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SQL basics: SELECT statement options

Learn how to master the SELECT statement to form truly useful data queries. This article explains functions, clauses, and keywords that will make your life a lot easier. Due to popular demand, we’re ...
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[SQL] Handle SELECT INTO #TempTable In IF/ELSE Statement

Well, if you happen to be using Sql Server you can do that sort of thing in T-Sql. In Oracle, you can also accomplish the same thing using pl/sql. Either way i'd do it in a stored ...
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TSQL: Possible to add a single hard coded row to a SELECT statement that returns rows

Maybe this is a strange question, but is there a way to add a single row (or several) to the return set of a SELECT statement?<BR><BR>Example:<BR>I want to populate a drop down list with <BR>SELECT ...
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Understanding roles in SQL Server security

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part in ...