In SQL Server, exceptions (also known as errors) can occur during the execution of SQL statements. To handle these exceptions, you can use the TRY...CATCH block. Here's how you can use this construct ...

create a stored procedure without any parameters if you want to perform a specific operation that does not require any input. We create a stored procedure named dbo.GetAllEmployees without any ...

In this third in a series on working smarter with T-SQL, let's give the built-in sp_executesql stored proc a go. In my previous posts, I've described some methods for generating and executing T-SQL ...

Working with dynamic SQL is all well and good, but avoid the risks that can lead to your code being susceptible to a SQL injection attack. As much as making your T-SQL work smarter for you, a la ...

this will return: "(1 row(s) affected)" But now I need to know, what data was actually inserted? SQL Server has answered this question in 2005 with the OUTPUT statement: This will return a dataset ...

OK, I have a table of names. Lets say we want to do secret santa assignments for whatever reason. Code: --// Create our SOURCE table DECLARE @t1 TABLE ( id int, name nvarchar(16), scrambledOrderName ...