Ars Technica

SQL Server 2005: Pivot Help

I have a SQL Script that produces the following pivot query:<BR><BR> <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">SELECT ClientID, FirstName, LastName, SSN, 05/01/2009],[05/02 ...
Ars Technica

T-SQL: Pivot help

CheckListItems CheckListItemId ItemName 1 name1 2 name2 3 name3 4 name4 5 name5 ... I can't seem to get the PIVOT syntax correct- it has to be dynamic as I don't know all the ItemNames (and there ...
Redmond Magazine

Hands-On with Copilot for Azure SQL Database

I've been playing around with the new Microsoft service, currently in preview and it's time to show off what it can do. Have you ever struggled with a database performance problem or ever struggled to ...
InfoWorld

SQL unleashed: 9 ways to speed up your SQL queries

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...