Results for “Schema design & transactions”
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Find the second-highest distinct value
SQL: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.
SQL✓ Tested
Find the second-highest distinct value
SQL Server: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Find the second-highest distinct value
Postgres: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.
Postgres✓ Tested
Find the second-highest distinct value
SQLite: Select the maximum below the overall maximum to skip ties at the top.
SQLite✓ Tested
Fit as many columns as possible
Use auto-fit and minmax for a CSS grid that responds to its available width.
CSS✓ Tested
Format a timestamp with to_char
Produce a fixed numeric date string.
to_char✓ Tested
Generate a bounded sequence recursively
Use a recursive CTE with a recursion limit.
recursive CTE✓ Tested
Generate a sequence of numbers
Create rows without a stored table.
generate_series✓ Tested
Generate every combination of two sets
SQL: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.
SQL✓ Tested
Generate every combination of two sets
SQL Server: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Generate every combination of two sets
Postgres: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.
Postgres✓ Tested
Generate every combination of two sets
SQLite: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.
SQLite✓ Tested