Author: Paul Turley, Dan Wood
Pages: 600
Language: English
Publisher: Wrox
Released: October 31, 2005
ISBN: 978-0764579554
ISBN-10: 076457955X
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 of increasing complexity. By gaining an understanding of the power
of the T-SQL language, you'll be prepared to meet the ever-increasing demands of
programming.
What you will learn from this book
- How T-SQL provides you with the means to create tools for managing hundreds
of databases
- Various programming techniques that use views and stored procedures
- Ways to optimize query performance
- How to create databases that will be an essential foundation to applications
you develop later
Who this book is for
This book is for database developers and administrators who have not yet
programmed with Transact-SQL. Some familiarity with relational databases and
basic SQL is helpful, and some programming experience is helpful.
... are crafted to make learning programming
languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured,
tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques
involved.
