SQL Server Training UK

Objectives
This course provides an intensive hands-on introduction to developing client/server systems within an SQL-Server environment. It includes advanced SQL queries, stored procedures and triggers and the client access methods available for developing "front-ends". The Client-side programming focuses on Visual Basic, although other client-side platforms are discussed too.

 

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SQL Server Training Course Summary

Duration
5 Days

Who Should Attend

Programmers looking to gain the skills to develop commercial SQL Server applications.

Pre Requisite Skills
SQL and RDBMS Programming skills.

Associated courses

SQL Server 2005 training - coming soon!

SQL Server 2000 Applications Development training
SQL Server 2000 Database Administration
SQL Server Performance Tuning
SQL Server OLAP, DTS, Data Warehouses & Cubes / Analysis Services Training
SQL Design and Information Retrieval

SQL Server 7 Training Course Outline

1. SQL Server & Client/Server Overview

1.1 What is SQL Server?

2 Creating & Configuring SQL Server for Client/Server Systems

2.1 Installation Issues: Case and Character Set Issues

2.2 Buying the right NT Server

2.3 Configuring SQL Server for Client/Server Systems

2.4 Creating Databases and logs Optimally

2.5 Getting Security Right from the Beginning

2.6 Upsizing and Other tools to get the data in

3. Advanced SQL Queries

3.1 Transact SQL Built-In Functions & Other Oddities

3.2 Handling Dates in SQL Server - Ages, Finding Gaps and ranges, Handling times

3.3 Comparing Tables with Full Outer Joins

3.4 OLAP functionality

3.5 Medians, Variance and Standard Deviation

3.6 Running Totals & numbered lists

3.7 Using Correlated Subqueries in the SELECT List

3.8 Navigating Trees with SQL

3.9 Other Techniques

4. Indexes and Query optimisation

4.1 Clustered versus Non-Clustered indexes

4.2 Using composite indexes and index covering

4.3 Using SHOWPLAN to see if the index is being used.

4.4 Using FILLFACTOR correctly.

4.5 Index Maintenance & Updating Statistics

4.6 Using SQL Trace to determine Client SQL

5. Programming with Transact SQL

5.1 Transact SQL Batch and script rules

5.2 Transaction processing commands

5.3 Using Variables

5.4 Control of flow Statements

5.5 Using global variables

5.6 Scrolling through records using SQL and variables

5.7 Using Cursors to scroll through records

5.8 Temporary tables and the EXEC() function.

6. Writing Stored Procedures

6.1 The Create Procedure statement

6.2 Compilation problems and methods

6.3 Passing parameters

6.4 Returning Values and Updating Parameters

6.5 Temporary Procedures and AutoStart Procedures

7. Implementing Triggers

7.1 Basic Trigger assumptions and syntax

7.2 Relationship with constraints

7.3 Using @@Rowcount effectively

7.4 Using Cursors in triggers

8. Client-Side SQL Server Development - Overview

8.1 Client-side Development ~ Choosing the Appropriate Tool

8.2 Using Microsoft Access & the Access Upsizing Tool

8.3 Using Visual Basic 5.0

8.4 Using Visual FoxPro.

8.5 Using Visual C++

8.6 Using Visual InterDev

9. Visual Basic Access Methods

9.1 Using JET/DAO with Linked Tables

9.2 Using JET/DAO with Pass through Queries

9.3 Using the ODBC API

9.4 Using VBSQL

9.5 Using RDO

9.6 Using ODBCDirect

9.7 Using ADO, OLE-DB and future client-side development.

10. Retrieving Data to the Client

10.1 Establishing connections and ODBC DSNs with SQL Server

10.2 Choosing the right CursorDriver

10.3 Opening resultsets.

10.4 Navigating through resultsets

10.5 Finding Records using DAO/Seek where possible.

11. Updating Data through the client

11.1 Linking Tables into JET and using Bound forms in Access.

11.2 Using Bound Data Controls in Visual Basic

11.3 Using Updatable resultsets

11.4 Using the Batch Cursor Library

11.5 Using Stored Procedures

12. Handling Errors

12.1 Raising Errors Server-Side

12.2 Pre-emptive error handling in VB Forms

12.3 Error handling and Validation at the Client

13. Using DMO to build Server-Side SQL Server Apps

13.1 DMO Overview

13.2 Connecting to SQL Server

13.3 Adding to the Devices collection+

13.4 Modifying a property

SQL Server 7 Training Course - JB International, London, UK

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