Once again I've run into uncharted waters. The captain suggested that it might be prudent to hail Ars, to see if they had any advice. I've got a report which requires data from the local database, and ...
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? But ...
In this excerpt from SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, John L. Viescas and Michael J. Hernandez discuss the LEFT OUTER JOIN vs. the RIGHT OUTER JOIN and offer ...