SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Paperback)

by Joseph Sack (Author)
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Product Description

SQL Server 2008 Transact–SQL Recipes: A Problem–Solution Approach is an example–based guide to the Transact–SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server 2008. Learn to create databases, insert and update data, generate reports, secure your data, and more. Author Joseph Sack takes common Transact–SQL tasks and breaks them 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.

• Focused on solutions: Look up what you need to do. Learn how to do it. Do it.
• Current: Newly updated for SQL Server 2008.
• Comprehensive: Covers 30 different Transact–SQL problem domains.

What you’ll learn

• Create databases, tables, and indexes.
• Query and manipulate data.
• Store and manage XML inside the database.
• Move business logic into the database.
• Encrypt data and capture changes for compliance purposes.
• Implement Full–Text Search.
• Interface with Service Broker.
• And more!

Who is this book for?

Developers who use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as their back–end database. Database administrators who create, manage, and secure those databases.

About the Author

Joseph Sack works for Microsoft as a SQL Server Dedicated Support Engineer in the Premier Field Engineering team. For 10+ years, he has been developing and supporting SQL Server environments for clients in financial services, IT consulting, manufacturing, retail and the real estate industry. He is the author of SQL Server 2005 T–SQL Recipes and SQL Server 2000 Fast Answers for DBAs and Developers. He is the co–author of Pro SQL Server 2005 and Beginning SQL Server 2000 DBA: From Novice to Professional.

Product Details

• Paperback: 872 pages
• Publisher: Apress (July 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590599802
• ISBN-13: 978-1590599808
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #163,038 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Transact-SQL Recipes ROCK!, August 31, 2008

By	Jimmy May "Aspiring Geek" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

This book is among the finest works on SQL Server which I've ever read. Joseph Sack has a well-deserved reputation for quality writing, yet I'm frankly more impressed than I expected to be. I've read many of his articles & the previous edition of this book has long been one of my favorites.

This latest-&-greatest edition, SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Recipes, has lots of new material & is his best yet. Joe's writing style is clear, concise, & comprehensive. The approach is unique, the chapter sections flow logically from one to anothter, yet they are written in independent vignettes for byte-sized consumption. His examples allow us to play along at home. They are accompanied by lucid explanations. The book doesn't stoop to copying code, but instead relies on unique examples followed by my favorite feature of all: "How It Works" in which the concepts are characterized in plain English. You'll enjoy it, too.

If it can be done in Transact-SQL, Joe teaches us not merely how it's done, but how it's done right. Topics run the gamut from fundamental concepts such as interrogating tables, creating views, defining indexes, & writing stored procedures, triggers, & functions, to more complex topics such as error handling & principals to newer constructions such as XML, Service Broker, CLR, spatial data, encryption, & auditing--& much more.

I used the book as my primary resource to study successfully for 70-441 & 70-442 (MCITP: DB Dev). I recommend it to all my customers. If you're a SQL Server DBA or a developer, I recommend this book is for you as well.


Jimmy May
Microsoft Sr. Performance Consultant: SQL Server
SQL Server Pros, Founder & Visionary-in-Chief
Indianapolis Professional Association for SQL Server, Founder & Executive Committee

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference Book, September 15, 2008

By	Karl E. Schmidt (Lisle, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book as a great general reference for SQL Server functionality and I'd definitely recommend buying it for this purpose. The descriptions and examples are straight forward and easy to understand.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy or steal this book, May 17, 2009

By	John Warner (Greenville, SC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this thinking it was the typical recipe type book for T-SQL from this publisher and it is. It also covers a number of things regarding managing SQL Server that a developer should know and understand. This won't make you a dba but after reading this you are on your way. Well organized in presentation explainations of code samples are good. I found the writing itself enjoyable. You should have an understanding of basic SQL to get the full benefit here but I think a beginner to the subject would not be lost here. As I say in the title of my review buy or steal this book if you need a T-SQL guide.