfortable. It is difficult to deal...
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SQL SERVER – Generate Random Values – SQL in Sixty Seconds #042 – Video
Though it looks simple it is very difficult to generate random numbers which one can’t guess. There are many different ways to generate random values in SQL Server. I have previously blogged about it...
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SQL SERVER – Get SQL Server Version and Edition Information – SQL in Sixty...
What do consultants do when they come across any new instance of SQL Server? Well, their very first question is what version of SQL Server is it? The reason is simple – SQL Server is a very vast...
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SQL SERVER – Restore SQL Database using SSMS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #044 – Video
“How do I restore my backup?” I often receive this question from two kinds of users – i) who are panicking as they are not able to restore database ii) developers who have full backup but not sure how...
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SQL SERVER – Shortcut to SELECT only 1 Row from Table
If you watch any SQL Server Developer, you will notice one particular task them doing every day frequently. It is they select the row from the table to see what are the various kinds of data it...
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SQL SERVER – Cycle Clipboard Ring in SSMS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #045 – Video
Copy and Paste! In other words – CTRL + C and CTRL + V – these two are our famous shortcuts for this new age. Remember copy paste is not a bad thing but plagiarism is for sure. I rely on a lot of Copy...
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SQL SERVER – Shortcut to SELECT Single Row from Table – SQL in Sixty Seconds...
Earlier I have blogged about the same subject and in very short time I received lots of good comments about this blog post as well lots of email from users who faced issues to make this work. Thought,...
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SQL SERVER – Resolve Cannot Resolve Collation Conflict Error – SQL in Sixty...
One of the most common errors database developer’s receives when they start working with database where there are different collation used. Collation is a very important concept but it is often...
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