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          • ▶What's New in SQL Server 6.5
          • ▶SQL Server Setup
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          • ▼Transact-SQL Reference
            • ▶Before You Begin
            • ▼Overview
              • How to Use the Transact-SQL Reference
              • Where Transact-SQL Commands Are Executed
              • ▶What's New in SQL Server 6.0
              • ALTER DATABASE Statement
              • ALTER TABLE Statement
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              • ▶Disk Mirroring
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              • ▶System Tables-Database Catalog
              • ▼System Tables - System Catalog
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                • syslocks (master database only)
                • syslogins (master database only)
                • sysmessages (master database only)
                • sysprocesses (master database only)
                • sysremotelogins (master database only)
                • sysservers (master database only)
                • sysusages (master database only)
              • ▶System Tables - Replication Tables
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              • USE Statement
              • ▶Utilities and Executables
              • Variables
              • Wildcard Characters
            • Appendix A System Tables Diagram
            • Appendix B The pubs sample Database
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