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Introduction to SQL: Mastering the Relational Database Language

Introduction to SQL: Mastering the Relational Database Language

by RickF.VanderLans (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

The Classic SQL Tutorial: Fully Updated for Today's Standards and Today's Top Databases

For twenty years, van der Lans' Introduction to SQL has been the definitive SQL tutorial for database professionals everywhere, regardless of experience or platform. Now van der Lans has systematically updated this classic guide to reflect the latest SQL standards and the newest versions of today's leading RDBMSs: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, and MySQL.

Using case study examples and hands-on exercises, van der Lans illuminates every key SQL concept, technique, and statement. Drawing on decades of experience as an SQL standards team member and enterprise consultant, he reveals exactly why SQL works as it does-and how to get the most out of it. You'll gain powerful insight into everything from basic queries to stored procedures, transactions to data security. Whether you're a programmer or DBA, a student or veteran, this book will take you from apprentice to true SQL master.

  • Writing queries and updating data: all you need to know about SELECT
  • Working with joins, functions, and subqueries
  • Creating database objects: tables, indexes, views, and more
  • Specifying keys and other integrity constraints
  • Using indexes to improve efficiency
  • Enforcing security via passwords and privileges
  • Building stored procedures and triggers
  • Developing with embedded SQL and ODBC
  • Working with transactions, including rollbacks, savepoints, isolation levels, and more
  • Optimizing performance by reformulating SQL statements
  • Using object-relational features: subtables, references, sets, and user-defined data types
  • Reference section: SQL statement definitions and SQL function lists

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 1056
 Edition: 4
 Publisher: Addison Wesley
Published: 26 Sep 2006
ISBN 10: 0321305965
ISBN 13: 9780321305961
Book Overview: SQL was, is and always will be the database language for relational database systems such as Oracle, DB2, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server. Introduction to SQL describes in depth the full capacity of SQL as it is implemented by all the major commercial databases, without neglecting the most recent changes to the standard. Unique in the extent of its coverage, this book takes you from the beginning to the end of SQL, the concepts to the practice, the apprentice to the master. You don't just learn how to do something, but you learn why SQL works the way it does. Van der Lans illustrates each aspect of SQL with many practical examples, and provides exercises in each chapter to make sure you have grasped the concepts. Previous editions have been well received, and have sold well. This edition brings it up to date for the most recent SQL standard, as well as with the most recent versions of Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, and MySQL. The author is an insider on the SQL standard committee.

Author Bio

Rick F. van der Lans is an independent consultant, author, and lecturer specializing in database technology, SQL, and data warehousing. He is managing director of R20/Consultancy. He has been a member of the Dutch ISO committee responsible for developing the SQL standard. For the past 20 years, he has taught SQL classes to thousands of attendees. His popular books, including Introduction to SQL and The SQL Guide to Oracle, have been translated into various languages and have sold more than 100,000 copies.

Rick is an internationally acclaimed lecturer. Throughout has career, he has lectured in many European countries, South America, USA, and Australia. You can contact Rick via email at sql@r20.nl.