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4. Clustered Index The data is physically stored in the order of clustered index key.

7. Non Clustered index Is used by the engine when a query is sorted by the index key. create index IX_HR_Person_surname on HR.Person(surname) select forename, surname, dob from HR.Person order by surname

8. Table variables are in memory structuresCreating a temp table in a transaction causes blockingISNULL and COALESCE are the same Point in time recovery cannot be achieved in bulk logged mode. Instant file initialisation is only for enterprise edition

9. The server writes sequentially and so a cursor to write row by row is just as fast Exists, Non Exists, IN and NOT IN perform differently To free space in my transaction log I need to truncate it. Sysdepends provides an accurate dependency list

11. Challenge 1  Write the TSQL to get a string of a date in the format “YYYY mon dd” i.e. 2007 April 04

12. Challenge 2  Write the TSQL to get a date from a string in the format “YYYY mon dd” i.e. 2007 April 04

13. Challenge 3  Write the TSQL to get a number padded to with zeros on both side of the decimal point “00.00” i.e. 1.1 becomes 01.10 and 0 into 00.00

14. SQLCLR Tips

15. Take Away  Just because it was true before doesn’t mean its true now, even in football  Try to understand why?  CLR is a good thing, become its friend

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