Yes; Microsoft themselves recommend using <> over != specifically for ANSI compliance, e.g. in Microsoft Press training kit for 70-461 exam, "Querying Microsoft SQL Server", they say "As an …

Sep 15, 2008 · The CASE statement is the closest to IF in SQL and is supported on all versions of SQL Server.

Sep 18, 2008 · Is it possible to use an IF clause within a WHERE clause in MS SQL? Example: WHERE IF IsNumeric(@OrderNumber) = 1 OrderNumber = @OrderNumber ELSE OrderNumber LIKE '%' + @

Oct 24, 2008 · I want to find an SQL query to find rows where field1 does not contain $x. How can I do this?

Sep 23, 2012 · 353 The SQL WITH clause was introduced by Oracle in the Oracle 9i release 2 database. The SQL WITH clause allows you to give a sub-query block a name (a process also called sub-query …

Dec 12, 2009 · How do I select only the first 10 results of a query? I would like to display only the first 10 results from the following query: SELECT a.names, COUNT(b.post_title) AS num FROM

SELECT * FROM table INNER JOIN otherTable ON table.ID = otherTable.FK Is there any difference between the statements in performance or otherwise? Does it differ between different SQL …

@Revious INFORMATION_SCHEMA views included in SQL Server comply with the ISO standard definition for the INFORMATION_SCHEMA., sys.columns, sys.tables is Microsoft Sql Server specific.

Apr 10, 2013 · Pivot is one of the SQL operator which is used to turn the unique data from one column into multiple column in the output. This is also mean by transforming the rows into columns (rotating …

Feb 25, 2010 · In SQL Server, it is possible to insert rows into a table with an INSERT.. SELECT statement: INSERT INTO Table (col1, col2, col3) SELECT col1, col2, col3 FROM other_table WHERE …