Tag: Databases
How do I get started in writing/programming in T-SQL?
I am completely confused on what T-SQL really is and how it is different from SQL and its variants. How do you guys program something using T-SQL language? I mean where do you actually ‘encode’ those T-SQL codes? In cobol I use notepad as the programming environment. Do I need to download something like that…
Rotating Oracle Database’s Alert Log with ADRCI
Rotating Oracle Database’s Alert Log with ADRCI Many Oracle database administrators would not only like to report on (ORA-) errors but also manage the alert log itself–saving and/or trimming the alert log, aka alert log rotation. Oracle’s new ADR with command interface can easily be used to help rotate Oracle’s alert log. Read more on…
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Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices
ISBN13: 9780596514105 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description In this compact book, Steven Feuerstein, widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, distills his many years of programming, teaching, and writing about PL/SQL into a set of best practices-recommendations for developing successful applications….
Introduction to PL/SQL
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T-SQL: How do I find the greatest values in a column?
How can write a SELECT statement that finds the n greatest values in a column? From what i’ve read, the TOP statement only returns the first n rows, it doesn’t take any regard to the values. For example, if a have a column with ages, i want to be able to find the 5 oldest…
Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming
Product Description Design Feature-Rich PL/SQL ApplicationsDeliver dynamic, client/server PL/SQL applications with expert guidance from an Oracle programming professional. With full coverage of the latest features and tools, Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming lays out each topic alongside detailed explanations, cut-and-paste syntax examples, and real-world case studies. Access and modify database information, construct powerful PL/SQL statements,…
SQL SELECT INTO Statement
The SQL SELECT INTO statement can be used to create backup copies of tables. The SQL SELECT INTO Statement The SELECT INTO statement selects data from one table, creates a new table with the exact structure and size and inserts automatically the selected data into the new table. SQL SELECT INTO Syntax We can select…
How to create an auto-incrementing column in MS SQL Server 2000
Unlike Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and 2008, MS SQL Server 2000 does not have a ROW_NUMBER() function which applies only to the results of a SELECT query as it doesn’t store any permanent value in the DB. The way it works is in keeping with the principles of relational databases. There is no implict ordering…