Tag Archives: T-SQL

Adding Row Numbers to a Query: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on October 9, 2024 by way0utwest

I realized that I hadn’t done much blogging on Window functions in T-SQL, and I’ve done a few presentations, so I decided to round out my blog a bit. This post will start with the ROW_NUMBER() function as a gentle … Continue reading →

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Enabling an Index: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on October 2, 2024 by way0utwest

I don’t do a lot of work with disabled index, but I learned how to re-enable one today, which was a surprise to me. This short post covers how this works. The Scenario Imagine that you have an index on … Continue reading →

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Comparing an Old Running Total to Window Functions

Posted on September 30, 2024 by way0utwest

Often I see running totals that are written in SQL using a variety of techniques. Many pieces of code were written in pre-2012 techniques, prior to window functions being introduced. After SQL Server 2012, we had better ways to write … Continue reading →

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Bad Stored Procedures

Posted on September 20, 2024 by way0utwest

I don’t see a lot of SQL at The Daily WTF, but this one was great. It’s a stored procedure that was likely just converted from embedded code, as noted by the poster. It’s a strange set of code, that … Continue reading →

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