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March 6, 2018 by Robert Gravelle

Available in Non-Essentials editions of Navicat for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB, and Navicat Premium, the Query Builder is a tool for creating and editing queries visually. Part 4 described how to include native SQL aggregate functions in your queries to display column statistics. This installment describes how to use the Query Builder to filter grouped data based on a HAVING condition.

February 27, 2018 by Robert Gravelle

In addition to fetching individual values, the SELECT statement is also able to aggregate data elements based on one or more columns. This installment on the Navicat Query Builder describes how to include native SQL aggregate functions in your queries to display column statistics.

February 23, 2018 by Robert Gravelle

It has become widespread knowledge far beyond Database Administrator (DBA) circles that one of the best ways to safeguard against data loss, corruption, and disasters - both man-made and natural - is by performing backups on a regular basis. The most common backup types are a full, incremental and differential. In particular, differential backups have played an increasingly important role in the backup policies of businesses, especially for those running large databases. One of the challenges presented by differential backup is that it can be difficult to determine how much data has changed since the last full backup. Answering this question is crucial in deciding whether to take a Full or Differential backup. In this tip, we will see how SQL Server 2017 helps solve this problem.

February 13, 2018 by Robert Gravelle

Available in Non-Essentials editions of Navicat for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB, and Navicat Premium, the Query Builder is a tool for creating and editing queries visually. In Part 1, we used it to write a query to fetch a list of actors that appeared in movies released during a given year. Part 2 was all about field selection. Today's blog will provide an overview on adding WHERE criteria to a SELECT query using the Navicat Premium Query Builder.

January 30, 2018 by Robert Gravelle

MySQL offers a virtually endless variety of options for dealing with duplicated data. Most can be updated or removed using one statement. However, there are times when multiple commands must be issued to get the job done. Today’s blog will present a solution that employs a temporary table along with a SELECT DISTINCT query.

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