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SQL Server Interview Questions

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What is Index Segmentation ?

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hi, how to match retrieve the unmatched records from 2 tables in which we dont have any primary key. example : table1 has 1,2,3,4,5 and table2 has 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and i want the numbers from 6 to 10 to be displayed and should not come as null. i need the numbers. please reply as soon as possible.

4 8398

hi, how to link a text file and a .rpt file in my tables of sql server and to retrieve those records for further use. reply me as soon as possible.

2116

1.can we set the more than 1 primary keys for a table? 2.please give me the difference between Cluster Index and non-Clustered Index 3.can we use query like this "Select * from Table1,Table2;"

8 9261

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[HPMS_CompetencyTypes](CompetencyType varchar(50) ) go create trigger hpms_create_Insert on HPMS_CompetencyTypes for insert as if Exists ( select * from [HPMS_CompetencyTypes] where CompetencyType=(select * from [HPMS_CompetencyTypes])) begin Rollback tran Raiserror ('duplicate value',12,6) go insert HPMS_CompetencyTypes (CompetencyType) values ('new') I'm new to trigger can any one tell me where is the issue. Please.

2 4389

which one will take 1st priority in case of insert statement and select statement???

HCL,

2 6530

i want to create procedure for create table in sql server 2005 for example create procedure create_table @table varchar(20) as create @table( id int, name char(20) ) but it will get error what is solution?

Aptech,

5 8218

How to handle errors in Stored Procedures. I want to display a message to the user in the .aspx page that is calling a stored procedure in it's code behind. please help me.

247Customer,

2 5058

What is the difference between local table and global table

CarrizalSoft Technologies, Polaris,

1 7549

What is SQL Profiler and the use of it?

247Customer,

2 5146

What are SQL Jobs, please mention the use of it and how to create them.

247Customer,

1 4785

What is the difference between truncate and delete statement?

CarrizalSoft Technologies, CTS,

6 9107

What is the difference between UNION and UNIONALL?

CarrizalSoft Technologies, CTS,

5 14168

WHAT OPERATOR PERFORMS PATTERN MATCHING?

CarrizalSoft Technologies, CTS,

2 7513

What is the order in which the SQL query is executed? list them in order.

CarrizalSoft Technologies, CTS, Oracle,

5 12017

Un-Answered Questions { SQL Server }

Does hive support indexing?

1004

What is attribute relationships, why we need it? : sql server analysis services, ssas

1036

Can we do dml on views?

1018

What is a non equi join?

1026

Why I am getting this error when renaming a database in ms sql server?

1113

Comment,Datatypes are unlimited

2113

What is sub query and its properties?

1027

What is a heap?

1087

Difference between primary key and clustered index?

1067

Define normalisation?

1157

How to query multiple tables jointly?

1044

What is the difference in accessing db between sql server vs sql azure?

174

Explain different types of self contained sub query?

1107

What is optimistic concurrency?

1095

What is data modification?

1025

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