What is a Database Cursor?
After reading this article you will understand what a database cursor is, see an example, and understand when to use them in a stored procedure. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the sample databases AdventureWorks and WideWorldImporters. You can get started using these free tools using […]
Continue readingIntroduction to Stored Procedures for SQLServer
After reading this article you will understand the benefits of stored procedures and how to create and execute them. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the sample databases AdventureWorks and WideWorldImporters. You can get started using these free tools using my guide Getting Started Using SQL Server. […]
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Interview with Alessandro Alpi on Database Life Cycle Management
I recently had the opportunity to interview Alessandro Alpi, a SQL Server MVP, regarding SQL and ALM (Application Life cycle Management). In this interview we talk about the tool and importance of managing your code and static data with version control software such as Git. In addition we talk about testing. All these topics struck […]
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Learn about Stored Procedures
What is a Stored Procedure? A stored procedure is a group of one or more database statements stored in the database’s data dictionary and called from either a remote program, another stored procedure, or the command line. Stored procedure are commonly called SPROCS, or SP’s. Stored procedure features and command syntax are specific to the […]
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What are the Major Part of a SQL DB?
A SQL database is used to store and retrieve data. The database is housed in a database server and largely controlled by a database management system. All SQL databases, whether they MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, or Progress have several components in common. They are: Tables Indexes Views Stored Procedures Triggers It is these various […]
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