Microsoft SQL Server has become one of the most popular database management systems in the world. The release of SQL Server 2005 has accelerated its adoption and use. Transact-SQL, also known as T-SQL, is the variant of generic SQL used in Microsoft SQL Server. While based on generic SQL, it has enough differences from it to be confusing to anyone not well-trained in SQL. Ben Forta is the author of one of the bestselling guides to SQL, Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes a Day. In this new book he builds on the proven tutorials and structure that have been so popular in the previous book and applies them to the specifics of T-SQL. It starts with simple data retrieval and works on to more complex topics. It uses well structured and highly focused lessons to make you immediately and effortlessly productive in T-SQL. And it fills a big hole in the market; no other book on the market takes this focused, quick, immediate approach.
