SQL For Dummies

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SQL For Dummies
by Allen G. Taylor

  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 6 edition (August 14, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 047004652X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470046524

Book Description

047004652x500kw1 SQL For Dummies

See how SQL interfaces with today’s environments
Start building and using relational databases with SQL’s newest features
The database may be the twenty-first century filing cabinet, but building one is a little more complex than sliding drawers into a metal box. With this book to guide you through all the newest features of SQL, you’ll soon be whipping up relational databases, using SQL with XML to power data-driven Web sites, and more!

Discover how to
* Use SQL in a client/server system
* Build a multitable relational database
* Construct nested and recursive queries
* Set up database security
* Use SQL within applications
* Map SQL to XML

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Basic Concepts.

Chapter 1: Relational Database Fundamentals.

Chapter 2: SQL Fundamentals.

Chapter 3: The Components of SQL.

Part II: Using SQL to Build Databases.

Chapter 4: Building and Maintaining a Simple Database Structure.

Chapter 5: Building a Multitable Relational Database.

Part III: Storing and Retrieving Data.

Chapter 6: Manipulating Database Data.

Chapter 7: Specifying Values.

Chapter 8: Using Advanced SQL Value Expressions.

Chapter 9: Zeroing In on the Data You Want.

Chapter 10: Using Relational Operators.

Chapter 11: Delving Deep with Nested Queries.

Chapter 12: Recursive Queries.

Part IV: Controlling Operations.

Chapter 13: Providing Database Security.

Chapter 14: Protecting Data.

Chapter 15: Using SQL within Applications.

Part V: Taking SQL to the Real World.

Chapter 16: Accessing Data with ODBC and JDBC.

Chapter 17: Operating on XML Data with SQL.

Part VI: Advanced Topics.

Chapter 18: Stepping through a Dataset with Cursors.

Chapter 19: Adding Procedural Capabilities with Persistent Stored Modules.

Chapter 20: Handling Errors.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Ten Common Mistakes.

Chapter 22: Ten Retrieval Tips.

Part VIII: Appendixes.

Appendix A: SQL:2003 Reserved Words.

Appendix B: Glossary.

Index.

About the Author

Allen G. Taylor is a 30-year veteran of the computer industry and the author of 24 books, including Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies, Database Development For Dummies, Access Power Programming with VBA, and SQL Weekend Crash Course. He lectures internationally on databases, networks, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He also teaches database development through a leading online education provider and teaches digital electronics and computer architecture at Portland State University. He teaches computer hardware via distance learning at the International Institute for Information Science & Technology in Shanghai, China. For the latest news on Allen?? activities, check out www.DatabaseCentral.Info. You can contact Allen at allen.taylor@ieee.org.

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