Here is a quick video tutorial on how to use the IIF function on SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014 0r newer. This was originally part of my free SQL query training for the 70-461 certification exam. Here is the sample code from the video. More Info: Additional Training on my YouTube Channel Free SQL Query Training
In this presentation we will be training on TSQL Functions, there will be three sections. Date and Time Functions Logical Functions User Defined Functions Here is the link to the Google On Air Broadcast where you can watch live (or recorded later) for free. https://plus.google.com/events/cb0pj9ghp5elt6i241kstphcvr0 Here are the slides. And here is the broadcast at YouTube: This session will be …
Click on the grid to enlarge, then print it. Find the following words in the grid up, down, left, right, horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. ROWS RANGE PRECEDING FOLLOWING UNBOUNDED IIF CHOOSE OFFSET FETCH FORMAT CONCAT SEQUENCE PARSE TRYPARSE TRYCONVERT THROW LEAD LAG FIRSTVALUE LASTVALUE PERCENTRANK CUMEDIST PERCENTILEDISC PERCENTILECONT NOTE: some of these terms normally have an underscore in …
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It has been a year since SQL Server 2012 released. There were some fun posts on Twitter about the SQL Server 2012 birthday or anniversary. For instance: and another anniversary query (which doesn’t actually run): 1 year out since SQL 2012 released, and here are some things to note: There is no more Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) in SQL …
SQL Server 2012 introduces the IIF statement. It is very similar to the IIF statement in MS Access. I have extracted the IIF part of my presentation on Whats new in SQL Server 2012, and turned it into a video with a demo of how to use the IIF statement. The IIF statement is a quick shortcut to simple CASE …
I had so much fun at SQL Saturday in Vancouver BC last year, I have decided to go again. The sessions submitted are: The “Run Faster” Switch The NO_LOCK hint is often believed to be the “Run Faster” switch, but in reality can cause some very inconsistent results. Explore alternatives to the NO_LOCK hint to get your queries to run …
So far after playing around with SQL Server 2012 there are many new features to SQL. Overall I think my favorites are in the Analytic Functions category. Here is my breakdown of the top 10 transact SQL enhancements to SQL Server 2012. 10. New SEQUENCE object 9. CHOOSE function 8. Analytics – Analytic Functions – PERCENT_RANK 7. Analytics PERCENTILE_DISC and PERCENTILE_CONT 6. …
For years I have heard the question of how can I do an IIF in TSQL? Honestly I never thought it would be that useful since the CASE statement is easy enough to use, but after seeing it in TSQL 2012, I can safely say I like it. The answer used to be, just use the CASE statement, and the …
It has been a busy week getting ready for SQL Saturday Vancouver, planning sessions to present at future training’s and determining new material to present. Today I submitted 4 sessions to Seattle Code Camp for their June session. Using SSRS 2012 Reports to Analyze SQL Server Health Unleashing Common Table Expressions in SQL Server SQL Server Performance for Developers What’s …