Create and modify databases and keep them secure

Get up to speed on using T-SQL to store and manipulate data

SQL Server 2005 improves an already great database management system. This book shows you how to put it to work in a hurry. You''ll find out how to use the SQL Server Management Studio and the SQLCMD utility to write T-SQL code, retrieve data from single or multiple SQL Server tables, add data using the INSERT statement, and much more.

* Create queries to retrieve data
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Ensure SQL Server security
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Use Visual Studio(r) 2005 with SQL Server
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Create tables, views, and indexes
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Work with Common Language Runtime
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Query XML data