Abstract: This paper analyzes the trade-off between code readability and query performance in SQL Server, focusing on table-valued functions. A comparative study of inline TVFs, multi-statement TVFs, ...

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REM SQL from the KISS (Keep It Simply SQL) Analytic video series by Developer Advocate Connor McDonald. This script is for deriving the nth_value from within a window ...

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In special education and behavior support, you’ll often hear that all behavior has a function. In simple terms, behavior happens for a reason. This idea is commonly explained using the 4 functions of ...

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Convex analysis plays a fundamental role in mathematics. In this paper, we extend the concept of convexity to vector-valued functions in Banach lattices. We introduce the notion of “order convexity” ...

The FIND function allows you to find a text string within another. It returns the position at which a character or string begins within another text string. The LEN function calculates the length of ...

In this post, we will go step by step into several aspects of Change Data Capture, a feature that is available on the Azure SQL Managed Instance and Microsoft SQL Server. The focus will be on the ...