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DROP INDEX - Removing Existing Indexes in SQL Server
How To Drop Existing Indexes in SQL Server? For some reason, if you want remove an existing index, you can use the DROP INDEX statement with following syntax: CREATE INDEX table_name.index_name The tutorial exercise below shows you how to remove the index "fyi_links_id": USE FyiCenterData; GO SELECT...
2016-11-15, 2897🔥, 0💬

"OPEN" - Executing the Query of a Cursor in SQL Server
How To Execute the Cursor Queries with "OPEN" Statements in SQL Server Transact-SQL? Once a cursor is declared, you need to execute the query attached to the cursor so that the result set returned from the query can be accessed through the cursor. To execute the cursor query, you should use the OPEN...
2016-10-17, 2897🔥, 0💬

Providing Column Names in INSERT Statements in SQL Server
How to provide column names in INSERT Statements in SQL Server? If you don't want to specify values for columns that have default values, or you want to specify values to columns in an order different than how they are defined, you can provide a column list in the INSERT statement. If a column is om...
2016-11-02, 2891🔥, 0💬

Providing Default Values to Procedure Parameters in SQL Server
How To Provide Default Values to Stored Procedure Parameters in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If you add a parameter when creating a stored procedure, you can provide a default value so that the execution statement is not required to pass input value to this parameter. To provide a default value to a par...
2016-12-28, 2890🔥, 0💬

UNION - Merging Outputs from Two Queries Together in SQL Server
How To Use UNION to Merge Outputs from Two Queries Together in SQL Server? If you have two queries that returns the same row fields, you can merge their outputs together with the UNION operator. The following tutorial exercise shows you how to use the UNION operator: SELECT * FROM fyi_links WHERE ta...
2016-10-26, 2889🔥, 0💬

Group Functions in Query Statements in SQL Server
What Are Group Functions in Query Statements in SQL Server? Group functions are functions applied to a group of rows. Examples of group functions are: COUNT(*) - Returns the number of rows in the group. MIN(exp) - Returns the minimum value of the expression evaluated on each row of the group. MAX(ex...
2016-10-25, 2887🔥, 0💬

Verifying the Port Number of the SQL Server
How To Verify the Port Number of the SQL Server? When applications use TCP/IP for network communication, you need to know the port number where the server is listening for connect request from the client. If you want to connect to the SQL Server through the TCP/IP, you must know on which port number...
2024-07-25, 2886🔥, 0💬

Providing Login Information for a New ODBC DSN
How To Provide Login Information for a New ODBC DSN? Continue from the previous tutorial. After clicking Next on the first screen of the "Create a New Data Source to SQL Server" wizard, you should see the second screen asking you to select SQL Server login type, login name and password. Select the r...
2024-08-06, 2885🔥, 0💬

Assigning NULL Values to Variables or Columns in SQL Server
How To Assign NULL Values to Variables or Columns in SQL Server Transact-SQL? The rule for assigning NULL values to variables or table columns is simple: Use keyword "NULL" directly as normal values. "NULL" can be used in SET statements to assign NULL values to variables. "NULL" can be used in SET c...
2017-02-05, 2884🔥, 0💬

Checking Your PHP Installation
How To Check Your PHP Installation? PHP provides two execution interfaces: Command Line Interface (CLI) and Common Gateway Interface (CGI). If PHP is installed in the \php directory on your system, you can try this to check your installation: Run "\php\php -v" command to check the Command Line Inter...
2024-04-29, 2883🔥, 0💬

Using Values from Other Tables in UPDATE Statements in SQL Server
How To Use Values from Other Tables in UPDATE Statements in SQL Server? If you want to update values in one table with values from another table, you can use a subquery as an expression in the SET clause. The subquery should return only one row for each row in the update table that matches the WHERE...
2016-11-02, 2882🔥, 0💬

SQL Server FAQs - PHP ODBC Functions - Managing Tables and Data Rows
A collection of 14 FAQs on using PHP ODBC functions to connect to manage tables and data rows. Clear explanations and tutorial exercises are provided on creating tables; inserting multiple data rows; updating and deleting data rows; searching data from multiple tables; looping through result sets; w...
2024-06-03, 2879🔥, 0💬

Using Group Functions in the ORDER BY Clause in SQL Server
Can Group Functions Be Used in the ORDER BY Clause in SQL Server? If the query output is aggregated as groups, you can sort the groups by using group functions in the ORDER BY clause. The following statement returns the maximum "counts" in each group, determined by a unique combination of tag and ye...
2016-10-25, 2879🔥, 0💬

PHP ODBC - Creating a New Table
PHP ODBC - How To Create a New Table? If you want to create a table in the database connected through a ODBC DSN, you can run the CREATE TABLE SQL statement using the odbc_exec() function, as shown in the following sample script: &lt;?php $con = odbc_connect('FYI_SQL_SERVER', 'sa','FYIcenter');#...
2024-06-03, 2878🔥, 0💬

"INSERTED" - New Record of an DML Event Instance in SQL Server
How To Access the Inserted Record of an Event in SQL Server? When a DML event occurs, SQL Server will prepare a temporary table called "INSERTED", which contains the new record of the affected row, which is: A copy of the inserted row for an INSERT statement. A copy of the updated row for an UPDATE ...
2016-10-24, 2878🔥, 0💬

Sorting Query Output with ORDER BY Clauses in SQL Server
How To Sort the Query Output with ORDER BY Clauses in SQL Server? If you want the returning rows to be sorted, you can specify a sorting expression in the ORDER BY clause. The simplest sort expression is column name who's values will be sorted by. The following select statement returns rows sorted b...
2016-10-26, 2876🔥, 0💬

Requirements on SQL Server Network Connections
What Are the Requirements on SQL Server Network Connections? By default, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is installed only one connection protocol enabled: Shared Memory - SQL Server connection protocol for applications that are running on the same machine where the SQL Server is running. For exampl...
2024-08-06, 2875🔥, 0💬

NULL Values Involved in Datetime Operations in SQL Server
What Happens If NULL Values Are Involved in Datetime Operations in SQL Server Transact-SQL? If NULL values are involved in datetime operations, the result will be datetime NULL values. The following tutorial script shows you some good examples: USE FyiCenterData; GO SELECT GETDATE()+NULL; GO -------...
2017-02-05, 2871🔥, 0💬

Creating Local Temporary Stored Procedures in SQL Server
How To Create a Local Temporary Stored Procedure in SQL Server Transact-SQL? A local temporary stored procedure is a special stored procedure that: Is created like a normal (permanent) stored procedure with the name prefixed with a number sign (#). Are only valid in the same client session where it ...
2016-12-28, 2870🔥, 0💬

Using Subqueries with the IN Operators in SQL Server
How To Use Subqueries with the IN Operators in SQL Server? A subquery can be used with the IN operator as "expression IN (subquery)". The subquery should return a single column with one or more rows to form a list of values to be used by the IN operation. The following tutorial exercise shows you ho...
2016-10-29, 2868🔥, 0💬

Sorting Query Output by Multiple Columns in SQL Server
Can the Query Output Be Sorted by Multiple Columns in SQL Server? You can specifying multiple columns in the ORDER BY clause as shown in the following example statement, which returns rows sorted by "tag" and "counts" values: SELECT tag, counts, url, created FROM fyi_links ORDER BY tag, counts GO ta...
2016-10-26, 2867🔥, 0💬

What Are User Defined Functions in SQL Server
What Are User Defined Functions in SQL Server Transact-SQL? A user defined function is a collection of Transact-SQL statements that stored in the SQL Server. A user defined function will return data when executed. A user defined function works in the same way as a system function. It can be used as ...
2016-12-28, 2864🔥, 0💬

PHP ODBC - Including Text Values in SQL Statements
PHP ODBC - How To Include Text Values in SQL Statements? Text values in SQL statements should be quoted with single quotes ('). If the text value contains a single quote ('), it should be protected by replacing it with two single quotes (''). In SQL language syntax, two single quotes represents one ...
2024-05-05, 2863🔥, 0💬

HAVING - Apply Filtering Criteria at Group Level in SQL Server
How To Apply Filtering Criteria at Group Level with The HAVING Clause in SQL Server? Let's say you have divided the query output into multiple groups with the GROUP BY clause. Now you are only interested in some of the groups, not all the groups. If you want to filter out some groups from the query,...
2016-10-25, 2862🔥, 0💬

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