
Practical SQL Queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
Art Tennick(Author)
Osborne/McGraw-Hill (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 16. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-07-174687-8 (ISBN)
Description
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400+ ready-to-use, powerful SQL queriesLearn powerful techniques for surfacing and delivering actionable business intelligence using SQL. Practical SQL Queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 contains more than 400 downloadable SQL queries you can use to extract meaningful insights from large amounts of data. The application, syntax, and results of each query are described in detail. The book emphasizes SQL for use in SSMS, but the queries also apply to SSRS, WinForms, WebForms, and many other applications.
Enter, maintain, and retrieve database data
Search records using the Where clause
Sort SQL query results with the Order By clause
Create tables and perform joins on tables
Perform set operations using Union, Intersect, and Except
Group data and produce totals with the Group By clause
Manipulate and transform data using built-in functions
Create reusable views and user-defined functions
Use stored procedures to change SQL dynamically based on conditional factors
Create, maintain, and secure database objects with DDL and DCL
Deliver SQL query results to end users
400+ ready-to-use, powerful SQL queriesLearn powerful techniques for surfacing and delivering actionable business intelligence using SQL. Practical SQL Queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 contains more than 400 downloadable SQL queries you can use to extract meaningful insights from large amounts of data. The application, syntax, and results of each query are described in detail. The book emphasizes SQL for use in SSMS, but the queries also apply to SSRS, WinForms, WebForms, and many other applications.
Enter, maintain, and retrieve database data
Search records using the Where clause
Sort SQL query results with the Order By clause
Create tables and perform joins on tables
Perform set operations using Union, Intersect, and Except
Group data and produce totals with the Group By clause
Manipulate and transform data using built-in functions
Create reusable views and user-defined functions
Use stored procedures to change SQL dynamically based on conditional factors
Create, maintain, and secure database objects with DDL and DCL
Deliver SQL query results to end users
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
0 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
633 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-174687-8 (9780071746878)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Art Tennick has worked in relational database design and SQL queries for more than 20 years. He has been involved in multi-dimensional database design, cubes, data mining, DMX, and MDX for 10 years. Art is the author of Practical MDX Queries for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008, Practical DMX Queries for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2008, and Practical PowerPivot & DAX Formulas for Excel 2010. His website is www.MrCube.net.
Content
Chapter 1. Select: Single Table; Chapter 2. Where; Chapter 3. Order By; Chapter 4. Select: Multiple Tables; Chapter 5. Aggregates; Chapter 6. Select: New Tables; Chapter 7. Except/Intersect/Union; Chapter 8. Group By; Chapter 9. System Functions; Chapter 10. Subqueries; Chapter 11. Delete/Insert/Update; Chapter 12. Views/User-Defined Functions; Chapter 13. Stored Procedures/Programming; Chapter 14. Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Control Language (DCL); Chapter 15. After You Finish; Index