Arthur Fuller explores the value of identity columns and the usefulness of their arbitrary values and discusses ways to use SQL Server 2000's IDENTITY_INSERT setting.

Microsoft's SQL Server software, used in thousands of businesses ranging from storefront operations to multinational companies, has capabilities to bulk-insert Comma Separated Value files into a ...

How to Check for Duplicates Before Inserting Into SQL. When you insert new records into an SQL database, you may run into issues where you accidentally overwrite records that are already present ...

Before diving into SQL, it's important to understand the basics of databases. A database is a structured collection of data stored and organized for efficient retrieval and manipulation.