I need to select some data (surprise) from several tables in a linked database which is running SQL Server 2000 ... then store them in a temp table. That way (I assume) I won't have to waste ...

By using the nomenclature #localtable or ##globaltable SQL Server knows to create a table in TempDB. If you use a local temp table, it is only available for your current session. If you create a ...

Additionally, I want to run some additional queries off of that data that is returned from the SQL Server. I have concluded that the easiest way may be to create a temporary table that I can ...

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query ... them to be performed as low-priority background operations. Use temp tables to improve cursor performance For the most part, cursors should ...