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 …

Is it possible to combine LIKE and IN in a SQL Server-Query? So, that this query

1 To get the latest record date along with the corresponding value for each user, you can use a subquery or a common table expression (CTE) in SQL. Here’s a solution using a CTE (if your …

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@MyVariable and @myvariable are the same variables in SQL Server Man. Studio and will work. However, these variables will result in a "Must declare the scalar variable "@MyVariable" in …

We all know that to select all columns from a table, we can use SELECT * FROM tableA Is there a way to exclude column(s) from a table without specifying all the columns? SELECT * [except …

I'm trying to set a variable from a SQL query: declare @ModelID uniqueidentifer Select @ModelID = select modelid from models where areaid = 'South Coast' Obviously I'm not doing this right …

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2: In a query editor, if you highlight the text of table name (ex dbo.MyTable) and hit ALT + F1, you'll get a list of column names, type, length, …

7 This answer is a small addition to the highest voted answer and works for SQL Server. The question requested an auto increment primary key, the current answer does add the primary …

105 From SQL Server 2012 you can use the EOMONTH function. Returns the last day of the month that contains the specified date, with an optional offset. Syntax