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Retaining query results

Question: How do I retain the results of a query for use in subsequent queries using SQL Server? Answer: Well, you could either INSERT or INSERT SELECT your query into

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Cascade Delete

Question: What is the syntax for doing a cascade delete in SQL? For instance, I have a table with a parent record that has child records in other tables, filtering

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Other tools besides BCP

Question: I’m looking for other tools for importing ASCII files to SQL server 7.0 without problems. At this moment I’m missing data and the tools can’t take care of it

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How to read data file into SQL tables

Question: I’m curious to know, if I have a file full of data separated by commas, how do I read stuff from that file into SQL tables? Answer: The fastest

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Passing Arguments to a JavaScript Function

JavaScript functions have a special property called arguments, which contains an array of input parameters. Using the “length” property of an array, you can iterate through the array for each

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Connection

Question: I have a small SQL Server 6.5 database running on NT Workstation. From my workstation I can ping that machine and I can map a drive to that machine.

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About tables

Question: Please describe the basic components of a table in the relational model. Answer: A table has an intension and an extension. You can think of the intension of a

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Searching for matching strings

Question: I have a simple query using an SQL statement for returning matching records from an IIS Web server using ASP. I need a new query which returns a match