A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...

One of the most common problems when running SQL Servers is slow queries. The help desk or database team usually hears that described as the application is slow or ...

Everyone wants faster database queries, and both SQL developers and DBAs can turn to many time-tested methods to achieve that goal. Unfortunately, no single method is foolproof or ironclad. But even ...

Normalized data giving you problems? Learn how to use the SQL subselect statement and handle your database like a pro! Do you ever find yourself juggling queries to get the information you need?

Read this SQL tutorial to learn when to use SELECT, JOIN, subselects and UNION to access multiple tables with a single statement. It’s sometimes difficult to know which SQL syntax to use when ...

Do you want to find out how to avoid duplicates in the results of a SQL SELECT query? This article will show you how. Simply use the DISTINCT clause and between the SELECT clause and the fields.

With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the database and down to the client. SQL Server ...

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 ...

I have written an application that takes in a fixed-width file (thanks in no small part to advice I recieved in a seperate thread) and then dissasembles each line, runs a fairly meaty SQL SELECT query ...