Yes; Microsoft themselves recommend using <> over != specifically for ANSI compliance, e.g. in Microsoft Press training kit for 70-461 exam, "Querying Microsoft SQL Server", they say "As an …

I'm trying to run the following fairly simple query in SQL Server Management Studio: SELECT TOP 1000 * FROM master.sys.procedures as procs left join master.sys.parameters as params on p...

While in Management Studio, I am trying to run a query/do a join between two linked servers. Is this a correct syntax using linked db servers: select foo.id from databaseserver1.db1.table1 foo, ...

Which of these queries is the faster? NOT EXISTS: SELECT ProductID, ProductName FROM Northwind..Products p WHERE NOT EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM Northwind..[Order Details] od …

2996 Syntax strictly depends on which SQL DBMS you're using. Here are some ways to do it in ANSI/ISO (aka should work on any SQL DBMS), MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle.

The SQL query that I have used is : ALTER TABLE oldtable RENAME TO newtable; But, it gives me an error. Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 1 Incorrect syntax ...

I have this query with MySQL: select * from table1 LIMIT 10,20 How can I do this with SQL Server?

I switch between Oracle and SQL Server occasionally, and often forget how to do some of the most trivial tasks in SQL Server. I want to manually insert a row of data into a SQL Server database table

Nov 26, 2008 · The SQL Server equivalent to Oracle's describe command is the stored proc sp_help The describe command gives you the information about the column names, types, length, etc.

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