In SQL Server, what does “SET ANSI_NULLS ON” mean?
It means that no rows will be returned if @region is NULL, when used in your first example, even if there are rows in the table where Region is NULL. When ANSI_NULLS is on (which you should always set on anyway, since the option to not have it on is going to be removed in the future), any comparison operation where (at least) … Read more