@@LANGID, 467
@@LANGUAGE, 468
LANGUAGE (reserved word), 463, 465
LARGE (reserved word), 465
LAST (reserved word), 463, 465
LAST_ALTERED view, 516
LATERAL (reserved word), 465
layers, queries having, 108
LEADING (reserved word), 463, 465
LEFT() function, 185–186, 478
LEFT (reserved word), 461, 463
legacy outer joins, 239
LEN() function, 185, 478
LESS (reserved word), 465
LEVEL (reserved word), 463, 465
LIKE operator, 456–457
LIKE (reserved word), 461, 463
LIMIT (reserved word), 465
LINENO (reserved word), 461
linked server connection, 362
linking tables, 15
LOAD (reserved word), 461
LOCAL (reserved word), 463, 465
LOCALTIME (reserved word), 465
LOCALTIMESTAMP (reserved word), 465
location of users, 399
LOCATOR (reserved word), 465
locking function, 456
locking options, 393–395
locks
described, 16
exclusive locks, 18
intent locks, 18
shared locks, 17
update locks, 17
@@LOCK_TIMEOUT, 468
LOG() function, 193, 475
LOG10() function, 475
log shipping procedures
sp_add_log_shipping_alert_job, 492
sp_add_log_shipping_primary_database, 492
sp_add_log_shipping_primary_secondary, 492
sp_add_log_shipping_secondary_primary, 492
sp_change_log_shipping_primary_database, 492
sp_change_log_shipping_secondary_database, 492
sp_change_log_shipping_secondary_primary, 492
sp_cleanup_log_shipping_history, 492
sp_delete_log_shipping_alert_job, 492
sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_database, 492
sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_secondary, 492
sp_delete_log_shipping_secondary_database, 492
sp_delete_log_shipping_secondary_primary, 492
sp_help_log_shipping_alert_job, 492
sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_primary, 492
sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_secondary, 492
sp_help_log_shipping_primary_database, 492
sp_help_log_shipping_primary_secondary, 492
sp_help_log_shipping_secondary_database, 492
sp_help_log_shipping_secondary_primary, 492
sp_refresh_log_shipping_monitor, 492
sp_resolve_logins, 492
logged operations, 256
logical comparisons, 141
logical design, 28
logical gates, 141
logical operators, 319
long names naming standard, 112
looping, 384–386
LOWER() function, 188–190, 478
LOWER (reserved word), 463
lower-case, delimited naming standard, 112
LTRIM() function, 190–191, 479