My table is as follows: I have a candidate key using columns A-E. This is too many, but column A is very helpful to keep in each table that references it, so I want to generate a surrogate key using ...

Hello everyone.<BR><BR>I Have an application that creates some form of log in a SQL table that has an identity column.<BR><BR>An auditor checked these logs and found some gaps in the identity column ...

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 ...

With the introduction of Oracle compatibility in MariaDB Server 10.3, it’s now possible to use Oracle PL/SQL and Oracle sequences in an open source database — making it easier for DBAs and developers ...