I have a report that goes and does a sort of field validation/quality assurance check.<BR><BR>Basically it runs a bunch of sub queries and shows a summary report.<BR><BR>If something is not as it ...

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 ...

Part of the problem is that there is no magic bullet, and for almost every best practice, I can show you at least one exception. Typically, a developer finds his or her own favorite methods — though ...