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Course Description
In this course, you will learn how to make use of the most important functions for manipulating data provided by SQL Server. You can use these functions for processing and transforming data to get the results you want.
Prerequisites
Curriculum
Course outline
1
Choosing the appropriate data type
In this chapter, you will learn what are the most used data types in SQL Server. You will understand the differences between implicit and explicit conversion and how each type of conversion manifests. You will also get familiar with the functions used for explicitly converting data: CAST() and CONVERT().
- Welcome to this course!50 XP
- Working with different types of data100 XP
- Storing dates in a database100 XP
- Types of character strings50 XP
- Implicit conversion50 XP
- Implicit conversion between data types100 XP
- Data type precedence100 XP
- Explicit conversion50 XP
- CASTing data100 XP
- CONVERTing data100 XP
- Working with the correct data types100 XP
2
Manipulating time
Date and time functions are an important topic for databases. In this chapter, you will get familiar with the most common functions for date and time manipulation. You will learn how to retrieve the current date, only parts from a date, to assemble a date from pieces and to check if an expression is a valid date or not.
3
Working With Strings
Strings are one of the most commonly used data types in databases. It's important to know what you can do with them. In this chapter, you will learn how to manipulate strings, to get the results you want.
4
Recognizing Numeric Data Properties
In this chapter, you will work with functions applied to numeric data. You will use aggregate functions for calculating the minimum, maximum or the sum of values from a set. You will learn how to raise a number to a power or to calculate its square root.
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Functions for Manipulating Data in SQL Server
Course
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