Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Programming

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Programming Summary:

Publisher: Microsoft Press | ISBN: 0735626022 | Mar 2009 | PDF | 832 pages | 7.1Mb

Product Description

Get a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQL with this comprehensive programming reference. Database developers and administrators get best practices, expert techniques, and code samples to master the intricacies of this programming language—solving complex problems with real-world solutions. Discover how to:

* Work with T-SQL and CLR user-defined functions, stored procedures, and triggers.

* Handle transactions, concurrency, and error handling.

* Efficiently use temporary objects, including temporary tables, table variables, and table expressions.

* Evaluate when to use set-based programming techniques and when to use cursors.

* Work with dynamic SQL in an efficient and secure manner.

* Treat date- and time-related data in a robust manner.

* Develop CLR user-defined types and learn about temporal support in the relational model.

* Use XML and XQuery and implement a dynamic schema solution.

* Work with spatial data using the new geometry and geography types and spatial indexes.

* Track access and changes to data using extended events, SQL Server Audit, change tracking, and change data capture.

* Use Service Broker for controlled asynchronous processing in database applications.

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