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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736162 More actions · Answer 1

Are you saying you want to learn more about T-SQL?

The T-SQL Programmer's book is a good one as is SQL in a Nutshell.

http://www.amazon.com/SQL-Nutshell-In-OReilly/dp/0596518846/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332033816&sr=8-1-spell

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft%C2%AE-Server%C2%AE-T-SQL-Fundamentals-PRO-Developer/dp/0735626014/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332033825&sr=1-1

Jayanth_Kurup SSC-Insane Points: 22967 More actions · Answer 2

Assuming you want to learn, the best free book out there is MSDN.

SQL Server internals is great to understand the under the hood workings of SQL Server and http://www.tomcarpenter.net/2009/09/25/sql-server-2008-book-title-change/ for the DBA

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rraja Default port Points: 1486 More actions · Answer 3

you can refer this book and it has nice examples.

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Querying

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004313 More actions · Answer 4

nikk_Stone (9/10/2011)
thnx...
but the book which you have told me...it is not free of cost...
i have to buy it online...
i want a frre book

Books Online. It covers all aspects of SQL Server and it's free.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

mahesh.shiv SSC Enthusiast Points: 159 More actions · Answer 5

I would like to know about this book 'MS SQL Server 2008 Professional Programming' by Robert Vieira .

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004313 More actions · Answer 6

mahesh.shiv (3/20/2012)
I would like to know about this book 'MS SQL Server 2008 Professional Programming' by Robert Vieira .

Considering the way this thread has been going, let me first say, it's not free.:-D

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Eric M Russell SSC Guru Points: 125560 More actions · Answer 7

If someone is looking for free books, the "Best of SQL Server Central" volumes 1 - 7 can be downloaded. It contains a mix of dba, developer, and BI topics.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Books/

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho