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Introduction
SQL Server Books Online
This book is not a rehash of Books Online and doesn’t pretend to replace Books Online. We
avoid listing the complete syntax of every command — there’s little value in reprinting
Books Online.Instead, this book shows you what you need to know to get the most out of SQL Server so
that you can learn from the author’s and co-authors’ experience.You can fi nd each feature explained as if we are friends — you have a new job that requires
a specifi c feature you’re unfamiliar with, and you ask us to get you up-to-speed with what
matters most.The chapters contain critical concepts, real-world examples, and best practices.Conventions and Features
This book contains several different organizational and typographical features designed to
help you get the most from the information.Tips, Notes, Cautions, and Cross-References
Whenever the authors want to bring something important to your attention, the informa-
tion appears in a Caution, Tip, or Note.This information is important and is set off in a separate paragraph. Cautions provide information about things to
watch out for, whether simply inconvenient or potentially hazardous to your data or systems.Tips generally provide information that can make your work simpler — special shortcuts or methods for doing some-
thing easier than the norm. You will often fi nd the relevant .sys fi les listed in a tip.Notes provide additional, ancillary information that is helpful, but somewhat outside of the current presentation of
information.Cross-references provide a roadmap to related content, be it on the web, another chapter in this book,
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