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 Practical Sql
Microsoft Sql Server T-SQL
for Beginners
2nd Edition
By
Mark O'Donovan
Copyright © 2019 Mark O’Donovan
All rights reserved.
 Contents

Software and Sample data

Overview
Section 1. Sql Server Install and Tour
Section 2. Starting Sql Development
Section 3. Advanced Queries
Section 4. Sql Beyond the Basics
Conclusion
Quiz Answers
Useful Websites
 Copyright

All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or

by any means without written permission from the author.

Disclaimer
Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the
information in this book was correct at press time, the author and publisher do
not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage,
or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions
result from negligence, accident, or any other cause.

Information sold in this book is sold without warranty, either expressed or

implied.

Title: Practical Sql - Microsoft Sql Server T-SQL for Beginners – Second
Edition

Version: 2.0
Software and Sample Data
The examples in this book used Sql Server 2017 Express which is as of
writing this book a free version of sql server available for download from
Microsoft.

You can download all the sample data and examples for this book from

https://github.com/techstuffy/Practical-Sq

There should be no problem with running these exercises on later versions of

Sql Server but we cannot give a 100% guarantee.

Most examples will run on previous versions of Microsoft Sql Server but
some functions might differ or not exist on previous versions such as the format
function.

If you have problems accessing the sample data please contact me using
techstuffy.com.
Overview
A brief overview of the different sections contained within this book :

Section 1. Sql Server Install and Tour

This Section takes the reader from downloading and installing sql server to
creating a sql table and performing basic queries on the data within the table.

Chapter 1

This chapter introduces the book , how to use the book and where to get
downloads.

Chapter 2

Here we cover how to get a free copy of sql server express and the
installation of the software.

Chapter 3

Once sql server has been installed this chapter will take you on a brief tour of
the software and how to login to the sql server for the first time.

Section 2. Starting Sql Development

Section 2 introduces the basics of sql development namely how to create
databases, tables and fields and the fundamental statements that perform the
basic operations on your data.

Chapter 1

This chapter will show you how to create your first sql server database and
the various properties of sql server databases.

Chapter 2

Once you have created your database this chapter will explain and give
examples of creating sql server tables to store your data.

Chapter 3
 In the final chapter of this section with introduce the basic sql statements to
insert, query, update and delete data from a sql table.
Section 3. Advanced Queries

Section 3 goes into sql development in more detail cover ways of grouping
data, creating conditional statements and joining tables of data together.

Chapter 1

This chapter covers how to perform calculations on groups of data such as

how to sum all the numbers in a field or count the number of rows in a table.

Chapter 2

Next we cover various functions that allow us to manipulate string fields in

various ways.

Chapter 3

Conditional statements allow us to return different values depending on the

value of another of another expression. For example you might want to return a
different value depending on the time of day or the month it ways when the
query was executed.

Chapter 4

When developing sql databases more often than not the data you need to
return will be in more than one table. This chapter covers the various ways you
can combine the data in 2 or more tables.
Section 4. Sql Beyond the Basics
Now that the basics of sql development have been covered Section 4 carries
on by introducing more development techniques such as using Stored
Procedures, Functions and Views, Triggers, database design rules and much
more.

Chapter 1

The sql developer can add rules to the check that the data being added to the
table is valid, this chapter will show you ways to create various constraints.

Chapter 2

Templates are a useful sql server feature. We will show you how to use
Templates to speed up your sql development to save you time and create
consistency and also how to create your own sql server templates.

Chapter 3

When you start to develop more complex queries you can add them to stored
procedures so that they can be saved in the database and executed with a single 1
line statement at a later date.

We will cover to create stored procedures and pass parameters to the stored
procedures.

Chapter 4

Views allow you to hide complex SELECT statements so you only need to
run a simple select statements. Using View can save you copying and pasting
large chunks of code and make it easier to read the sql that you have developed.

Chapter 5

Next we will cover different types of functions that can be created and how
they compare to stored procedures.

Chapter 6
 Synonyms are aliases for tables and are especially useful when you start to
develop code that uses references to multiple databases.

We will show you how to create and manage synonyms within your
database.

Chapter 7

Triggers allow you to execute some tsql when an action is taken on the
database or table. We will cover how to create various triggers and use them for
various purposes such as auditing and preventing users from creating tables.

Chapter 8

When you start to develop sql for large amounts of data the design of the
database will be increasingly more important. We will cover the fundamental
rules of database design called normal forms.

Chapter 9

As a sql developer you can be expected to predict every possible problem

that might occur while your code is running. Sql Exceptions allow the developer
to define a course of action to take when an unexpected error occurs.

Chapter 10

Finally we cover Transactions. Transactions are the 'all or nothing' in the sql
world. You might have a number of changes to tables within your stored
procedure but want all the changes to be saved as long as there has been no
errors executing any of the statements, transactions will allow to do this.
Section 1. Sql Server Install and Tour

1. Introduction

“Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.” – Dale Carnegie

The purpose of this book is to teach the user sql database development.

More precisely you will learn sql development on Microsoft Sql Server using
the version of Sql from Microsoft called T-SQL (T-SQL stands for Transact
SQL).

When starting to learn anything new there often appears to be an

overwhelming amount to learn.

With the Practical Series of books and 'Practical Sql' in this case you will be
guided from the basics to more advanced techniques.

The instructions are kept concise with the focus being on useful examples.
The aim here is that you will be more likely to remember what is said about a
topic and can always refer back to the examples at a later date if required.

Practical Sql
'Practical Sql' will cover the tsql development language used on the
Microsoft Sql Server Database system.

Sql Server Development is a topic that many IT Professionals avoid but there
really is no need as the basics and even more advanced techniques can be
acquired easily.

In other words Sql development is not a skill that will be of use to just DBA's
and developers.

There are many applications that rely on sql server databases so some
knowledge of databases it becoming a common requirement.
2. Sql Server Installation

The installation of Sql Server Express is straightforward, should not cause

any problems and free.

You can download the current version of Sql Server Express from the
following location:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express

Click download now to get ‘sql server express 2017’.

System Requirements for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 Express

Supported Operating System

Windows 10 , Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows

Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016

Processor

Intel - compatible processor with a minimum speed of 1 GHz or a faster

processor

RAM

Minimum 512MB

Hard Disk Space

4.2 GB of Disk Space

Limitations : Microsoft SQL Server Express supports 1 physical processor,

1 GB memory, and 10 GB storage
1. Once the download has completed double click on the file to start the
installation.
2. Click the Installation menu option on the left hand side of the screen
and then select
3. Select the Basic installation type.
1. Click Accept .

2. Click Install and wait for the installation files to be downloaded and
installed.

3. Once the installation has completed you will be presented with details
about your sql server. In particular make a note of your instance name
as this might be different from the screenshot below if you already
have a version of sql express on your machine:
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