How to find the location of cell value in SQL Server Database?

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Certainly! In SQL Server you can find the location of a specific cell value within a database table by using a combination of SQL queries that involve the ROW_NUMBER() function and subqueries. Below is an example demonstrating how you can achieve this: Let's assume we have a table called Customer with columns CustomerID and CustomerName and we want to find the location of a specific customer name for instance John Doe. WITH CustomerWithRowNumber AS ( SELECT CustomerID CustomerName ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY CustomerID) AS RowNum FROM Customer ) SELECT RowNum FROM CustomerWithRowNumber WHERE CustomerName = 'John Doe'; In this query: 1. We are using a Common Table Expression (CTE) named CustomerWithRowNumber to assign a row number to each row in the Customer table based on the order of CustomerID. 2. We then select the row number where the CustomerName is 'John Doe'. Executing this query will provide you with the location of the John Doe customer in the sorted order based on CustomerID. Remember to adjust the table and column names according to your specific database schema. If you have any further questions or need additional clarification feel free to ask!