SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

by Jason Brimhall, David Dye, Timothy Roberts, Wayne Sheffield, Jonathan Gennick

Overview

SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Recipes is an example-based guide to the Transact-SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server 2012. It provides ready-to-implement solutions to common programming and database administration tasks. Learn to create databases, insert and update data, generate reports, secure your data, and more. Tasks and their solutions are broken down into a problem/solution format that is quick and easy to read so that you can get the job done fast when the pressure is on.

Solutions in this book are divided into chapters by problem domain. Each chapter is a collection of solutions around a single facet of the language such as writing queries, developing triggers, and applying aggregate functions. Each solution is presented code-first, giving you a working code example to copy from and implement immediately in your own environment. Following each example is an in-depth description of how and why the given solution works. Tradeoffs and alternative approaches are also discussed.

• Focused on solutions: Look up what you need to do. Learn how to do it. Do it.
• Current: Newly updated for SQL Server 2012
• Comprehensive: Covers all common T-SQL problem domains

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430242000
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	09/11/2012
Series:	Expert's Voice in SQL Server
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	808
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Jason Brimhall is first and foremost a family man. He has 15+ yrs experience in IT and has worked with SQL Server starting with SQL Server 6.5. He has worked for both large and small companies in varied industries. He has experience in performance tuning, high transaction environments, large environments, and VLDBs. He is currently a DB Architect and an MCITP for SQL 2008. Jason regularly volunteers for PASS and is the VP of the Las Vegas User Group (SSSOLV). You can read more more from Jason on his blog at: http://jasonbrimhall.info.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started with SELECT
• Elementary Programming
• Nulls and Other Pitfalls
• Combining Data from Multiple Tables
• Grouping and Summarizing
• Advanced SELECT Techniques
• Query Techniques for Reporting
• Inserting, Updating, Deleting
• Working with Strings
• Working with Dates
• Working with Numbers
• Transactions, Locking, Blocking, Deadlocking
• Managing Tables
• Managing Views
• Managing Indexes
• Managing Large Tables
• Stored Procedures
• User-Defined Functions
• Triggers
• Error Handling
• Query Performance
• Hints
• Index Tuning and Statistics
• XML
• Files, Filegroups, and Integrity
• Backup
• Recovery
• Principals and Users
• Securables and Permissions
• Objects and Dependencies