Houston Chronicle

How to Check for Duplicates Before Inserting Into SQL

When you insert new records into an SQL database, you may run into issues where you accidentally overwrite records that are already present due to a duplication issue. You can use a simple alteration ...
Ars Technica

SQL: Inserting NULL when the value is

If I have a variable rs ("ColumnA") that is an empty string "" and I want to insert it into a table as a NULL instead, isn't there a SQL function that would ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Bulk Insert CSV Into SQL

Microsoft's SQL Server software, used in thousands of businesses ranging from storefront operations to multinational companies, has capabilities to bulk-insert Comma Separated Value files into a ...
TechRepublic

Inserting specific values into an identity column with SQL

Arthur Fuller explores the value of identity columns and the usefulness of their arbitrary values and discusses ways to use SQL Server 2000's IDENTITY_INSERT setting. Despite your numerous ...
TheServerSide

SQLite3 Basics: Create tables and insert records

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Once you’ve installed SQLite, you’ll probably want to learn how to maneuver around the ...