Author: Peter Whyte
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What the USE Command Does in SQL Server
The USE command changes the database context for the current session. Every statement in SQL Server runs in the context of a database. When you run USE, you are telling SQL Server which database subsequent statements should execute against until the context changes again or the session ends. That single behaviour explains a lot of…
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