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How would you handle NULL problems?

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(ie. NULL - 25 = ?)​

posted Jun 30, 2015 by Manikandan J

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 create table tbltest
(
id int identity(1,1),
name varchar(12),
city varchar(200)
)
insert into tbltest(name,city)values
('a',NULL)
,('b','Meerut')
,('c','Rampur')
,('d',NULL)
,('e',NULL)
,('f','NOIDA')

select *from tbltest

 select *from tbltest where isnull(city,'')<>'merrut'
answer Jul 1, 2015 by Shivaranjini
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