Table of Contents
List of Exercises.
Foreword.
Historical Perspective.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
About the Author.
I. FOUNDATIONS.
1. Overview.
Chapter Overview.Chapter Pairs.About the Code.
2. Windows
Fundamentals.
The Win32 API.User Mode vs. Kernel Mode.Processes and
Threads.Virtual Memory vs. Physical Memory.Subsystems.Dynamic-Link
Libraries.Tools.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
3. Processes and
Threads.
Processes.Threads.Thread Scheduling.Thread Synchronization.
4.
Memory Fundamentals.
Memory Basics.Virtual Memory.Heaps.Shared Memory.
5. I/O
Fundamentals.
I/O Basics.Asynchronous and Nonbuffered I/O.Scatter-Gather I/O.I/O
Completion Ports.Memory-Mapped File I/O.
6. Networking
Fundamentals.
Overview.Named Pipes.Windows Sockets.Remote Procedure
Call.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
7. COM.
Overview.Before COM.The Dawn of COM.Basic Architecture.COM at
Work.Threading Models.COM and SQL Server.Recap.Knowledge
Measure.
8. XML.
Overview.Simplicity Comes at a Price.A Brief History of XML.XML vs.
HTML: An Example.Document Type Definitions.XML Schemas.Converting
XML to HTML Using a Style Sheet.The Document Object
Model.Processing XML with MSXML.Resources.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
II. SUBSYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND TECHNOLOGIES.
9. SQL Server as a Server.
SQL Server and Networking.The SQL Server Executable.SQL Server's
DLLs.SQL Server I/O.SQL Server Components.Recap.Knowledge
Measure.
10. User Mode Scheduler.
UMS Design Goals.User Mode vs. Kernel Mode Scheduling.Preemptive
vs. Cooperative Tasking.How UMS Takes Over Scheduling.The UMS
Scheduler.The UMS Scheduler Lists.Going Preemptive.Hidden
Schedulers.DBCC SQLPERF(umsstats).Recap.Knowledge Measure.
11.
SQL Server Memory Management.
Memory Regions.Sizing.The BPool.Primitive Allocations.AWE.The
Lazywriter.The Memory Managers.Pulling It All
Together.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
12. Query Processor.
Key Terms and Concepts.Parsing.Optimization Stages.Optimization
Limits.Parameter
Sniffing.Auto-Parameterization.Indexing.Statistics.Indexable
Expressions.Join Order and Type Selection.Logical and Physical
Operators.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
13. Transactions.
The ACID Test.How SQL Server Transactions Work.Types of
Transactions.Avoiding Transactions Altogether.Automatic Transaction
Management.Transaction Isolation Levels.Transaction Commands and
Syntax.Debugging Transactions.Optimizing Transactional
Code.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
14. Cursors.
Overview.On Cursors and ISAM Databases.Types of Cursors.Appropriate
Cursor Use.Transact-SQL Cursor Syntax.Configuring Cursors.Updating
Cursors.Cursor Variables.Cursor Stored Procedures.Optimizing Cursor
Performance.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
15. ODSOLE.
Overview.The sp_OA Procedures.Automating with ODSOLE.Automating
SQL-DMO by Using ODSOLE.Using ODSOLE to Automate Custom
Objects.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
16. Full-Text Search.
Overview.Architectural Details.Setting Up Full-Text
Indexes.Full-Text Predicates.Rowset Functions.Recap.Knowledge
Measure.
III. DATA SERVICES.
17. Server Federations.
Partitioned Views.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
18. SQLXML.
Overview.MSXML.FOR XML.Using FOR XML.OPENXML.Using
OPENXML.Accessing SQL Server over HTTP.URL Queries.Using URL
Queries.Template Queries.Mapping Schemas.Updategrams.XML Bulk
Load.Managed Classes.SQLXML Web Service (SOAP) Support.SQLXML
Limitations.Recap. Knowledge Measure.
19. Notification
Services.
How It Works.Building Your Own Notification
Application.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
20. Data Transformation
Services.
Overview.Packages.The Multiphase Data Pump.The Bulk Insert Task.The
Data Driven Query Task.ActiveX Transformations.Other Types of
Transformations.Lookup Queries.Workflow Properties.DTS and
Transactions.Controlling Package Workflow through
Scripting.Parameterized DTS Packages.The DSO Rowset Provider.Using
DTS to Transform Replication Subscriptions.Custom Tasks.Controlling
DTS through Automation.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
21. Snapshot
Replication.
Overview.The Snapshot Agent.Duties of the Snapshot and Distribution
Agents.Updatable Subscriptions.Remote Agent Activation.Replication
Cleanup.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
22. Transactional
Replication.
Overview.The MSrepl_commands Table.The sp_replcmds Procedure.The
sp_repldone Procedure.Update Stored Procedures.Concurrent Snapshot
Processing.Updatable Subscriptions.Validating Replicated
Data.Skipping Errors.Cleanup.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
23. Merge
Replication.
Overview.Conflict Resolution.Generations.Filtering.Identity Range
Management.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
IV. UNDOCUMENTED SQL SERVER.
24. Finding Undocumented Features.
The syscomments Gold Mine.Goodies in sysobjects.Scripting
Undocumented and System Objects.The Profiler Treasure
Trove.Snooping around in the Installation Scripts.DLL
Imports.Recap.Knowledge Measure.
25. DTSDIAG.
V. ESSAYS.
Why I Really, Really Don't Like Fish!
Pseudo-Techie Tactics 101.
Index. 0201700476T10012003About the Author
Ken Henderson, a nationally recognized consultant and leading DBMS
practitioner, consults on high-end client/server projects for such
customers as the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, H&R Block,
Travelers Insurance, J.P. Morgan, the CIA, Owens-Corning, and CNA
Insurance. He is the author of five previous books on client/server
and DBMS development, a frequent magazine contributor to such
publications as Software Development Magazine and DBMS Magazine,
and a speaker at technical conferences. 0201700476AB07032003
