The easiest way to return a new table that has only the unique values from the original table is as follows:

DataTable distinctTable = originalTable.DefaultView.ToTable(true, “FieldName”);
Thus “distinctTable” will contain unique values!!! Have fun!

Developers usually come across a situation wherein they would want to use a variable in a T-SQL Statement which accepts only constant values.

For example, if we try to assign a variable to a Select Top <@variable_name> statement, we would get an error like:

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 5
Incorrect syntax near ‘@variable_name’

There is a work around this problem though. The below stored procedure  solves it:

CREATE PROCEDURE TEST
@TestInt INT

AS

BEGIN

DECLARE @SqlQuery NVARCHAR(4000);

SET @SqlQuery = ‘SELECT TOP ‘+CAST(@TestInt as CHAR)+’* FROM TABLE_TEST’;

EXEC(@SqlQuery)

END

As a Developer, you would come across a scenario where you would want SQL Server to return DateTime in a particular format to the front end. You can use SQL Server’s built in function GETDATE() to return the current DateTime. But if you need a universal date/time, use the built-in function GETUTCDATE(). SQL Server provides format numbers to format the date/time string returned. All you need to do is convert the specific date to a string and specify the format number corresponding to your required format.

Below is a list of  few Date formats and their corresponding outputs:

Below is a list of few Time formats and their corresponding outputs:

Tried to post about my feelings for a very long time…. But always felt weak when my fingers got to type them…. One day when I feel I am strong enough for it…. I will POST….

Wish all your dreams come true and you stay Happy forever!

He is back! Yes, the forgotten figure of Indian Cricket, Lakshmipathy Balaji is back with a bang! It must have been the worst 2-3 years of his life after being out of action due to an injury! Part of The Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, he was the Man who did the damage to the Kings XI Punjab returning with figures of 4-0-24-5 which also included a hatrick – The First in the IPL!!!

The best part was 4 of the 5 wickets were crucial important wickets, the first being Shaun Marsh who was looking dangerous with a 38 ball 58 which included 3 fours and 4 sixes! The next to go was Ramnaresh Sarwan who can take the game away from anytime if he gets his eye in! The were the 2 inportant wickets he had taken in his first spell!

On his comeback spell he had taken the wiket of Irfan Pathan who was looking very very dangerous with a 18 ball 40 which included 3 fours and 3 sixes!!! The next ball saw Piyush Chawla packing his bags!

Next was the hatrick ball. You would have thought that VRV Singh would have a brain that matched his body size, but instead he went for a wild swing which saw him top edge the ball high into the sky which Dhoni had no problems pouching!

That hatrick brought the familiar Wide Smile in Balaji’s face which had been missing for soooo long!

What was to note that being a medium fast bowler, he had bowled throughout in the 95 – 120 kmph mark and never crossed it…. All his wickets were with these slower deliveries! Now isn’t that beautiful!!!

To View The Hatrick Video Click Here

To Check out Balaji’s profile Click Here

Today, April 28th 2008, India’s 230 tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) successfully placed ten satellites, including the country’s remote sensing satellite, into orbit in a single mission, thus setting up a world record!

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The ten pack launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) saw the 230-tonne Polar Satellite launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) carry the heaviest luggage–824 kgs–and put into orbit an Indian Mini Satellite and eight foreign nano satellites besides the Cartosat-2A remote sensing satellite.

Click Here to Read the Full Report

This is surely a Proud Moment for every Indian!

Harbhajan allegedly slapped Sreesanth after Mumbai Indians lost their IPL match to Kings XI Punjab last night and the paceman was seen bitterly crying on the field reports The Times of India.

Upset over the row between Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Harbhajan Singh and Kings XI Punjab paceman S Sreesanth, Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi on Saturday said it was a “serious matter” and was not good for the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament.

But Modi said the IPL committee would wait for an official report on the matter before deciding about their next action in the issue.

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Sreesanth on the other hand has no intention of complaining and says bhajji had apologised to him in the dressing room and that he had the right to do what he did!!!

Click Here to View the Interview with Sreesanth

In my view no matter what, nobody is entitled to physically assault anyone off the field or on it no matter how good a player you are!!!

What are your views people? Do Comment!

The much hyped and awaited multi-million dollar IPL starts today, Friday 18 2008, with the Bangalore Royal Challengers Captained by Rahul Dravid taking on Kolkata Knight Riders captained by Sourav Ganguly in the opener!

Here is the complete schedule:

These are the Official IPL Websites:

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