Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Programming

by Ben-Gan, Itzik; Sarka, Dejan; Wolter, Roger; Low, Greg; Katibah, Ed; Kunen, Isaac

• ISBN13: 9780735626027
• ISBN10: 0735626022
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-23
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

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.All the book's code samples will be available for download from the companion Web site.

Author Biography

Dejan Sarka is MCT and MCDBA certified and a Microsoft MVP for SQL Server. He teaches and consults for Solid Quality Mentors, speaks at TechEd and PASS, and develops OLTP, OLAP, and data mining solutions.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Views

User-Defined Functions

Stored Procedures

Triggers

Transactions and Concurrency

Error Handling

Temporary Tables and Table Variables

Cursors

Dynamic SQL

Working with Date and Time

CLR User-Defined Types

Temporal Support in the Relational Model

XML and XQuery

Spatial Data

Tracking Access and Changes to Data

Service Broker

Companion to CLR Routines

About the Authors

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