Shows developers how to program in SQL Server 2005 using Transact-SQL (the basic programming language found in SQL Server) as well as how to take advantage of S... » 

Shows developers how to program in SQL Server 2005 using Transact-SQL (the basic programming language found in SQL Server) as well as how to take advantage of SQL Server 2005's extended programming functionality: SQL-XML, SQL-CLR, and SQL-SMOCovers the methods used to create databases and database objects, how to get in and out of databases and database objects, and the methods and concepts needed to secure databases and the data contained in themAddresses how to use Transact-SQL statements to extend the basic functionality of queries and how to write database programs in Visual Basic or C# using the extended programming functionality in SQL Server 2005 «