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Video: Pt. 2 - How Transactions and Locks Affect UPDATE and SELECT Statements

  • ·Skill level: 300 (Intermediate)
  • ·Run Time: 8:45
  • ·Instructor: Scott Whigham

Description:

This video hosts the part 2 video on the opening and closing transaction statements when working with the UPDATE STATEMENT for the 4 part video section on the Data Manipulation Language (DML) UPDATE STATEMENT.The video starts off with the introduction to how transactions work and affect the UPDATE STATEMENT in SQL SERVER. Scott Whigham teaches us proper utilization of the combination of SELECT and UPDATE STATEMENTS.

Included within this video are common real world error examples and how to prevent these errors. Scott does a brilliant job of showing exactly why transactions in SQL SERVER are a must and proper ROLLBACK and COMMIT syntax. As we all have come to expect in Scott's teachings, this video does not just stop at simply teaching you about the UPDATE STATEMENT but also continues teaching you about the following:
  • DEFAULT DML STATEMENT
  • Open and Completed Transaction Statements
  • Introduction to IF and ELSE statements within Transactions.
  • Properly beginning and Committing Transaction Statements
  • Introduction to the @@TRANCOUNT statement
  • Real world examples with and without transactions.Introduction to Locking in SQL SERVER 2005.
  • Real world examples utilizing different users when working with transactions and locking.
This video is a great video to add to anyone's collection. You can utilize this video if you are beginner or if you are an experienced programmer just looking for reference material.

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Chapter 4: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE - Data Manipulation Language
1 How to Add In a Row Number Column That Numbers the Rows of Your Result Set
2 What Is Modulo? When Would I Use It?
3 Pt. 1 - An Overview of the SELECT Statement: Clauses and Sequence
4 Pt. 2 - Using the SELECT Statement With and Without a FROM Clause
5 Pt. 3 - Writing WHERE Clauses and Filtering Your Data
6 Pt. 4 - Complex WHERE Clauses Using AND, OR, and Parentheses
7 Pt. 5 - When to Use GROUP BY, DISTINCT, and An Overview of Aggregates in SQL
8 Pt. 6 - Using HAVING and GROUP BY
9 Pt. 7 - Column Aliases, TOP, and ORDER BY
10 Pt. 1 - An Overview of the INSERT Statement in Transact SQL
11 Pt. 2 - Discussion of the Various Syntaxes for the INSERT Statement
12 Pt. 3 - Inserting Data Into Tables With Constraints
13 Pt. 4 - INSERTs and Identity Columns: An Overview
14 Pt. 1 - An Introduction to the UPDATE Statement and Modifying Data With Transact SQL
Pt. 2 - How Transactions and Locks Affect UPDATE and SELECT Statements
16 Pt. 3 - Writing UPDATE Statements That Reference Multiple Tables (Subqueries)
17 Pt. 4 - Writing UPDATE Statements That Reference Multiple Tables (FROM Clause)
18 Pt. 1 - An Intro to the DELETE Statement
19 Pt. 2 - How Transactions and Locks Work With the DELETE Statement
20 Pt. 3 - How to Use Subqueries in the DELETE Statement
21 Pt. 4 - How to Use the FROM Clause in the DELETE Statement
22 Pt. 5 - How to Use TRUNCATE TABLE and the Differences Between It and the DELETE Statement
23 Pt. 1 - Using the OUTPUT Clause with the INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE Statements
24 Pt. 2 - Using the INPUT Clause with the OUTPUT Clause
25 Part 1 - An Overview of the Three Types of Aliases You Can Use in a SQL Query
26 Part 2 - Column and Table Aliases
27 Part 3 - Using Aliases for Derived Tables

NOTE: This video is part of our SQL Server Programming (SQL Server 2005/2000): Transact SQL course.
This video is from Chapter 4: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE - Data Manipulation Language

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