Oracle SQL*Plus has a very useful subparameter to the column parameter called NEW_VALUE. The NEW_VALUE directive allows you to store data retrieved from an Oracle table as a variable inside the ...

I haven't touched SQL before so I'm a bit lost. I've googled and some kind of string split function exists but I'm not sure on how to apply it here, if it's even possible.

In this, Part 4 of a series on programming T-SQL, Gregory Larsen details how to set variables in calling T-SQL code while using sp_executesql.

There are different approaches that try to simulate variable arguments. However, since Oracle 8, there is a better method that developers often don't consider: using a simple VARRAY to wrap the ...

I was wondering if anyone knew if global variables that could be used when saving database backups. When a database is backed up, the client would like them placed into a folder for the day. For ...

In this third in a series on working smarter with T-SQL, let's give the built-in sp_executesql stored proc a go.

There are various ways of using global variables in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer tasks. This article, one in a series, looks into their role in exchanging data between packages, using ...