SQL Clearly Explained
β Scribed by Harrington, Jan L
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science;Morgan Kaufmann
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
SQL Explained, Third Edition, provides an in-depth introduction to using SQL (Structured Query Language). Readers will learn not only SQL syntax, but also how SQL works. Understanding the how as well as the what will aid in creating SQL statements that execute as quickly as possible.
The book is organized into five parts. Part I presents the theoretical material underlying relational databases and SQL. Part II covers interactive SQL retrieval. Part III discusses the creation and management of database structure. It also covers non-data elements in the database environment, such as managing users/user accounts and transaction control. Part IV introduces several techniques for SQL programming: embedded SQL (using a high-level host language), dynamic SQL, and triggers/stored procedures. Part V discusses the non-relational extensions that have been added to the SQL standard: XML and object-relational capabilities. It covers object-oriented concepts, including the differences...
β¦ Table of Contents
- The relational data model 2. Manipulating relations with relational algebra 3. Introduction to SQL 4. Simple SQL retrieval 5. Retrieving data from more than one table 6. Advanced retrieval operations 7. Calculations and grouping queries 8. Data Modifications 9. Schemas and tables 10. Views, temporary tables, CTEs and indexes 11. Keeping the design up to date 12. Users and access rights 13. Users, sessions, and transaction manipulation 14. Triggers and stored procedures 15. Embedded SQL 16. Dynamic SQL 17. XML support 18. The object-relational data model 19. Object-relational support
β¦ Subjects
Llibres electrΓ²nics;SQL (Llenguatge de programacioΜ)
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