Named Pipes, 5
named transactions, 165
namespaces, 54
naming conventions
abbreviations, 629
entity description, 627-628
name formatting, 630
name length, 628
objects, 632
reasons for using, 626-627
stored procedures, 634-635
triggers, 633
variables, 630-631
NChar() function, 129
nested comments, 498
nested stored procedures, 448
debugging, 488
processing the result set of, 453-459
using cursors to pass recordsets to, 451
using temporary tables to pass recordsets to, 449
nested transactions, 160-164, 420
.NET assemblies, 316-317
network/OS access, 542
nonrecursive CTEs, limitations of, 235
Notification Services, 5
notifications, 618
NT Registry, interacting with, 606-608
null, handling, 495
NullIf() function, 113