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SQL for dummies
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--For dummies
Edition:
6th ed.
Publication Information:
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2006
ISBN:
9780470046524

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Summary

Summary

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


Author Notes

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's activities, check out www.DatabaseCentral.Info. You can contact Allen at allen.taylor@ieee.org.


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