Ebook: SQL server 2012 T-SQL recipes : a problem-solution approach

"SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Recipes is an example-based guide to the Transact-SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server 2012. It provides ready-to-implement solutions to common programming and database administration tasks. Learn to create databases, insert and update data, generate reports, secure your data, and more. Tasks and their solutions are broken down into a problem/solution format that is quick and easy to read so that you can get the job done fast when the pressure is on. " -- from publisher website.  Read more... 01. Getting Started with SELECT -- 02. Elementary Programming -- 03. Nulls and Other Pitfalls -- 04. Combining Data from Multiple Tables -- 05. Grouping and Summarizing -- 06. Advanced SELECT Techniques -- 07. Query Techniques for Reporting -- 08. Inserting, Updating, Deleting -- 09. Working with Strings -- 10. Working with Dates -- 11. Working with Numbers -- 12. Transactions, Locking, Blocking, Deadlocking -- 13. Managing Tables -- 14. Managing Views -- 15. Managing Indexes -- 16. Managing Large Tables -- 17. Stored Procedures -- 18. User-Defined Functions -- 19. Triggers -- 20. Error Handling -- 21. Query Performance -- 22. Hints -- 23. Index Tuning and Statistics -- 24. XML -- 25. Files, Filegroups, and Integrity -- 26. Backup -- 27. Recovery -- 28. Principals and Users -- 29. Securables and Permissions -- 30. Objects and Dependencies