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Transact-SQL Desk Reference
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Transact-SQL Desk Reference

by Deac Lancaster
November 2003
Intermediate to advanced
816 pages
14h 53m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 2. SQL Building Blocks and Server Settings

This chapter covers the building blocks available to the database designer and database user to create and modify database objects and data. The SQL Data Types will be covered along with data representation as literals (constants) and expressions. Also covered are methods to display and change server and database settings including using Enterprise Manager and the sp_configure and sp_dboption system stored procedures.

Throughout the book, the following terms will be used.

  • SQL-92 will refer to the 1992 ANSI/ISO SQL Standard, also called SQL2. SQL-99 will refer to the 1999 ANSI/ISO SQL Standard,[1] also called SQL3 and ISO/IEC 9075.

    [1] ANSI+ISO+IEC+9075-1-1999 through ANSI+ISO+IEC+9075-5-1999, ...

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