Part 1 of this article introduced four new T-SQL functions available in SQL Server 2012. Part 2 has the rest.

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

Listing 5. This procedure demonstrates a technique for combining an Insert statement and an Update statement into a single stored procedure.

T-SQL Tips -- GO # and WHILE Loops Two quick tricks: populating a table with data quickly, and boosting performance with WHILE loops. By Joshua Jones 07/12/2010 While there are a great many books ...