Querying Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 with Transact-SQL
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Course
No.
Course Length: |
2071
2 days |
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This course provides students with the
technical skills required to write basic Transact-SQL queries for
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000.
At
Course Completion
At the end of the course, students will be
able to:
- Describe the uses of and ways to execute
the Transact-SQL language.
- Use querying tools.
- Write SELECT queries to retrieve data.
- Group and summarize data by using
Transact-SQL.
- Join data from multiple tables.
- Write queries that retrieve and modify
data by using subqueries.
- Modify data in tables.
- Query text fields with full-text search.
- Describe how to create programming
objects.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must
have:
- Experience using a Microsoft Windows®
operating system.
- An understanding of basic relational
database concepts, including:
- Logical and physical database
design.
- Data integrity concepts.
- Relationships between tables and
columns (primary key and foreign key, one-to-one, one-to-many, and
many-to-many).
- How data is stored in tables (rows
and columns).
- For students who do not meet these
prerequisites, the following course provides students with the
necessary knowledge and skills: Course 1609, Designing Data
Services and Data Models
- Familiarity with the role of the
database administrator.
The course materials, lectures, and lab
exercises are in English. To benefit fully from the instruction, students
need an understanding of the English language and completion of the
prerequisites.
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Module 1: Introduction to
Transact-SQL
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- The Transact-SQL Programming Language
- Types of Transact-SQL Statements
- Transact-SQL Syntax Elements
- Using SQL Server Books Online
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Differentiate between Transact-SQL and
ANSI-SQL.
- Describe the basic types of
Transact-SQL.
- Describe the syntax elements of
Transact-SQL.
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Module 2: Using
Transact-SQL Querying Tools
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- SQL Query Analyzer
- Using the Object Browser Tool in SQL
Query Analyzer
- Using the osql Utility
- Executing Transact-SQL Statements
- Creating and Executing Transact-SQL
Scripts
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Describe the basic functions of SQL
Query Analyzer.
- Describe how to use the Object Browser
tool in SQL Query Analyzer.
- Describe how to use the templates in SQL
Query Analyzer.
- Describe how to use the osql
command-line utility.
- Execute Transact-SQL statements in
various ways.
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Module 3: Retrieving Data
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- Retrieving Data by Using the SELECT
Statement
- Filtering Data
- Formatting Result Sets
- How Queries Are Processed
- Performance Considerations
- Retrieving Data and Manipulating Result
Sets
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Retrieve data from tables by using the
SELECT statement.
- Filter data by using different search
conditions to use with the WHERE clause.
- Format result sets.
- Describe how queries are processed.
- Describe performance considerations that
affect retrieving data.
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Module 4: Grouping and
Summarizing Data
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- Listing the TOP n Values
- Using Aggregate Functions
- GROUP BY Fundamentals
- Generating Aggregate Values Within
Result Sets
- Using the COMPUTE and COMPUTE BY Clauses
- Grouping and Summarizing Data
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Use the TOP n keyword to retrieve a list
of the specified top values in a table.
- Generate a single summary value by using
aggregate functions.
- Organize summary data for a column by
using aggregate functions with the GROUP BY and HAVING clauses.
- Generate summary data for a table by
using aggregate functions with the GROUP BY clause and the ROLLUP or
CUBE operator.
- Generate control-break reports by using
the COMPUTE and COMPUTE BY clauses.
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Module 5: Joining
Multiple Tables
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- Using Aliases for Table Names
- Combining Data from Multiple Tables
- Combining Multiple Result Sets
- Querying Multiple Tables
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Use aliases for table names.
- Combine data from two or more tables by
using joins.
- Combine multiple result sets into one
result set by using the UNION operator
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Day 2
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Module 6: Working with
Subqueries
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- Introduction to Subqueries
- Using a Subquery as a Derived Table
- Using a Subquery as an Expression
- Using a Subquery to Correlate Data
- Using the EXISTS and NOT EXISTS Clauses
- Working with Subqueries
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Describe when and how to use a subquery.
- Use subqueries to break down and perform
complex queries.
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Module 7: Modifying Data
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- Using Transactions
- Inserting Data
- Deleting Data
- Updating Data
- Performance Considerations
- Modifying Data
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Describe how transactions work.
- Write INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE
statements to modify data in tables.
- Describe performance considerations
related to modifying data.
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Module 8: Querying
Full-Text Indexes
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- Introduction to Microsoft Search Service
- Microsoft Search Service Components
- Getting Information About Full-Text
Indexes
- Writing Full-Text Queries
- Querying Full-Text Indexes
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Describe Microsoft Search service
function and components.
- Get information about full-text indexes.
- Write full-text queries.
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Module 9: Introduction to
Programming Objects
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The following topics are covered in this
module:
- Displaying the text of a programming
object
- Introduction to Views
- Advantages of Views
- Creating Views
- Introduction to Stored Procedures
- Introduction to Triggers
- Introduction to User-defined Functions
- Working with Views
At the end of this module, you will be able
to:
- Display the text of a programming
object.
- Describe the concepts of views.
- List the advantages of views.
- Describe stored procedures.
- Describe triggers.
- Describe user-defined functions.
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