valid pages, 54
validation statements, DBCC, 557
VALUES keyword, 423–424
values messages, stored procedure, 400
VAR aggregate function, 319
VAR COMPUTE argument, 468
VAR function, 609
varbinary data type, 304, 308, 567, 609
varchar data type, 303, 308, 567, 609
varchar(n) data type synonyms, 308
variable arguments, T-SQL conversion functions, 322
variable-length data types, 303–305
variables, 294
table, 306
T-SQL, 309–310
VARP aggregate function, 319
VARP COMPUTE argument, 468
VARP function, 609
VerifySignedByAsmKey function, 609
VerifySignedByCert function, 609
version boundaries, assemblies as, 349
version numbers, assembly, 349
versioning, row-level, 140
versions, 140
very large databases (VLDs), 14, 42, 263
view formats, System Monitor, 544
view_name argument, 425
views.
See also partitioned views
securing with GRANT, DENY, or REVOKE, 134
in tabular data, 476–486
common table expression, 482–486
indexed views, 477–479
overview, 476–477
updatable partitioned views, 479–482
virtual memory manager (VMM), 53–54
virtual reads, 57
virtual servers, 267, 269–273, 276–278, 281–282
virtual tables, 29,460–461
virtual writes, 57
Visual Basic 2007, 334
Visual Studio, 389, 403, 418
VLDs (very large databases), 14, 42, 263
VMM (virtual memory manager), 53–54
void time, 178