SQL in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference Guide

In a Nutshell

by Kevin E. Kline, Brand Hunt, Daniel Kline

For programmers, analysts, and database administrators, SQL in a Nutshell is the essential reference for the SQL language used in today's most popular database products. This new edition clearly documents every SQL command according to the latest ANSI standard, and details how those commands are implemented in Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle 11g, and the MySQL 5.1 and PostgreSQL 8.3 open source database products. You'll also get a concise overview of the Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) model, and a clear-cut explanation of foundational RDBMS concepts -- all packed into a succinct, comprehensive, and easy-to-use format. This book provides:


Background on the Relational Database Model, including current and previous SQL standards
Fundamental concepts necessary for understanding relational databases and SQL commands
An alphabetical command reference to SQL statements, according to the SQL2003 ANSI standard
The implementation of each command by MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server
An alphabetical reference of the ANSI SQL2003 functions, as well as the vendor implementations
Platform-specific functions unique to each implementation
Beginning where vendor documentation ends, SQL in a Nutshell distills the experiences of professional database administrators and developers who have used SQL variants to support complex enterprise applications. Whether SQL is new to you, or you've been using SQL since its earliest days, you'll get lots of new tips and techniques in this book.

Genres: Reference, Programming, Computers, Nonfiction, Computer Science, Technical, Technology

594 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Austin Craver]

The author clearly states in the preface what this book is, and is not. The book is primarily a command reference. It is intended as a reference tool, not a tutorial. Nor is it expository.

[Warren Owen]

Useful compact reference book for someone who occasionally uses SQL.

[Christophe Gesché]

Usefull

SQL has so many possibilities.

So easy to start to use.
So easy to became complex and hard :)

[Daniel]

This is useful ONLY as a reference. Its organization is utterly useless unless you already know SQL top to bottom and just need a refresh on the fiddly bits. That said, if the above is what you're looking for, it is good at that job.

[Talia]

A great reference to have on hand if you're working with SQL databases

[Ivy]

mainly for reference

[Natasha]

Quite helpful, and lot to learn.