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Ideal for the database programmer or system DBA, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Programming by Example is an excellent example-based tutorial on mastering today's SQL features. Packed with plenty of tips and tricks, this title will let most anyone do more with SQL Server. While there are plenty of screen shots showing graphical SQL Server tools, the focus of this book is clearly on learning real command-line Transact-SQL (T-SQL). The authors provide a patient and very thorough tour of T-SQL with full coverage of both basic and advanced features. You'll learn how to define new tables, manage users in groups, and perform all kinds of queries. Standout material includes an excellent guide to SQL data types and how to choose the right one for your needs. When it comes to queries, the book does a great job of exploring all your options for joining relational data, as well as grouping data for more advanced reporting. True to its title, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Programming by Example is filled with dozens of examples of SQL commands (and the results returned) so that you can try out this material for yourself and really learn the language thoroughly. Later on, the authors turn toward server-side programming with a digestible guide to creating stored procedures and triggers. The book closes with an in-depth guide to the issues regarding cursors (for working with table data), transactions, and locking. Sections on bulk copy tools and the Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) show how to move data around the enterprise. A final section of distributed queries and linked servers will help you work with different sources of data wherever it resides in your organization. Despite some stilted writing, the comprehensive examples in this book make it a success. It will let anyone start using basic T-SQL for the first time, as well as teach more advanced readers to master the finer points of Microsoft databases. --Richard Dragan Topics covered: - History and introduction to Microsoft SQL Server
- In-depth Transact-SQL (T-SQL) tutorial (including T-SQL data types and flow control statements)
- Creating and modifying tables and views
- Creating queries with the SELECT statement
- Inserting, deleting, and updating data
- Using joins (inner, outer, and cross joins)
- Indexes (database optimization and index maintenance)
- Data integrity (constraints and foreign keys)
- Business logic with stored procedures (including error handling and security)
- Tutorial and tips for triggers (including nested and recursive triggers)
- User-Defined Functions (UDFs)
- Complex queries and subqueries
- Row-oriented processing with cursors (including SQL Server cursor types)
- Transactions in T-SQL (including basic ACID properties, isolation levels, and locks)
- Avoiding deadlocks
- Transferring data to and from SQL Server with bulk copy and Data Transformation Services (DTS)
- Databases in heterogeneous environments (distributed queries and linked servers)
- Using the SQL Query Analyzer
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