Beginning SQL - Brossura

Wilton, Paul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0764577328 ISBN 13: 9780764577321

Casa editrice: Wrox, 2005

Riassunto

• Taking readers through the basics of the language, right up tosome more advanced topics, this book is a practical, hands-onresource and aims to keep the reader involved at all times
• Focuses on the SQL standard and is loaded with detailedexamples and code; each chapter includes practice exercises thatreaders can challenge themselves with before looking at the samplesolutions in the appendix
• Paul Wilton is a successful Wrox "Beginning" book author and isan ideal author to write for those who want a firm grasp ofstandard SQL before learning the details specific to a particulardatabase product
• SQL is an international standard for manipulating data indatabases and is used by database programmers in all major databasesystems: Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, MySQL, and many others

Su questo libro

L'autore

Paul Wilton has been working professionally as aprogrammer for over 6 years. He is experienced with SQL, databasedesign, development and deployment, as well as RDBMS systemsincluding SQL Server and Access. He is currently working freelancedeveloping functionality for websites database driven web sitesincluding e-commerce, message boards, chat applications, and more.His most recent work includes a case tracking system for a law firmand an online booking system for a holiday cottage rental company.

John Colby is database consultant providing databaseanalysis and design as well as Access, SQL Server, and VisualFoxpro programming to companies in the United States, Mexico, andEurope.

Dalla quarta di copertina

SQL works with databases to insert and extract data and is aninternational standard for manipulating data in databases. Thishands-on resource covers everything from a review of SQL basics anddatabase design to creating your own databases and using the SQLlanguage in a variety of database applications.

Packed with essential code, theories, concepts, and techniques,as well as a cache of useful examples, this comprehensive text willhave you quickly designing your own databases and writing SQL codesufficient for many real-world situations. Practice exercises ineach chapter help speed up your comprehension. By the end of thebook, you'll be prepared to handle any surprise that SQL mightthrow your way.

What you will learn from this book

• How to get the answers you want from a database
• Procedures for using and manipulating data with SQL's built-infunctions
• Ways to retrieve data from numerous and diverse tables
• How to create various levels of security in a database so youcan edit data or change the database's structure
• Theories and practical applications of normalization
• Advanced database design

Who this book is for

This book is for programmers with some prior programmingexperience who are seeking to develop their database programmingskills using SQL. The book assumes no previous programmingexperience, so it is also suitable for database programmingbeginners including database administrators.

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programminglanguages and technologies easier than you think, providing astructured, tutorial format that will guide you through all thetechniques involved.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Wrox
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0764577328
• ISBN 13: 9780764577321
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 528