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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Introduction to Policy Management – Enforcing Rules on SQL Server

June 13, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Policy Management, SQL Coding Standards, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I have previous written article about SQL SERVER Database Coding Standards and Guidelines Complete List Download. I just received question from one of the blog reader is there any way we can just prevent violation of company policy. Well Policy Management can come into handy in this scenario.

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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Step By Step Installation Guide With Images

June 12, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation

SQL SERVER 2008 Release Candidate 0 has been released for some time and I have got numerous request about how to install SQL Server 2008. I have created this step by step guide Installation Guide. Images are used to explain the process easier.

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SQL SERVER – Order of Conditions in WHERE Clause

June 8, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Sr. Developer in my organization asked me the following question about WHERE clause. 

Question: Does the order of conditions matter in WHERE clause?

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SQL SERVER – Compound Assignment Operators – A Simple Example

June 5, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Operator, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Utility

SQL SERVER 2008 has introduced new concept of Compound Assignment Operators. Compound Assignment Operators are available in many other programming languages for quite some time. Compound Assignment Operators is operator where variables are operated upon and assigned on the same line.

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SQL SERVER – Create a Comma Delimited List Using SELECT Clause From Table Column

June 4, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CSV, Database, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure

I received following question in email : How to create a comma delimited list using SELECT clause from table column?

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SQL SERVER – Create Default Constraint Over Table Column

May 31, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Very frequently Jr. Developers request script for creating default constraint over table column. I have written following small script for creating default constraint. I think this will be useful to many other developers who want this script to keep handy.

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SQL SERVER – PIVOT Table Example

May 22, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
PIVOT, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, UNPIVOT

This is quite a popular question and I have never wrote about this on my blog. A Pivot Table can automatically sort, count, and total the data stored in one table or spreadsheet and create a second table displaying the summarized data. The PIVOT operator turns the values of a specified column into column names, effectively rotating a table.

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