T SQL Date format convert function

If you ever wonder which one is really faster in Distinct vs Group By Performance Test then I will show some facts in this post so you can write your query accordingly.   To test distinct vs group by performance in SQL Query …

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T SQL Date format convert function

In this post I will show you how to overwrite sql server backup file rather than append (default action is append to backup media set) If you try below t-sql command to take full sql server database backup then you …

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How to get parent child relationship using recursive CTE query

Many times we have to write recursive parent child query (Multiple levels of Parent-Child Links)  in SQL Server. There are multiple approaches to achieve this Using Hierarchy ID builtin CLR datatype in SQL Server 2008 or higher (not ion sql server …

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T SQL Date format convert function

 How many time you had to t sql date format date specific way such as yyyymmdd ??   Many people don’t know hidden feature of builtin T-SQL CONVERT function . This function can not only convert data types but also change format of  dates/numbers. …

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