A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way?

Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements. The statements use a SQL string varchar data type, then you execute the ...

Read this SQL tutorial to learn when to use SELECT, JOIN, subselects and UNION to access multiple tables with a single statement. It’s sometimes difficult to know which SQL syntax to use when ...

This SQL statement, for example, joins the Customer and SalesOrder table: Select * From Customers As C JOIN SalesOrders As S On C.Id = S.CustId Where C.Id = 1 FOR JSON AUTO The result nests two ...

Dynamic T-SQL queries built from non-validated user input should never be included in a production application. Obtaining the Schema To generate a POCO class matching a query or stored procedure, use ...