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rhythmk
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2012 12:53 AM
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Hi All,
I have worked in SQL 2000 and 2005 environment till now.
However my manager told me to take a new assignment in SQL server 2008.
I hope it should not be much challanging to start with.
However please guide me what are the areas I should start to look into.
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SomewhereSomehow
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2012 1:01 AM
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Hi! Maybe, if you are familiar with 2005, it would be reasonable to start from here.
What's New (SQL Server 2008)
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dwain.c
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2012 1:44 AM
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From the T-SQL perspective IMHO, the MERGE statement, table value constructors (TVC) and grouping sets are probably what I'd consider the most interesting. Add to that maybe User-defined table types (for passing tables into SPs and FUNCTIONs) and spatial data if that's what floats your boat.
Using TVC there is a cool new way to UNPIVOT:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/CROSS+APPLY+VALUES+UNPIVOT/91234/
[/shameless-plug]
No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh!
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some!
Are you too recursively challenged?
Splitting strings based on patterns can be fast!
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demonfox
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2012 2:11 AM
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check out msdn for new additions in the 2008 ;the datatypes , filegroups , new keywords (MERGE,OUTPUT etc..)
for 2005 to 2008 you are good to go , for 2000 to 2008 not sure..
~ demonfox
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Wondering what I would do next , when I am done with this one
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dwain.c
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2012 2:38 AM
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demonfox (8/17/2012)
check out msdn for new additions in the 2008 ;the datatypes , filegroups , new keywords (MERGE,OUTPUT etc..)
for 2005 to 2008 you are good to go , for 2000 to 2008 not sure..
The OUTPUT clause is a SQL 2005 feature:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177564(v=sql.90).aspx
No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh!
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some!
Are you too recursively challenged?
Splitting strings based on patterns can be fast!
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rhythmk
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2012 3:04 AM
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Thanks to all for your valuable input
--rhythmk
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Grant Fritchey
Grant Fritchey
Posted Friday, August 17, 2012 4:31 AM
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And don't forget spatial data. That's a huge bit of functionality introduced in 2008.
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demonfox
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2012 8:46 AM
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dwain.c (8/17/2012)
The OUTPUT clause is a SQL 2005 feature:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177564(v=sql.90).aspx
thanks dwain for correcting ...
~ demonfox
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