

To retrieve the data stored in a specific table, or number of tables, visit the Microsoft Online Help for the SELECT T-SQL command and use it to draw your statement, as in the SQL Server Management Studio example below: The same command can be used within the sqlcmd utility, as in the example below: Or using the sqlcmd utility, followed by the GO command, and the record will be updated as shown below:ĭeleting an existing record also can be performed using the DELETE T-SQL command, that should be handled with care if the WHERE statement is incorrect or not included, as in the SQL Server Management Studio example below:
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To modify an existing record, review the Microsoft Online Help for the UPDATE T-SQL statement, prepare a draft for the changes that will be performed on your record then write and execute the query using a New Query window within the SQL Server Management Studio, as shown below: Or copy the same command and run it in CMD using sqlcmd utility, followed by GO command, and the record will be inserted successfully, as below: To insert data into the created table, you need to visit the Microsoft Online Help for the INSERT T-SQL statement, prepare a draft for an INSERT INTO T-SQL statement to fill the table for your data then write and execute the statement in a New Query window on SQL Server Management Studio, as shown below: You need to open the CMD command prompt window, write the sqlcmd command to connect to your SQL Server instance, or simply writing sqlcmd as in our case if connecting to a local instance with the logged in credentials, as shown below:Īfter connecting to the SQL Server instance, write the same CREATE TABLE T-SQL command, line by line, or as one line, then write GO to execute the provided batch of commands, and the table will be created as shown below: The sqlcmd utility allows you to execute your T-SQL statement, stored procedure or script file that contains multiple commands. If there is no SQL Server Management Studio installation on your machine, you still have a chance to execute the same CREATE TABLE T-SQL command using sqlcmd utility. Once parsed, click on the, and the table will be created successfully. In the opened New Query window, write the CREATE TABLE T-SQL statement, that will be used to create your new table, as shown below:īefore executing the command, click on the parse button to make sure that there is no syntax error on the provided query. Once the table draft is ready, open the SQL Server Management Studio, connect to your SQL Server instance, browse your database and click on the button or simply right-click on the database and choose New Query. After that, you should design a draft for your own CREATE TABLE T-SQL statement depends on the columns data types, properties and tables relations. The first step is to visit the Microsoft Online Help for the CREATE TABLE T-SQL statement. In addition, being an experienced SQL Server developer requires you to be familiar with the SQL Server development tools, such as the graphical user interface tool: SQL Server Management Studio and the command line tool: sqlcmd utility.Īssume that you need to create a new table in an existing database. The best and direct way of learning the T-SQL language is installing the sample SQL Server databases and use the Microsoft T-SQL Reference to learn the language components and commands. T-SQL stands for Transact Structure Query Language, which is a database procedural programming language that is extending the SQL language for Microsoft SQL Server RDBMS product.

The skills of writing different types of SQL Server queries require you to have good knowledge in the SQL Server T-SQL language.
