Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works. Database ...

Execute SQL tasks run stored procedures or SQL queries from SSIS packages. A task executes any SQL statements that have been passed to it in sequential order. It provides you with a handy way to store ...

Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...

Thanks to the technology behind ChatGPT, it’s become surprisingly simple to query a data set in plain English. As with most generative AI, results from OpenAI’s API are still imperfect, which means ...

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

JSON has stolen some of XML's thunder with features such as human and machine readability, a lightweight, compact text structure and support for many software and hardware platforms. JSON (JavaScript ...

Take advantage of query types in EF Core to query types that don’t have keys and to map to tables and views that lack an identity column. Entity Framework Core (EF Core for short) is a popular ORM ...

How to query a LibreOffice database using the Query Design View Your email has been sent LibreOffice contains a very powerful database tool that is actually quite user friendly. Here's how to create a ...

Read this SQL tutorial to learn when to use SELECT, JOIN, subselects and UNION to access multiple tables with a single statement. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This ...