SQL Server TRIM, LTRIM, and RTRIM Functions
The TRIM function of SQL Server is designed to remove leading and trailing whitespaces from a...
SQL CASE: Know and Avoid 3 Lesser-Known Hassles
SQL CASE? Piece of cake! Really? Not until you bump into 3 troublesome issues that can cause runtime errors and slow performance. If you...
Query Optimization Techniques in SQL Server: 5 Best Practices to Boost Queries Performance
What is query optimization in SQL Server? It’s a big topic. Each technique or problem needs a separate article to cover the bases....
9 Best Practices for Writing SQL Queries
If you are reading this article, most probably, you are already familiar with SQL. You know how to...
TOP 5 MySQL Delete Syntax with Tips for T-SQL Developers
Our journey to MySQL started with CREATE TABLE followed by INSERT. Today, we are proceeding to the MySQL DELETE statement....
4 Ways to Count Rows in SQL Server Table with Pros and Cons
Recently, I was working on a database performance improvement project. One stored procedure there was causing issues. In its code, a query...
How to Avoid Inserting Duplicate Records in SQL INSERT Query (5 Easy Ways)
You probably know how to insert records into a table using single or multiple VALUES clauses. You...
5 No-Hassle Tips to Use SQL UPDATE Statement with JOIN
“Oops! My bad.” How many times did you say this after an SQL UPDATE had gone wrong? The thing is, if you aren’t...
MIN and MAX Aggregate Functions in SQL Server
SQL Server Functions In database systems in general and in SQL Server in particular, functions are pieces of code that take zero or one...
Understanding DROP TABLE Statement in SQL Server
The SQL Server DROP TABLE statement serves to drop the table from the database. This article will...
