In SQL Server, the REPLACE() function enables us to replace a string with another string. But what if you want to replace a list of characters with another list of characters?
The TRANSLATE() function might help.
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How to do a DELETE Pass-Through Query in SQL Server
In SQL Server, the OPENQUERY rowset function enables you to execute a pass-through query on a linked server.
OPENQUERY is commonly referenced in the FROM clause of a query as if it were a table, but it can also be referenced as the target table of an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement.
This article presents an example of using OPENQUERY to do an DELETE pass-through query.
Restore a SQL Server Database (T-SQL)
If you use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or some other GUI to manage your databases, you might be used to backing up and restoring databases using “point and click”.
Usually this involves right-clicking on the database and selecting Restore or similar, then following the prompts (for example, when restoring a database in Azure Data Studio).
But if you ever need to do it with T-SQL, you can use the RESTORE DATABASE statement.
Get the Language Currently Being Used in SQL Server
There are several ways to get the language currently being used in SQL Server.
The language of the current session will often be the default language for the login, but this is not necessarily always the case. A user can change the current language during the session.
Also, some of SQL Server’s built-in functions accept an argument that allows you to specify a language for that specific query.
This article shows you how to return the language currently being used.
Continue readingGet the Day of the Year from a Date in SQL Server (T-SQL)
TSQL provides the DATEPART() function, which enables us to return the day of the year for a given date in SQL Server.
By “day of the year”, I mean the day number of the given year.
Continue readingHow to do an INSERT Pass-Through Query in SQL Server
In SQL Server, you can use OPENQUERY to execute a pass-through query on a linked server.
OPENQUERY is commonly referenced in the FROM clause of a query as if it were a table, but it can also be referenced as the target table of an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement.
This article presents an example of using OPENQUERY to do an INSERT pass-through query.
Replace a String with another String in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server you can use the REPLACE() function to replace all occurrences of a string with another string.
The function accepts three arguments; the string that contains the string to be replaced, the string to be replaced, and the string to replace it.
Continue readingConvert a Month Name to the Month Number in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server, you can use the MONTH() function to convert a month name to its corresponding number.
Insert Characters into the Middle of a String in SQL Server (T-SQL)
SQL Server provides the STUFF() function that enables you to insert a string inside another string.
The function also allows you to specify the number of characters (if any) to delete from the original string in order to fit the new string.
Continue reading3 Ways to Extract the Year from a Date in SQL Server (T-SQL)
There are several ways to return the year from a date in SQL Server. Here are three (or is it four?).
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