Question

Create a user-defined function in SQL to return a valid query author and date. This will be used for all views later on in future queries.

Answer 1

Solution:

Hi, your question seems to be incomplete. You have not specififed the table and its attributes. Also, what's the input for the function.

Based on what you have provided, the function will have the following structure:

create function dbo.udf_get_author_and_date()
returns table
as
return
(
select [AuthorName] ,[Date]
from [Books]
where (your condition)
)

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CREATE FUNCTION = is used to create the user defined function in SQL.

dbo.udf_get_author_and_date() is the function name

returns table = function returns the table data type

within function, specify your query. If no condition, remove the where clause.

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