In SQL Server 2000, you can insert multiple records by using a single INSERT statement. It helps to boost performance a little and the task gets done in a single query.
Sample code:

INSERT INTO MyTable  (Col1, Col2)
SELECT  'First', 1
UNION ALL
SELECT  'Second', 2
UNION ALL
SELECT  'Third', 3
UNION ALL
SELECT  'Fourth', 4
UNION ALL
SELECT  'Fifth', 5
GO

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Often developers require hiding the stored procedures from end users. In such case, developers can perform a one way encryption using the WITH ENCRYPTION clause. Once the definition of the stored procedure is encrypted, it cannot be decrypted or viewed by anyone.
Sample Code:

CREATE PROCEDURE [SP_Name]
WITH ENCRYPTION
AS

SELECT
[CustomerID], [CompanyName]
FROM
[Northwind].[dbo].[Customers]

If your stored procedure has some parameters, you can [...]

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Last week I came across a post on the ‘Adsense Blog’ – and it cleared up my confusion regarding Adsense earning. Google Adsense program is wiser than a layman thinks. You start earning more when you start getting healthy clicks! Quoting from the Adsense Blog:
If your website performs well for advertisers, there may be increased competition [...]

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DATEDIFF produces an error if the result is out of range for integer values. For milliseconds, the maximum number is 24 days, 20 hours, 31 minutes and 23.647 seconds. For seconds, the maximum number is 68 years.
Source: Transact-SQL Reference

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