About the Book
400+ ready-to-use, powerful SQL queries
Learn powerful techniques for surfacing and delivering actionable business intelligence using SQL. "Practical SQL Queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2" contains more than 400 downloadable SQL queries you can use to extract meaningful insights from large amounts of data. The application, syntax, and results of each query are described in detail. The book emphasizes SQL for use in SSMS, but the queries also apply to SSRS, WinForms, WebForms, and many other applications.
Enter, maintain, and retrieve database dataSearch records using the Where clauseSort SQL query results with the Order By clauseCreate tables and perform joins on tablesPerform set operations using Union, Intersect, and ExceptGroup data and produce totals with the Group By clauseManipulate and transform data using built-in functionsCreate reusable views and user-defined functionsUse stored procedures to change SQL dynamically based on conditional factorsCreate, maintain, and secure database objects with DDL and DCLDeliver SQL query results to end users