The CASE expression is used to compare one expression with a set of expressions in SQL. The result of the CASE expression is a Boolean value, true or false. We can use various DML statements like INSERT, SELECT, DELETE and UPDATE with a CASE statement. In this Tech-Recipes tutorial, we will see how to use [...]

Metadata queries are really helpful in discovering information for a given database schema. Database information including the tables, views, columns names, data types, indexes, and table constraints are all available using queries such as these.

When running reports, for example, the same insert statements need to be created over and over again. SQL Server includes a great feature to generate these insert statements automatically.

When working with NULL values, it’s important how you deal with NULL records in your database. This example walks through and explains how to sort and separate NULL and non-NULL values. This example should work with all database types including MySQL, MS SQL, and postgreSQL.

The temporal data types in MySQL can be confusing. Hopefully, this example and discussion will help to explain the differences in the timestamp and datetime data types.

Creating tables in databases is an important first step for storing data. The CREATE TABLE statement is rich and sometimes confusing. This tech-recipe with an example describes the basics of creating a table in MySQL.

A database trigger is a stored procedure that automatically executes whenever an event occurs. The event may be insert-delete-update operations. Oracle initiates an ‘AFTER INSERT’ trigger after an insert event has been occurred and an ‘AFTER UPDATE’ trigger after an update event has been occurred.

Knowing how to copy existing table data is beneficial to any DBA. This tutorial will demonstrate how to copy an existing table’s data into a new table. Examples with walkthrough explanation are provided.

In Oracle, you can create an auto increment field using ‘sequence’ database object that can be assigned as primary keys. Using Oracle ‘sequence’ object, you can generate new values for a column. An Oracle sequence is an object like a table or a stored procedure. Examples with walkthrough explanations are provided.

By default, tempdb is placed on the same drive that SQL Server is installed on. This can impair performance as tempdb is frequently used to store temporary tables and objects. If the hard drive is being accessed for other functions, it can result in sluggish performance by the database as well as any software that [...]