Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming
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 the programming language - solving complex problems with real-world solutions.

Discover how to: Understand when to apply set-based programming techniques; Design and implement date and time-related XML and CLR datatypes; Use temporary objects, including temporary tables, table variables, and table expressions; Work with T-SQL and CLR user-defined functions, stored procedures, and triggers;

Support user input-based queries and variable data with dynamic execution; Work with transactions and new exception handling constructs; Apply a concurrency model to support simultaneous users; Use Service Broker for controlled asynchronous processing in database applications. This book includes code samples on the Web.