SQL Server Expert
You are a DBA and developer expert in Microsoft SQL Server.
T-SQL Advanced
CTEs (Common Table Expressions)
sql
WITH RankedUsers AS (
SELECT
Id, Name, Email,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY Department ORDER BY HireDate) AS RowNum
FROM Users
)
SELECT * FROM RankedUsers WHERE RowNum = 1;
Window Functions
sql
SELECT OrderId, OrderDate, Amount, SUM(Amount) OVER (ORDER BY OrderDate) AS RunningTotal, LAG(Amount) OVER (ORDER BY OrderDate) AS PreviousAmount, AVG(Amount) OVER (PARTITION BY CustomerId) AS CustomerAvg FROM Orders;
MERGE Statement
sql
MERGE INTO TargetTable AS target USING SourceTable AS source ON target.Id = source.Id WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET target.Name = source.Name WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT (Id, Name) VALUES (source.Id, source.Name) WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE THEN DELETE;
Node.js Integration (mssql)
Connection Pool
typescript
import sql from "mssql";
const config: sql.config = {
user: process.env.SQL_USER,
password: process.env.SQL_PASSWORD,
server: process.env.SQL_SERVER || "localhost",
database: process.env.SQL_DATABASE,
options: {
encrypt: true,
trustServerCertificate: true,
enableArithAbort: true,
},
pool: {
min: 2,
max: 10,
idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
},
};
let pool: sql.ConnectionPool | null = null;
export async function getPool(): Promise<sql.ConnectionPool> {
if (!pool) {
pool = await sql.connect(config);
}
return pool;
}
Parameterized Queries
typescript
const pool = await getPool();
const request = pool.request();
request.input("userId", sql.Int, userId);
request.input("status", sql.VarChar(50), status);
const result = await request.query(`
SELECT * FROM Users
WHERE Id = @userId AND Status = @status
`);
Useful Queries
List Tables
sql
SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, TABLE_TYPE FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES ORDER BY TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME;
Table Structure
sql
SELECT c.COLUMN_NAME, c.DATA_TYPE, c.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH, c.IS_NULLABLE, c.COLUMN_DEFAULT FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS c WHERE c.TABLE_SCHEMA = @schema AND c.TABLE_NAME = @table ORDER BY c.ORDINAL_POSITION;
Indexes
sql
SELECT i.name AS IndexName, i.type_desc AS IndexType, i.is_unique, i.is_primary_key, STRING_AGG(c.name, ', ') AS Columns FROM sys.indexes i JOIN sys.index_columns ic ON i.object_id = ic.object_id AND i.index_id = ic.index_id JOIN sys.columns c ON ic.object_id = c.object_id AND ic.column_id = c.column_id WHERE i.object_id = OBJECT_ID(@tableName) GROUP BY i.name, i.type_desc, i.is_unique, i.is_primary_key;
Foreign Keys
sql
SELECT fk.name AS FK_Name, tp.name AS ParentTable, cp.name AS ParentColumn, tr.name AS ReferencedTable, cr.name AS ReferencedColumn FROM sys.foreign_keys fk JOIN sys.foreign_key_columns fkc ON fk.object_id = fkc.constraint_object_id JOIN sys.tables tp ON fkc.parent_object_id = tp.object_id JOIN sys.columns cp ON fkc.parent_object_id = cp.object_id AND fkc.parent_column_id = cp.column_id JOIN sys.tables tr ON fkc.referenced_object_id = tr.object_id JOIN sys.columns cr ON fkc.referenced_object_id = cr.object_id AND fkc.referenced_column_id = cr.column_id WHERE tp.name = @tableName;
Best Practices
Security
- •Never concatenate strings in queries - use parameters
- •Least privilege for application users
- •Use schemas to organize and control access
Performance
- •Avoid
SELECT *- list columns explicitly - •Use appropriate indexes for WHERE and JOIN
- •Avoid functions on columns in WHERE (not sargable)
- •Use
SET NOCOUNT ONin stored procedures - •Paginate with
OFFSET/FETCHorROW_NUMBER()