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A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...

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I want to query a table with a date field and an integer field for the count of records by hour and type. I plan to store each hour's count as one row. There are a fixed number of values to the ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them. Database developers have it tough.

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Before we get started, here’s a glossary of key terms you’ll come across: Prompt: A prompt is a question or command given to an AI model to shape its response—whether a simple query or a specific ...

One of the most common problems when running SQL Servers is slow queries. The help desk or database team usually hears that described as the application is slow or ...