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Converting Binary Strings into Character Strings in SQL Server
Can Binary Strings Be Converted into Character Strings in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Binary strings and character strings are convertible. But there are several rules you need to remember: Binary strings can be converted implicitly to character strings by assignment operations. Binary strings can not ...
2017-02-28, 2946🔥, 0💬

Generating CREATE PROCEDURE Scripts on Existing Stored Procedures in SQL Server
How To Generate CREATE PROCEDURE Script on an Existing Stored Procedure in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you want to know how an existing stored procedure was created, you can use SQL Server Management Studio to automatically generate a "CREATE PROCEDURE" script The following tutorial shows you how to...
2017-01-05, 2944🔥, 0💬

Running "mysql" Commands from a Batch File in MySQL
How To Run "mysql" Commands from a Batch File in MySQL? If you have group of "mysql" commands that need to be executed repeatedly, you can put them into a file, and run them from the file in "mysql" batch mode. Here is a batch file, \temp\links.sql, contains following commands: USE test; INSERT INTO...
2018-02-08, 2940🔥, 0💬

What Is a Server Parameter File in Oracle
What Is a Server Parameter File in Oracle? A server parameter file is a binary file that acts as a repository for initialization parameters. The server parameter file can reside on the machine where the Oracle database server executes. Initialization parameters stored in a server parameter file are ...
2020-07-07, 2937🔥, 0💬

EXECUTE - Executing Stored Procedures in SQL Server
How To Execute a Stored Procedure in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you want execute a stored procedure created previously, you can use the EXECUTE statement in the following formats: EXEC procedure_name; EXECUTE procedure_name; The key word EXEC is actually optional. So you can execute a stored proced...
2017-01-05, 2934🔥, 0💬

"sp_rename ... 'COLUMN'" - Renaming an Existing Column in SQL Server
How to rename an existing column with the "sp_rename" stored procedure in SQL Server? If you have an existing column in a table and you want to change the column name, you can use the "sp_rename ... 'COLUMN'" stored procedure. "sp_rename" allows you to change names of COLUMN, DATABASE, INDEX, USERDA...
2016-11-17, 2934🔥, 0💬

What Is mSQL in MySQL
What Is mSQL in MySQL? Mini SQL (mSQL) is a light weight relational database management system capable of providing rapid access to your data with very little overhead. mSQL is developed by Hughes Technologies Pty Ltd. MySQL was started from mSQL and shared the same API.   ⇒ What Is SQL in MySQL ⇐ ...
2017-07-15, 2932🔥, 0💬

Database Table: Rows of Columns in Oracle
What Is a Database Table in Oracle? A database table is a basic unit of data logical storage in an Oracle database. Data is stored in rows and columns. You define a table with a table name, such as employees, and a set of columns. You give each column a column name, such as employee_id, last_name, a...
2019-06-01, 2924🔥, 0💬

User_Name() - Database Level Security Principal of Your Session in SQL Server
What Is the Security Principal at the Database Level That Represents Your Session in SQL Server? Security principal identifies who you are when you interact with the SQL Server. What can do you at the database solely depends on the security principal that represents you. So it is very important to k...
2016-10-20, 2919🔥, 0💬

What Is a SQL*Loader Control File in Oracle
What Is a SQL*Loader Control File in Oracle? A SQL*Loader control file a text that defines how data files should be loaded into the database. It allows you to specify: Where is the input data file. The format of the input date file. The target table where the data should be loaded. How input data fi...
2016-11-27, 2910🔥, 0💬

Increment Dates by 1 in Oracle
How To Increment Dates by 1 in Oracle? If you have a date, and you want to increment it by 1. You can do this by adding the date with a date interval. You can also do this by adding the number 1 directly on the date. The tutorial example below shows you how to adding numbers to dates, and take date ...
2020-03-15, 2903🔥, 0💬

Versions of SQL Server Transact-SQL
How do I tell what version of Transact-SQL my SQL Server is using? The Transact-SQL version is the same as the SQL Server. You can determine the SQL Server version using the following Transact-SQL statement: SELECT @@version ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------Mi...
2017-06-16, 2900🔥, 0💬

Call Procedure or Function Recursively in Oracle
Can Sub Procedure/Function Be Called Recursively in Oracle? PL/SQL allows sub procedures or functions to be called recursively. The tutorial example below shows you how to calculate factorial values with a recursive sub function: SQL&gt; CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE FACTORIAL_TEST AS 2 FUNCTION F...
2018-03-18, 2899🔥, 0💬

Unicode Character Data Types in SQL Server Transact-SQL
What are Unicode character string data types supported in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Unicode character string data types are used to hold Unicode character strings. There are 3 Unicode character string data types supported in SQL Server Transact-SQL: 1. NCHAR (or NATIONAL CHAR, or NATIONAL CHARACTER) ...
2017-04-08, 2898🔥, 0💬

Concatenate Two Text Values in Oracle
How To Concatenate Two Text Values in Oracle? There are two ways to concatenate two text values together: CONCAT() function. '||' operation. Here is some examples on how to use them: SELECT 'FYI' || 'Center' || '.com' FROM DUAL; FYICenter.com SELECT CONCAT('FYICenter','.com') FROM DUAL; FYICenter.co...
2019-12-02, 2895🔥, 0💬

What Is Transport Network Substrate in Oracle
What Is Transport Network Substrate (TNS) in Oracle? TNS, Transport Network Substrate, is a foundation technology, built into the Oracle Net foundation layer that works with any standard network transport protocol.   ⇒ What Is ODBC in Oracle ⇐ What Is SQL*Plus in Oracle ⇑ Oracle Database Basic Conc...
2025-09-30, 2894🔥, 1💬

Overflow Errors on Converting Big Values to NUMERIC in SQL Server
What Happens When Converting Big Values to NUMERIC Data Types in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you are converting a numeric expression to a NUMERIC data type and the value is too big for the storage size, you will get an arithmetic overflow error as shown in the following examples: -- Overflow error o...
2017-03-22, 2891🔥, 0💬

General Questions on Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL
Where to find answers to frequently asked questions in general areas of Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL? I am new to Transact-SQL. Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers compiled by FYIcenter.com team in general areas of Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL: What Is SQL Langua...
2017-06-16, 2889🔥, 0💬

Create a Test Table for Transaction Testing in Oracle
How To Create a Test Table for Transaction Testing in Oracle? If you want to practice DML statements, you should create a testing table as shown in the script below: &gt;cd (OracleXE home directory) &gt;.\bin\sqlplus /nolog SQL&gt; connect HR/fyicenter Connected. SQL&gt; CREATE TABLE...
2019-09-04, 2888🔥, 0💬

What Is a Connect Identifier in Oracle
What Is a Connect Identifier in Oracle? A "connect identifier" is an identification string of a single set of connection information to a specific target database instance on a specific Oracle server. Connect identifiers are defined and stored in a file called tnsnames.ora located in $ORACLE_HOME/ne...
2020-08-13, 2885🔥, 0💬

Assign Query Results to Variables in Oracle
How To Assign Query Results to Variables in Oracle? If you want to assign results from SELECT statements to variables, you can use the INTO clause, which an extension of SELECT statements for PL/SQL. The sample code below shows some good example on INTO clause: DECLARE total NUMBER; now DATE; fname ...
2018-09-24, 2883🔥, 0💬

Indexes for the PRIMARY KEY Column in Oracle
What Is an Index Associated with a Constraint in Oracle? An index associated with a constraint because this constraint is required to have an index. There are two types of constraints are required to have indexes: UNIQUE and PRIMARY KEY. When you defines a UNIQUE or PRIMARY KEY constraint in a table...
2019-05-01, 2882🔥, 0💬

"ALTER INDEX ... REBUILD" - Defragmenting Indexes in SQL Server
How To Rebuild Indexes with ALTER INDEX ... REBUILD in SQL Server? When an index is defragmented to a large percentage, like &gt; 30%, you can use the "ALTER INDEX ... REBUILD" statement to rebuild the index. Here is a tutorial exercise on rebuilding indexes: USE FyiCenterData; GO UPDATE fyi_lin...
2016-11-08, 2879🔥, 0💬

What Is NULL Value in Oracle
What Is NULL Value in Oracle? NULL is a special value representing "no value" in all data types. NULL can be used on in operations like other values. But most operations has special rules when NULL is involved. The tutorial exercise below shows you some examples: SET NULL 'NULL'; -- Make sure NULL i...
2019-12-02, 2878🔥, 0💬

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