Should I use != or lt; gt; for not equal in T-SQL? - Stack Overflow Yes; Microsoft themselves recommend using <> over != specifically for ANSI compliance, e g in Microsoft Press training kit for 70-461 exam, "Querying Microsoft SQL Server", they say "As an example of when to choose the standard form, T-SQL supports two “not equal to” operators: <> and != The former is standard and the latter is not
sql - NOT IN vs NOT EXISTS - Stack Overflow Which of these queries is the faster? NOT EXISTS: SELECT ProductID, ProductName FROM Northwind Products p WHERE NOT EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM Northwind [Order Details] od WHERE p
SQL: IF clause within WHERE clause - Stack Overflow Is it possible to use an IF clause within a WHERE clause in MS SQL? Example: WHERE IF IsNumeric(@OrderNumber) = 1 OrderNumber = @OrderNumber ELSE OrderNumber LIKE '%' + @
SQL - Select first 10 rows only? - Stack Overflow How do I select only the first 10 results of a query? I would like to display only the first 10 results from the following query: SELECT a names, COUNT(b post_title) AS num FROM