I have an MS SQL system, and I need to be able to identify each table's primary key via SQL queries. I have all the other info I need (row data type, var length, etc...), but I cannot find the ...
SQL Server's OpenJson function will let you dismantle JSON structures into relational tables, including tables with foreign/primary key relationships. As I noted in an earlier column, JSON is great ...
The superiority of surrogate versus natural keys is a hotly debated topic among database developers. Susan Harkins offers some insights into when — and why — you might choose one over the other.