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Defining constraints in `CREATE TABLE` statements

Recently I have been using a Database Abstraction Layer built by a Python web-framework called web2py (click for their DAL syntax). They include the option to include your constraints within the ...
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Is there any difference between putting a column alias at the start or the end of the column definition?

I've always seen and written my column aliases as SELECT 1 as ColumnName but today came across a query that used SELECT ColumnName = 1 Is there any difference in how these two queries get ...
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Over use of Oracle With Clause?

I'm writing many reporting queries for my current employer utilizing Oracle's With clause to allow myself to create simple steps, each of which is a data oriented transformation, that build upon each ...
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Using Same CASE WHEN Conditions For Multiple Query Columns

Is there a "better" way to rewrite a SELECT clause where multiple columns use the same CASE WHEN conditions so that the conditions are only checked once? See the example below. SELECT CASE ...
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“Table of Constants” - is this common practice?

College SQL class, using the book "SQL Fundamentals" by John J. Patrick. In the third chapter, he talks about using a "table of constants" to add columns to a select statement, where all rows have the ...
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Replicate SQL Data Inside Firewall to Outside Firewall - Suggestions

Currently I have an internal CRM application that houses all my data and runs my entire company. The front end is ASP, and the back end is SQL. The external site will run SQL What I'd like to do ...
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Best practices for finding and updating a handful of records?

Seems like a simple question, but wondering what is the "best" way to do this if you were "dotting your i's and crossing your t's".
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How to join two table and show one query result in MySQL?

I have a table1 (records 3), and table2 (records 3). Where i have field name in both. Now i want to make a result from those two table, which will show me both table records and take only one if there ...
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View Design Best Practices

When designing a view, would it be best to retrieve the ID fields where FK relationships exist between the joined tables the desired description field obtained through the FK id relationship both? ...
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Nested queries or temp (#) tables in SQL Server

I have written a web application which aggregates and presents data from a SQL Server. The data involved is large, and there is a lot of aggregation involved. Currently, under advice from an 'expert' ...
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Stored procedures over SQL in the code, good idea? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What are the arguments against or for putting application logic in the database layer? Assuming I got over the problem of maintainability and debugging. My assumption is ...
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Is table aliasing a bad practice?

I remember learning to do this in a DBMS course for Master of Information Services students. To save yourself some typing, you can type: SELECT t1.id, t2.stuff FROM someTable t1 ...