Beginning Transact-SQL with SQL Server 2000 and 2005 / Paul Turley with Dan Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turley, Paul, 1962-

Contributor:

Wood, Dan.

Series:

Wrox beginning guides.

Wrox beginning guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

SQL server.

Database management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (596 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Beginning Transact-SQL with SQL Server 2000 and 2005 Transact-SQL is a powerful implementation of the ANSI standard SQL database query language. In order to build effective database applications, you must gain a thorough understanding of these features. This book provides you with a comprehensive introduction to the T-SQL language and shows you how it can be used to work with both the SQL Server 2000 and 2005 releases. Beginning with an overview of the SQL Server query operations and tools that are used with T-SQL, the author goes on to explain how to design and build applications o

Contents:

Beginning Transact-SQL with SQL Server 2000 and 2005; About the Authors; Credits; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1: Introducing Transact-SQL and Data Management Systems; Transact-Structured Query Language; SQL Server as a Relational Database Management System; SQL Server and Other Products; Summary; Chapter 2: SQL Server Fundamentals; Who Uses SQL Server?; SQL Server Editions and Features; Semantics; Normalization Rules; Applying Normalization Rules; Client/Server Processes; The Mechanics of Query Processing; The Adventure Works Cycles Database; Summary

Chapter 3: Tools for Accessing SQL ServerTools for SQL Server 2000; Tools for SQL Server 2005; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 4: Introducing Transact-SQL Language; The Nature of SQL; Where to Begin; Data Manipulation Language ( DML); Data Definition Language; Data Control Language; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 5: Data Retrieval; Storage and Retrieval; The SELECT Statement; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 6: SQL Functions; The Anatomy of a Function; Aggregate Functions; Configuration Variables; Conversion Functions; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 7: Aggregation and Grouping; Using Aggregate Functions

Understanding Statistical FunctionsGrouping Data; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 8: Multi-Table Queries; Understanding Subqueries and Joins; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 9: Data Transactions; Introducing Transactions; Let's Do CRUD with Data; Explicit Transactions; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 10: Advanced Queries and Scripting; Subqueries; Cursors; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 11: Full-Text Index Queries; Microsoft Search Service; Managing and Populating Catalogs; Summary; Chapter 12: Creating and Managing Database Objects; Data Definition Language; Securing Database Objects; Summary; Exercises

Chapter 13: Transact-SQL Programming ObjectsViews; Stored Procedures; User-Defined Functions; Transaction Management; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 14: Transact-SQL in Applications and Reporting; Application Programming Models; Selecting a Model; SQL Server Reporting Services; Summary; Appendix A: Command Syntax Reference; Transact-SQL Commands, Clauses, and Predicates; Appendix B: System Variables and Functions Reference; System Global Variables; Appendix C: System Stored Procedure Reference; Appendix D: Information Schema Views Reference; Answers to Exercises; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

"Programmer to programmer"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610823178

9781280823176

1280823178

9780471780168

0471780162

OCLC:

137225128