Our database schema and related code is a bit of a mess (much in the way that the sun is hot) and many of my predecessors didn't really understand anything related to ORM. query = "SELECT * FROM ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them. Database developers have it tough.

I'm trying to figure out how to use the SQL where/in syntax with a paramterized query. For instance let's say I'd like to run the following query:<BR><BR>select * from customers where custid in (1,2,3 ...

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...