This is part 11 of a 19 part series on TSQL Basics. You will first gain an understanding of the differences between each of these types of joins, and when they should be used. Then we’ll explore some common uses for joins, such as replacing a not in clause with join to get the same results with better performance. You …
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This feature has been available since SQL server 2012 and is one of my favorites. It is the Rows/Range enhancements to the over clause. These enhancements are often times referred to as the windowing functions. Overview:ROWS PRECEDING, FOLLOWING, UNBOUNDED, refers to the current row and those before or after based on preceding or following.RANGE PRECEDING, FOLLOWING, UNBOUNDED, means all values …
This is part 10 “cross JOIN” of a 19 part series on TSQL Basics. You will first gain an understanding of the differences between each of these types of joins, and when they should be used. Then we’ll explore some common uses for joins, such as replacing a not in clause with join to get the same results with better …
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Although clustered indexes are not required, and there are many cases where you should not use a clustered index, quite often clustered indexes can be overlooked when creating a table. This is actually more likely if you are inheriting a database from someone else who didn’t know enough about indexes. In these cases adding the right clustered index can dramatically …
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This is part 9 “full outer JOIN of a 19 part series on TSQL Basics. You will first gain an understanding of the differences between each of these types of joins, and when they should be used. Then we’ll explore some common uses for joins, such as replacing a not in clause with join to get the same results with …
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This is part 8 “right outer join with exclusion” of a 19 part series on TSQL Basics. You will first gain an understanding of the differences between each of these types of joins, and when they should be used. Then we’ll explore some common uses for joins, such as replacing a not in clause with join to get the same …
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This is part 7 “left outer join with exclusion” of a 19 part series on TSQL Basics. You will first gain an understanding of the differences between each of these types of joins, and when they should be used. Then we’ll explore some common uses for joins, such as replacing a not in clause with join to get the same …
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