Synopses & Reviews
Many database management system (DBMS) tools run on a variety of hardware platforms. The differences among the tools can be many, but all serious products have one thing in common: They support data access and manipulation in SQL, the industry-standard language specifically designed to enable people to create and manage databases. If you know SQL, you can build relational databases and get useful information out of them.
Relational database management systems are vital to many organizations. People often think that creating and maintaining these systems are extremely complex activities – the domain of database gurus who possess enlightenment beyond that of ordinary mortals. Well, SQL For Dummies, 5th Edition, sweeps away the database mystique.
Written in easy-to-understand terms and updated with the latest information on SQL, this handy reference shows you step-by-step how to make your database designs a reality using SQL:2003. But you don't have to be a database newbie to find value in SQL For Dummies, 5th Edition; even if you have some experience designing and creating databases, you may discover a few things you didn't know about.
Here's just a sampling of some of the things you'll find covered in SQL For Dummies, 5th Edition:
- Exploring relational database and SQL fundamentals
- Building and maintaining a simple database structure
- Building a multiple relational database
- Manipulating database data
- Examining SQL nuts and bolts: values, expressions, operators, and queries
- Providing database security and protecting your data
- Exploring ODBC and JDBC, and using SQL with XML
- Moving beyond the basics: cursors, persistent stored modules, and error-handling
- Top Ten lists on common SQL mistakes and retrieval tips
Plain and simply, databases are the best tools ever invented for keeping track of the things you care about. After you understand databases and can use SQL to make them do your bidding, you wield tremendous power. SQL For Dummies, 5th Edition, can get you well on your way to harnessing the power of databases.
Synopsis
Discover how SQL:2003 handles images, XML files, and more
Use SQL to build databases, keep them safe, and access their information
Relationships are everything, especially when it comes to databases so if you work with them, form a relationship with this book. It helps you use SQL to build databases, protect them from corruption, store and retrieve what you need, handle nonrelational data, and even swap information with nondatabase applications using XML.
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Synopsis
Discover how SQL:2003 handles images, XML files, and more
Use SQL to build databases, keep them safe, and access their information
Relationships are everything, especially when it comes to databases so if you work with them, form a relationship with this book. It helps you use SQL to build databases, protect them from corruption, store and retrieve what you need, handle nonrelational data, and even swap information with nondatabase applications using XML.
The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English" Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear-out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun
Synopsis
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
About the Author
Allen G. Tayloris 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
[email protected].
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: Retrieving Data.
Chapter 6: Manipulating Database Data.
Chapter 7: Specifying Values.
Chapter 8: Advanced SQL Value Expressions.
Chapter 9: Zeroing In on the Data You Want.
Chapter 10: Relational Operators.
Chapter 11: Delving Deep with Nested Queries.
Chapter 12: Recursive Queries.
Chapter 13: Providing Database Security.
Part IV: Controlling Operations.
Chapter 14: Protecting Data.
Chapter 15: Using SQL Within Applications.
Part V: SQL in the Real World.
Chapter 16: ODBC and JDBC.
Chapter 17: SQL:2003 and XML.
Part VI: Advanced Topics.
Chapter 18: Cursors.
Chapter 19: Persistent Stored Modules.
Chapter 20: Error-Handling.
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.