MS SQL Server Interview Question:

How To Start and End Transact-SQL Statements?

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There are simple rule about writing Transact-SQL statements:

* A Transact-SQL statement should be started with a pre-defined statement keyword.
* A Transact-SQL statement should be ended with a new line (/n) or a semicolon (;).
* A Transact-SQL statement can be entered in a single line or multiple lines.
* Transact-SQL statement keywords are case-insensitive.
* Extra white space characters are ignored within Transact-SQL statements.

Here are some good examples of Transact-SQL statements:

CREATE TABLE ggl_links (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
url VARCHAR(80) NOT NULL,
notes VARCHAR(1024),
counts INT,
created DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT(getdate()));

SeLeCT 'Welcome to GlobalGuideLine.com SQL Server!';

Print 'Come visit this page again!'

Submitted by: Administrator