DECLARE @Country VARCHAR(20) SET @Country = 'US'    
SELECT *
    FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader h, Sales.Customer c, 
        Sales.SalesTerritory t
    WHERE h.CustomerID = c.CustomerID
        AND c.TerritoryID = t.TerritoryID
        AND CountryRegionCode = @Country
   OPTION (OPTIMIZE FOR (@Country = 'US'))

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  1. swethaJanuary 22, 2016 at 2:23 AM

    Hello..just curious to know...is this an example for multiple joins? I came across your blog while searching for paging and rendering options in ssrs...very interesting blog...

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