| name spaces: indexes | Ensuring compatible object names |
| name spaces: triggers | Ensuring compatible object names |
| naming and nesting savepoints | Savepoints within transactions |
| natural joins: about | Natural joins |
| natural joins: of table expressions | Natural joins of table expressions |
| natural joins: of views and derived tables | Natural joins of views and derived tables |
| natural joins: with an ON phrase | Natural joins with an ON phrase |
| nested block join and sorted block | Nested block join and sorted block |
| nested block joins: query execution algorithms | Nested block join and sorted block |
| nested compound statements and exception handlers | Nested compound statements and exception handlers |
| nested loops joins: query execution algorithms | Nested loops join |
| nested loops semijoin: query execution algorithms | Nested loops semijoin |
| nested subqueries: about | Nested subqueries |
| nesting and naming savepoints | Savepoints within transactions |
| nesting: derived tables in joins | Joins involving derived tables |
| nesting: in joins | Joining more than two tables |
| nesting: in outer joins | Understanding complex outer joins |
| NetWare: external functions | External function prototypes |
| NetWare: external procedure calls | Creating procedures and functions with external calls |
| NEWID function: default column value | The NEWID default |
| NEWID: when to use | Primary key generation |
| newsgroups: technical support | Finding out more and providing feedback |
| NLM: calling from procedures | Calling external libraries from procedures |
| NLM: external functions | External function prototypes |
| NLM: external procedure calls | Creating procedures and functions with external calls |
| NOHOLDLOCK keyword: ignored | Writing compatible queries |
| non-ANSI joins | Non-ANSI joins |
| non-dirty reads: tutorial | Dirty read tutorial |
| non-repeatable reads: about | Typical types of inconsistency |
| non-repeatable reads: example | Non-repeatable read tutorial |
| non-repeatable reads: isolation levels | Typical types of inconsistency Two-phase locking |
| non-repeatable reads: tutorial | Non-repeatable read tutorial |
| nonexclusive locks | Types of locks |
| normal forms: first normal form | Step 3: Normalize the data |
| normal forms: normalizing database designs | Step 3: Normalize the data |
| normal forms: second normal form | Step 3: Normalize the data |
| normal forms: third normal form | Step 3: Normalize the data |
| normalization: about | Step 3: Normalize the data |
| normalization: performance benefits | Normalize your table structure |
| normalize your table structure | Normalize your table structure |
| not equal to: comparison operator | Using comparison operators in the WHERE clause Using comparison operators in the WHERE clause |
| not greater than: comparison operator | Using comparison operators in the WHERE clause |
| NOT keyword: search conditions | Using comparison operators in the WHERE clause |
| not less than: comparison operator | Using comparison operators in the WHERE clause |
| NOT: using logical operators | Connecting conditions with logical operators |
| Notes and remote access | Lotus Notes SQL 2.0 |
| null-supplying tables: in outer joins | Outer joins |
| NULL: about | Unknown Values: NULL |
| NULL: aggregate functions | Aggregate functions and NULL |
| NULL: allowing in columns | Choosing data types for columns |
| NULL: column default | Setting options for Transact-SQL compatibility |
| NULL: column definition | Properties of NULL |
| NULL: comparing | Testing a column for NULL |
| NULL: default | The NULL default |
| NULL: default parameters | Testing a column for NULL |
| NULL: DISTINCT clause | Eliminating duplicate query results |
| NULL: EXCEPT operation | Set operators and NULL |
| NULL: INTERSECT operation | Set operators and NULL |
| NULL: output | Outputting NULLs |
| NULL: properties | Properties of NULL |
| NULL: ROLLUP operation | The ROLLUP operation: adding summary information to GROUP BY queries |
| NULL: set operators | Set operators and NULL |
| NULL: sort order | The ORDER BY clause: sorting query results |
| NULL: Transact-SQL compatibility | Creating compatible tables |
| NULL: Transact-SQL outer joins | How NULL affects Transact-SQL joins |
| NULL: UNION operation | Set operators and NULL |