Advanced T-SQL Advanced Series (a): Using CROSS JOIN introduce advanced T-SQL

This is the first article in a new series of advanced, we will browse Transact-SQL (T-SQL) for more advanced features. This advanced series will include a series of articles that will expand the foundation of your TSQL TSQL advanced in the previous two series disposal.

• TSQL DML Advanced
• TSQL Advanced: Beyond the Basics

This series of "Advanced Transact-SQL" T-SQL will include the following topics:

• CROSS JOIN operator using
• APPLY operator using
• Understanding common table expression (CTE's)

 

• Record-level process using TSQL cursors
• Use UNPIVOT achieve column switch
• Use sort function to sort the data
• Correlation function operation using the date and time
• Understand variables OVER clause

This advanced readers should have a good understanding of how to query from a database table, change, insert, delete data. In addition, they should have a TSQL to control execution of code stream, and to test the actual operation data and experience.

This should help you prepare for the advanced through the Microsoft certification exam 70-461: Query SQL SERVER 2012.

For the first part of the Advanced series, we will discuss CROSS JOIN operator.