For example, a function that checks whether a given date is a holiday. SQL functions allow you to encapsulate logic that returns a single value or a table. SQL functions are particularly useful ...

This function is capable of being used remotely only on servers with SQL Server 2012 servers or later. The example shows the conventional use of SMALLDATETIMEFROMPARTS. Note the resulting value ...

SQL window functions enable efficient and precise data analysis by ... CUME_DIST (): Calculates the cumulative distribution of a value in the result set. It represents the proportion of rows that are ...

I first came across the Value.NativeQuery() M function about six months ago ... Now, with Value.NativeQuery(), you can handle SQL query parameters properly in M. Here’s a simple example that shows how ...

Learn how to use the XQuery ceiling() function to return the smallest number without a fractional part that is not less than the value of the function argument. Returns the smallest number without a ...

We can start with simple examples. In the following Transact-SQL code, we will define a text variable where we will put JSON text: This query will return “Basic”, “Bristol”, and [“Sport”, “Water polo” ...

In this post I’m going to look at a very simple example of how to do this; in part 2 I’ll show some a complex scenario involving SQL Server ... record to assign the property values for that type Then ...