Extend SQL on Microsoft and Sybase SQL Servers with ``Transact-SQL Programming''.SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1999-- Some of the most exciting and innovative information systems in development or production today employ the Transact-SQL programming language. Transact-SQL, the powerful language used by developers and database administrators to extend the power of SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. language on Microsoft and Sybase servers, is experiencing dramatic growth, and O'Reilly's latest release, "Transact-SQL Programming" was designed to meet the needs of administrators and developers who want to tap the enormous potential of Transact-SQL. Dramatic Growth of Transact-SQL "Unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. of Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. have been increasing by 80 to 100% a year. The installed base of Microsoft SQL Server now exceeds three million, and Microsoft expects the number of licenses to double over the next year," explains Kevin Kline, co-author of the just released book, "Transact-SQL Programming." Charles Stevens For other persons named Charles Stevens, see Charles Stevens (disambiguation). Dr. Charles Hadley Stevens (January 10, 1892 - July 16, 1982) was a pastor and founder/President of Piedmont Bible College (now Piedmont Baptist College). , vice president of the application developers customer unit at Microsoft agrees: "The number of SQL Server-based applications has quadrupled in 18 months, and we expect even more dramatic growth with the breakthrough product that we have in SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. 7.0." "Toss in the considerable market presence and growth of Sybase products from the Unix and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. arena to Windows 95 and Windows 98," says Kline "and you will discover another group of products where the Transact-SQL language is growing rapidly. Sybase's widely acclaimed Adaptive Server Enterprise See ASE. (database) Adaptive Server Enterprise - (ASE) The relational database management system that started life in the mid-eighties s "Sybase SQL Server". For a number of years Microsoft was a Sybase distributor, reselling the Sybase product for OS/2 and (later) Windows on the high end, and SQL Anywhere  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Studio on the desktop, push the Transact-SQL language to even more users. Sybase has gone from a 1985 startup co-founded by Mark Hoffman and Bob Epstein in Bob's home to one of the top ten independent software houses of 1998. Sybase products are firmly entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. in much of the Fortune 500." "Transact-SQL Programming" "highly recommended" "Transact-SQL Programming" is the bible for Microsoft and Sybase database See SQL Server. developers. It contains everything you need to know to take best advantage of Transact-SQL's capabilities -- language syntax, best practices for programming, and a wide variety of real-world examples you can put to use in your own applications. In addition, "Transact- SQL Programming" carefully explains the differences between the Microsoft and Sybase versions of the language. "In writing this book, our intention has been to provide you with a comprehensive resource for Transact-SQL programming. Too many people have to learn programming languages through trial and error. We'll try to spare you. This book will show you the basic building blocks of Transact-SQL, coupled with useful and complete examples. As with many programming languages, Transact-SQL offers you many different ways to meet a set of programming requirements," says Kline. "Transact-SQL Programming" comes with a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). containing an extensive set of examples from the book, along with evaluation editions of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, SQL-Programmer (by Sylvain Faust), and Rapid SQL (by Embarcadero Technologies). What the Critics Say about "Transact-SQL Programming" "I was part of the original team that designed the Transact-SQL language in 1985 -- and I still learned a few things from this book. 'Transact-SQL Programming' gives developers the detailed information they need to get the best value out of the language, as well as the specific differences between the Microsoft and Sybase implementations." -- Bob Epstein, Executive Vice-President, Sybase, Inc. "'Transact-SQL Programming' by Kevin Kline, Lee Gould and Andrew Zanevsky is the most thorough and usable book I have found. I rely on it as my primary reference when I am faced with any Transact-SQL operation that is unfamiliar. This book has improved my SQL programming by leaps and bounds. I highly recommend it to anyone who needs to either improve their current SQL programming skill set or learn Transact-SQL. This book is my 'right arm' -- almost as good as having a full-time personal SQL consultant at my side." -- Lynda Davis, Systems Analyst/SQL DBA, Allied Riser Communications, Inc. For more information, including Table of Contents and index, see: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wintrnssql/ Although Microsoft currently has only 15% of the overall database market (in comparison, Oracle has about 30% of that market) it has about 40% of the Windows NT market, and NT sales doubled last year (statistics from International Data Corporation, Dataquest, and VARBusiness Magazine). Transact-SQL Programming Covers Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Sybase Adaptive Server 11.5 By Kevin Kline, Lee Gould & Andrew Zanevsky Foreword by Bob Epstein 1st Edition March 1999 (US) 1-56592-401-0, 836 pages, $44.95 (US$) Includes CD-ROM http://www.oreilly.com order@oreilly.com 1-800-998-9938 |
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