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All versions of Microsoft SQL Server (not MySQL). Please also add a version-specific tag, like sql-server-2016, since it is often relevant to the question.

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What is the best way to filter or otherwise manipulate the results returned by a stored proc...

Often I find myself wanting to filter or order the results returned by execing a stored procedure - for example to order the output of sp_who2 by login or CPU Time, or filter it by host name. What is …
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What is the best way to get a random ordering?

I have a query where I want the resulting records to be ordered randomly. It uses a clustered index, so if I do not include an order by it will likely return records in the order of that index. How ca …
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Easy path to REST on SQL Server?

If you're on SQL Server 2008 R2, I'd recommend taking a look at the Open Data Protocol (also known as OData). Microsoft has some FAQs on it as well, and there is a Java client library available. Also …
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