About the Book

Exploit advanced T-SQL language features with in-depth architectural insights from the experts.

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

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