In SQL Server 2017, when the query optimizer encounters code with a multi-statement TVF, the query optimizer will pause optimization, execute the TVF subtree to get a very accurate cardinality ...
Today, at its Ignite conference in Orlando, Microsoft is announcing the general availability of a new version of its flagship operational database, SQL Server 2017. SQL Server is a product I have ...
I know, I try to avoid them as well whenever I can substitute them with DML statements that work correctly on a group of records. Cursors, they are great for less-technical people to describe intended ...