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You can use command-line parameters to launch Microsoft Excel from the Run dialog box or by configuring the command and switches in a desktop shortcut. Launch Excel with command-line switches from ...

If you use the SQL command line to mine the records in your tables, you’ll discover that a JOIN may be the best tool for finding the information you need. This week, I’ll explain the basic ...

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Common SQL Operations This article is about the command-line clients for MariaDB, PostgreSQL and SQLite, but one of the main things you do when using such clients is write SQL statements. So let's ...