Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Fundamentals

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Fundamentals
ISBN-10
0735638128
ISBN-13
9780735638129
Category
Computers
Pages
416
Language
English
Published
2008-10-22
Publisher
Microsoft Press
Author
Itzik Ben-Gan

Description

Master the foundations of T-SQL with the right balance of conceptual and practical content. Get hands-on guidance—including exercises and code samples—that show you how to develop code to query and modify data. You’ll gain a solid understanding of the T-SQL language and good programming practices, and learn to write more efficient and powerful queries. Discover how to: Apply T-SQL fundamentals, create tables, and define data integrity Understand logical query processing Query multiple tables using joins and subqueries Simplify code and improve maintainability with table expressions Explore pivoting techniques and how to handle grouping sets Write code that modifies data Isolate inconsistent data and address deadlock and blocking scenarios

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