Month: March 2022

Last time, we were able to go over a way to group data that is probably not familiar to many. This time, I want to go over an extra piece to that puzzle that should add even more functionality to your repertoire when it comes to data functionality. First, we have the basic query that…… Continue reading Grouping Items in Such A Way

A lot of the time you’re going to be asked to group items. Sometimes, you have to look at the exact same data in multiple ways. It can be just flat ugly to look at but it does what you need to. Well, today we can talk about a way to make it a bit…… Continue reading Getting Data to Group Better

Sometimes you’ll find a fun little function that can actually help you out a lot with your coding. Today’s function is just that for me. When I first heard about QUOTENAME, I was like “This is rather useless. It just puts brackets around whatever. I can do it just as easily hard-coding the strings.” Truly,…… Continue reading Quoth the Raven… Nevermore

Time for some real talk, my friends. When I first started working with SQL Server, I learned how to program in quite possibly the worst way possible – from “experts” who had just been let go from the company I worked at. For a good month, I walked through every bit of SQL code I…… Continue reading STUFF that can make your life easier

Previously, we talked about the REPLACE and TRANSLATE functions and how similar, but not quite the same they are. Today, I want to talk about yet another function that does something similar but not quite the same. Today, I want to discuss the STUFF function and how it can add or even replace parts of…… Continue reading Ain’t Nothing Like Saying STUFF this & Moving On