Tuesday, April 24, 2007

New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 09 - Best Practices, Writing CASE Statements, and Final Thoughts

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Originally when Scott Whigham (author of this site) recorded this series, this video was supposed to be the last video...
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Keywords Associated with this video: CASE, Searched case, boolean case, selector case

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 08 - Understanding Datatype Precedence in Implict Conversions

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SQL Server has a specific set of rules that it follows when it does implicit conversion. These rules are outlined in this video and you get to see interesting examples.

A note from Scott Whigham (author): 'I consider this information extremely important and I heartily recommend that you commit these examples to memory.'
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Keywords Associated with this video: converting datatypes, data types, convert date to string, convert date to characters, formatting, format dates, reports, report,

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 07 - More on Using CAST and CONVERT to Do Datatype Conversion

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This is a continuation from Part 6 and this video focuses on the proprietary options of the CONVERT (such as the style parameter) to format dates
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Keywords Associated with this video: converting datatypes, data types, convert date to string, convert date to characters, formatting, format dates, reports, report,

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 06 - Explicit Datatype Conversion Using CAST and CONVERT

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This video covers the various options for doing explicit datatype conversion so that you can control the datatypes in your expressions.
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Keywords Associated with this video: converting datatypes, data types, convert date to string, convert date to characters

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 05 - Working With Integer Data

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What is the result of running the SQL statement 'SELECT 23/22'? If you said '1', you are correct! does that surprise you? It shouldn't and, if it does, you really should watch this video!
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Keywords Associated with this video: int, integer, int32, uint, long,. short, int32, int6, 4tinyint, bit, smallint, bigint

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 04 - Working With Decimal-Based Datatypes: MONEY, DECIMAL, FLOAT, et al

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What are the differences between MONEY and SMALLMONEY? FLOAT and REAL? DECIMAL and NUMERIC? That much and more is covered in this video.
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Keywords Associated with this video: precision, scale, decimal places, floating point arithmetic

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 03 - More on Datatype Conversions with ISNUMERIC and ISDATE

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This video covers the functions ISNUMERIC() and ISDATE() with an interesting demo on how to use these to avoid SQL syntax errors.
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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 02 - Implicit Datatype Conversion and How SQL Server Converts Data in Expressions

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This video is all about how SQL Server can automatically (implicitly) convert datatypes in expressions. For example, in the expression 'SELECT 1 + 10000 + 0.00', what will the return datatype be? 1 could be a BIT, a TINYINT, a SMALLINT, an INT, or a BIGINT - which is it? 10000 could be a SMALLINT, INT or BIGINT. 0.00 could be a DECIMAL, NUMERIC, FLOAT, REAL, MONEY, or SMALLMONEY.

Highlights from this video:
  • In the expression, SELECT '123', is '123' a string or a number?
  • In the expression, SELECT 2007/08/08, is the return type an INT, a DECIMAL, or a DATETIME?
an much more on datatypes

So what is the answer to our question above? The answer is that if you just typed that expression in, your return type would be a FLOAT.
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Keywords Associated with this video: data type conversion, cast, convert, cast and convert, numeric, decimal, varchar(max), nvarchar(max), float, real, int32, int64

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: 01 - An Introduction to Datatype Conversion

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Datatype conversion is what we, as developers, have to deal with on a daily basis. No matter what the language, data type conversion is a daily event. This video helsp introduce the concept from a SQL Server-specific standpoint.

Highlights from this video:
  • Overview of the various datatypes available in SQL Server
    • Numbers
    • Strings
    • Dates
  • Differences between various datatypes
  • Using 'SELECT 123' statements and how SQL Server implements such queries
  • How SQL Server performs datatype conversions in expressions
and much more
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Keywords Associated with this video: data type conversion, cast, convert, cast and convert, numeric, decimal, varchar(max), nvarchar(max), float, real, int32, int64

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: How to Get the Most Out of SSMS: Understanding the Tabbed Environment

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How to Get the Most Out of SSMS: Understanding the Tabbed Environment
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Keywords Associated with this video: How to Get the Most Out of SSMS: Understanding the Tabbed Environment, introduction, step by step, beginner, beginning, for dumm

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Monday, April 23, 2007

New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: Pt. 2 - Writing Queries Using the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

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Pt. 2 - Writing Queries Using the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
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Keywords Associated with this video: Pt. 2 - Writing Queries Using the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: Pt. 3 - Changing Table Design and Properties; Using the Query Designer in SSMS

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Pt. 3 - Changing Table Design and Properties; Using the Query Designer in SSMS
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Keywords Associated with this video: Pt. 3 - Changing Table Design and Properties; Using the Query Designer in SSMS

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: Pt. 4 - Viewing Reports; Configuring and Viewing the SQL Server and Windows Application Event Log

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Pt. 4 - Viewing Reports; Configuring and Viewing the SQL Server and Windows Application Event Log
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Keywords Associated with this video: Pt. 4 - Viewing Reports; Configuring and Viewing the SQL Server and Windows Application Event Log

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: Pt. 4 - Writing UPDATE Statements That Reference Multiple Tables (FROM Clause)

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Pt. 4 - Writing UPDATE Statements That Reference Multiple Tables (FROM Clause)
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Keywords Associated with this video: Pt. 4 - Writing UPDATE Statements That Reference Multiple Tables (FROM Clause)

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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: Pt. 1 - An Introduction to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

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Pt. 1 - An Introduction to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: Pt. 2 - How Transactions and Locks Affect UPDATE and SELECT Statements

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Pt. 2 - How Transactions and Locks Affect UPDATE and SELECT Statements
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New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: Pt. 3 - Writing UPDATE Statements That Reference Multiple Tables (Subqueries)

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Pt. 3 - Writing UPDATE Statements That Reference Multiple Tables (Subqueries)
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Sunday, April 22, 2007

New Transact SQL Video Tutorial: Pt. 1 - An Introduction to the UPDATE Statement and Modifying Data With Transact SQL

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Pt. 1 - An Introduction to the UPDATE Statement and Modifying Data With Transact SQL
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