only element that is required to form a valid T-SQL data retrieval statement. Elements in theSELECTstatement can be as simple as a single constant value, or as complex as a full T-SQL sub-query, but generally it is a comma-separated list of columns from tables and views in a database...
Multiple file locations can only be specified from the same storage account and container via a comma-separated list. SQL COPY my_table FROM 'https://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/myblobcontainer/folder0/*.csv, https://myaccount.blob.core.windows.net/myblobcontainer/folder1/' WITH (...
Determining the nthitem in a comma-separated list I’ve seen many requests to return the 2ndor 3rditem in a list, which was cumbersome to do withSTRING_SPLITbefore because the output order was not guaranteed. Instead, you’d see more verbose solutions withOPENJSONor tricks withPARSENAME. With...
Inserting multiple rows from Comma separated list in a variable Inserting rows into remote server with identity column Inserting to column of type "time". Getting error "Parameter Validation Failed, Invalid time error" inserting unicode text into varchar column ? Inserting varbinary into a table I...
The ORDER BY clause uses one or more columns for sorting a result set. If multiple columns are included in the ORDER BY clause (using a comma-separated list), the names of the columns must be unique, and ordering is applied sequentially (from left to right) based on the columns supplied...
Parsing a Comma Separated List of Values A more common problem in SQL is the parsing of a comma-separated list of values. We’ve saved the best for last, because in this case we can truly point you to a best-of-breed solution. ...
To insert multiple records in the same INSERT INTO statement, instead of writing multiple insert statements, we can provide the values for each row in comma-separated format, as in the T-SQL statement below that inserts a new three rows to the demo table: 1 2 3 4 INSERT INTO InsertDe...
Specifies that the disk files used to store the data sections of the database, data files, are explicitly defined. ON is required when followed by a comma-separated list of <filespec> items that define the data files for the primary filegroup. The list of...
SQL Server Yukon maintains a linked list in tempdb that tracks changes to rows and constructs an older, committed version of data for readers. This isolation is useful for optimistic locking, where UPDATE conflicts are not common. If Process 1 retrieves data and later attempts to modify it, ...
Let's make the goal kind of silly: we want all of the names from msdb.sys.objects, but rather than multiple rows in a single column, we want the names in a single tuple, separated by columns. So instead of: We want this: