SQL: A Beginner's Guide

by Andy Oppel, Robert Sheldon

Essential Skills--Made Easy!Written to the ANSI/ISO standard, this easy-to-follow guide will get you started programming in SQL right away. You will learn how to retrieve, insert, update, and delete database data, and perform management and administrative functions. A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition covers new features, including SQL/XML, and is loaded with updated SQL examples along with notes on using them with the latest RDBMS software versions such as MySQL 5.0, SQL Server 2008, and Oracle Database 11g.Designed for Easy Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Experts--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered Self-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

Genres: Nonfiction

575 pages, ebook

First published August 8, 2008

Reviews

[Ricardo Fabrizio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely is a great book for people who is about to learn SQL, and for those who are already learning but need a well explained information about the elemental subjects of SQL in general. Recommended.