This is clearly documented in Books Online, by the way. Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server/Data Platform MVP (2006-2016)Visit my SQL Server blog: https://sqlserverfast.com/blog/SQL Server Execution Plan Reference: https://sqlserverfast.com/epr/ Neeraj Prasad Sharma Ten Centuries Points: 1315 More ac...
Intended meaning - well, you may be right about that; but if so the writer who intended that meaning didn't know what coalesce actually does. Here's an example that delivers a nun-nullable result when at least one f the expressions is nullable:- ...
“Unable to enlist in the transaction” with Oracle linked server from MS SQL Server [<Name of Missing Index, sysname,>] in non clustered index [Execute SQL Task] Error: The value type (__ComObject) can only be converted to variables of type Object. [ODBC Driver Manager] Data source nam...
This is because if your source is a database, you'll almost always have nullable columns in a database, meaning we will generate a tree with the coalesce node. Extension methods Before I close, I want to examine the case where you call the where operator in extension method format, ...
Of course, trying to return 'A' as an int type throws an error, meaning the first statement will work, and the second will not. Great question, thanks!Ken SSCoach Points: 17191 More actions June 3, 2013 at 9:51 am #1620629 Nice clear question Chirag! Thanks for an easy one to ...
“Unable to enlist in the transaction” with Oracle linked server from MS SQL Server [<Name of Missing Index, sysname,>] in non clustered index [Execute SQL Task] Error: The value type (__ComObject) can only be converted to variables of type Object. [ODBC Driver Manager] Data source nam...