description User-defined functions accept parameters, perform an action, such as a complex calculation, and return the result of that action as a value. A user-defined function is a [!INCLUDE tsql] ...

In the world of SQL development, Stored Procedures and Functions are two powerful tools that often seem interchangeable—but they serve distinct purposes and have unique characteristics. Understanding ...

IBM shipped the JOBLOG_INFO table function back in IBM i v7r2 as a way to view the joblog from PC-based client access apps, such as RUN SQL Scripts. I use it from time to time to get the joblog for ...

CREATE EXTERNAL MODEL: Native T-SQL support for deploying and managing AI models directly in the database AI_GENERATE_EMBEDDINGS: Built-in T-SQL function for generating vector embeddings with a ...

operand is one of the following: constant is a number or a quoted character string (or other special notation) that indicates a fixed value. Constants are also called literals. Constants are described ...