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Informationen zum Autor Paul Atkinson works for Huron Healthcare as a BI Architect and Team Lead developing both traditional and real-time BI solutions. His training classes in high-performance TSQL programming are among the most popular course offerings available at Huron. Robert Vieira is a Software Architect with Huron Consulting Group and is considered one of the leading authorities on Microsoft SQL Server. He speaks at conferences nationally and is well known for his unique tutorial approach in his teaching and writing. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that guides you through all the techniques involved. Klappentext Get up to speed on the extensive changes to the newest release of Microsoft SQL ServerThe 2012 release of Microsoft SQL Server changes how you develop applications for SQL Server. With this comprehensive resource, SQL Server authority Robert Vieira presents the fundamentals of database design and SQL concepts, and then shows you how to apply these concepts using the updated SQL Server. Publishing time and date with the 2012 release, Beginning Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Programming begins with a quick overview of database design basics and the SQL query language and then quickly proceeds to show you how to implement the fundamental concepts of Microsoft SQL Server 2012.You'll explore the key additions and changes to this newest version, including conditional action constructs, enhanced controls for results paging, application integration with SharePoint and Excel, and development of BI applications.* Covers new features such as SQL Azure for cloud computing, client-connectivity enhancements, security and compliance, data replication, and data warehouse performance improvements* Addresses essential topics including managing keys, writing scripts, and working with store procedures* Shares helpful techniques for creating and changing tables, programming with XML, and using SQL Server Reporting and Integration ServicesBeginning Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Programming demystifies even the most difficult challenges you may face with the new version of Microsoft SQL Server. Zusammenfassung Get up to speed on the extensive changes to the newest release of Microsoft SQL Server The 2012 release of Microsoft SQL Server changes how you develop applications for SQL Server. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION xxv CHAPTER 1: RDBMS BASICS: WHAT MAKES UP A SQL SERVER DATABASE? 1 An Overview of Database Objects 2 SQL Server Data Types 13 SQL Server Identifiers for Objects 19 Summary 21 CHAPTER 2: LEARNING THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE 23 Getting Help with Books Online 24 SQL Server Configuration Manager 25 SQL Server Management Studio 31 SQL Server Data Tools (formerly BIDS) 43 SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) 44 SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 45 SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) 45 Bulk Copy Program (BCP) 46 SQL Server Profiler 46 sqlcmd 46 PowerShell 47 Summary 47 CHAPTER 3: THE FOUNDATION STATEMENTS OF T-SQL 49 Getting Started with a Basic SELECT Statement 50 Adding Data with the INSERT Statement 76 Changing What You've Got with the UPDATE Statement 84 The DELETE Statement 87 Summary 88 CHAPTER 4: JOINS 91 Combining Table Data with JOINs 92 Selecting Matching Rows with INNER JOIN 93 Retrieving More Data with OUTER JOIN 102 Seeing Both Sides with FULL JOINs 115 Understanding CROSS JOINs 117 Exploring Alternative Syntax for Joins 118 Stacking Results with UNION 121 Summary 125 CHAPTER 5: CREATING AND ALTERING TABLES 129 Object Names in SQL Server 130
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INTRODUCTION xxv
CHAPTER 1: RDBMS BASICS: WHAT MAKES UP A SQL SERVER DATABASE? 1
CHAPTER 2: LEARNING THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE 23
CHAPTER 3: THE FOUNDATION STATEMENTS OF T-SQL 49
CHAPTER 4: JOINS 91
CHAPTER 5: CREATING AND ALTERING TABLES 129
CHAPTER 6: KEYS AND CONSTRAINTS 175
CHAPTER 7: ADDING MORE TO YOUR QUERIES 213
CHAPTER 8: BEING NORMAL: NORMALIZATION AND OTHER BASIC DESIGN ISSUES 257
CHAPTER 9: SQL SERVER STORAGE AND INDEX STRUCTURES 305
CHAPTER 10: VIEWS 353
CHAPTER 11: WRITING SCRIPTS AND BATCHES 383
CHAPTER 12: STORED PROCEDURES 435
CHAPTER 13: USER-DEFINED FUNCTIONS 489
CHAPTER 14: TRANSACTIONS AND LOCKS 509
CHAPTER 15: TRIGGERS 537
CHAPTER 16: A BRIEF XML PRIMER 561
CHAPTER 17: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FUNDAMENTALS 615
CHAPTER 18: BI STORAGE AND REPORTING RESOURCES 649
CHAPTER 19: REPORTING FOR DUTY, SIR! A LOOK AT REPORTING SERVICES 681
CHAPTER 20: GETTING INTEGRATED WITH INTEGRATION SERVICES 719
CHAPTER 21: PLAYING ADMINISTRATOR 747
APPENDIX: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES 783
INDEX 807
ONLINE APPENDICES
BONUS APPENDIX 1: SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 1
BONUS APPENDIX 2: VERY SIMPLE CONNECTIVITY EXAMPLES 6
