How Do I Select Top Rows in SQL Server?
In this video we’ll walk you though how to select top rows within a query. We’ll show you how to retrieve the top or bottom rows in the result. We’ll also show you how to use one sort to select the rows, and once completed, another sort to present them (tricky). For instance you […]
Continue readingUsing Conditional Logic in SQL with CASE Expression
The main purpose of a CASE expression is to return a value based on one or more conditional tests. CASE expressions can be used anywhere in a SQL statement an expression is allowed. Though a truly an expression, some people refer to them as “CASE statements.” This most likely stems from that use of the […]
Continue readingUsing Subqueries in the Select Statement
This is the second in a series of articles about subqueries. In this article we discuss subqueries in the SELECT statement’s column list. Other articles discuss their uses in other clauses. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the AdventureWorks2012 database. You can get started using these […]
Continue readingLearn SQL – Introduction to Subqueries
The purpose of this article is to introduce you to subqueries and some of their high-level concepts. There are a lot of details to cover in order to learn sub queries, but you’ll see we cover those in depth in later articles. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management […]
Continue readingWhat is the difference between WHERE and HAVING clauses?
In this article learn when to use WHERE and HAVING. Both perform similar functions, but for different purposes! All the examples for this article are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the AdventureWorks2012 database. You can get started using these free tools using my Guide Getting Started Using SQL Server. How do Where and Having Differ? […]
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