New method: DROP IF EXISTS supported in SQL Server 2016 and above version To drop a database object in SQL Server 2016 and above we need to execute a simple statement. Drop table if exists: We can write a state
While developing an application with a database, frequently you will need to provide an option to update the data if a row exists else insert a row. This kind of operation is needed mainly for the master tables like the customer table, user table, etc. Developers use several workarounds t...
In SQL Server 2016 And Higher In SQL Server 2016, Microsoft introduced DIY or DROP IF EXISTS functionality. By adding IF EXISTS to the drop statement, you can drop the object only when it exists in the database. You can use DROP IF EXISTS to drop any temporary table as well if it exi...
The data type of @@ROWCOUNT is integer. In the cases where a higher number of rows are affected than an integer can handle (meaning more than 2,147,483,647 rows!), you need to use the ROWCOUNT_BIG function. This function returns the data typebigint. Here is an example of how to u...
If you are using a more modern version of SQL, it is useful to know that SQL Server 2012 introduced the very handyIIFfunction.IIFis a shorthand method for performing anIF...ELSE/CASEstatement and returning one of two values, depending on the evaluation of the result. ...
This example assumes that only one snapshot currently exists on the AdventureWorks2008R2 database. For the example that creates the snapshot to which the database is reverted here, see How to: Create a Database Snapshot (Transact-SQL). Copy USE master; -- Reverting AdventureWorks2008R2 to...
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This setting notifies the installer to check whether the SQL Server Compact runtime exists and to install it from the Internet if it is not found. Creating the Installer After the publish information is configured, create the installer. To create the installer In the Publishing Location box, typ...
Switch to dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) > Overview Quickstarts Get started 1 Create a Synapse workspace 2 Analyze using serverless SQL pool 3 Analyze using a Data Explorer pool 4 Analyze using a serverless Spark pool 5 Analyze using a dedicated SQL pool ...
Setup operations for SQL Server failover clustering have changed in this release. To install or upgrade a SQL Server failover cluster, you must run the Setup program on each node of the failover cluster. To add a node to an existing SQL Server failover cluster, you must run SQL Server ...