Ranking

SQL Server Ranking Functions

A new article from Wayne Sheffield that examines the ranking functions in SQL Server. Learn how you can use ROW_NUMBER(), NTILE(), RANK(), and DENSE_RANK() in your applications.

RE: Creating indexes for heavily searched table

I will add an index for all the searched fields with a fill factor of 90%. Do you think this is a good fill factor as the table could get into millions of records quickly. Also, do you think this will help in reporting where I have to join this table w/ other tables (other […]

RE: Query question

SELECT sg.sysusergroup_id, sg.sysusergroup_name FROM sysusergroup sg WHERE sg.sysusergroup_id NOT IN(  SELECT susg.sysusergroup_id  FROM sysuser_sysusergroup susg  WHERE sysuser_id = '1' )Just as an alternative to the outer join technique./rockmoose

RE: Column name lookup

Oops - went horizontal when you wanted vertical DECLARE @colName VARCHAR(30) DECLARE enabledCol CURSOR FOR SELECT columnname from TABLE WHERE ENabled OPEN enabledCol FETCH NEXT FROM enabledCol INTO @colName WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN SET @selSQL = 'SELECT ''' + @colName + ''' ColName, ' + @colName + ' colValue FROM <sourcetable> where <condition> EXEC […]