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 ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The goal of Hibernate and JPA is to hide the complexity of SQL and relational databases from the ...

An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine since its inception. Database engines like SQL Server are incredibly complex ...

IBM announced it is offering the IBM Db2 Developer Extension for Visual Studio (VS) Code-now generally available. Developers live in VS Code, but Db2 development often means switching tools to set up ...