© Kathi Kellenberger, Lee Everest 2021
K. Kellenberger, L. EverestBeginning T-SQLhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6606-9_1

1. Getting Started

Kathi Kellenberger1   and Lee Everest2
(1)
Edwardsville, IL, USA
(2)
Euless, TX, USA
 

T-SQL, also known as Transact-SQL, is Microsoft’s implementation of the Structured Query Language (SQL) for SQL Server. Most database professionals pronounce SQL like the word “sequel,” but you will occasionally hear someone say it as S-Q-L.

T-SQL is the language that is most often used to extract or modify data stored in a SQL Server database, regardless of which application or tool you use. SQL Server 2019 T-SQL is based on standards created by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), but Microsoft has added several ...

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