SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL

✍ Scribed by Viescas, John L

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Series: For mere mortals series
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book on generic SQL can be used by new users to learn the foundations of SQL or act as a reference for more experienced users. This new edition brings the content up-to-date with the latest versions of the major proprietary database systems, including Access, Oracle and MySQL.

✦ Table of Contents

Part I: Relational Databases and SQL Chapter 1: What Is Relational? Chapter 2: Ensuring Your Database Structure Is Sound Chapter 3: A Concise History of SQL Part II: SQL Basics Chapter 4: Creating a Simple Query Chapter 5: Getting More Than Simple Columns Chapter 6: Filtering Your Data Part III: Working with Multiple Tables Chapter 7: Thinking in Sets Chapter 8: INNER JOINs Chapter 9: OUTER JOINs Chapter 10: UNIONs Chapter 11: Subqueries Part IV: Summarizing and Grouping Data Chapter 12: Simple Totals Chapter 13: Grouping Data Chapter 14: Filtering Grouped Data Part V: Modifying Sets of Data Chapter 15: Updating Sets of Data Chapter 16: Inserting Sets of Data Chapter 17: Deleting Sets of Data PART VI Introduction to Solving Tough Problems Chapter 18 "NOT" And "AND" Problems Chapter 19 Condition Testing Chapter 20 Using Unlinked Data and "Driver" Tables Chapter 21 Performing Complex Calculations on Groups Chapter 22: More SQL Server Complex Problems to Solve APPENDICES Appendix A: SQL Standard Diagrams Appendix B: Schema for the Sample Databases Appendix C: Date and Time Functions Appendix D: Suggested Reading

✦ Subjects

Database searching;SQL (Computer program language);Electronic books