SQL: The Complete Reference - Softcover

Groff, James R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072118458 ISBN 13: 9780072118452

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1999

Synopsis

SQL--the core technology behind enterprise from Oracle, Informix, Sybase, IBM, Microsoft, and others--the backbone of a $5 billion industry. Comprehensive coverage includes current enhancements and extensions to SQL, the JDBC interface, data warehousing, and more. Robust CD contains the entire book online with hyperlinks, all source code, the sample database from the book, and a self-study quiz.

About this title

About the Author

Paul N. Weinberg and James R. Groff are the authors of Using SQL, the book on which this guide is based. They were also the cofounders of Network Innovations Corporation, developers of SQL-based network software. Groff speaks and writes on SQL and UNIX topics. Weinberg is currently a developer at Apple Computer Corporation.

From the Back Cover

The ultimate guide to understanding and using SQL

Gain the working knowledge of SQL and relational databases essential for today's information systems professional. Relational databases built on the SQL database language are the foundation for modern enterprise data processing and are also a force behind many of today's most important trends. SQL: The Complete Reference provides an in-depth discussion of SQL fundamentals, modern SQL products, and SQL's role in trends such as data warehousing, "thin-client" architectures, and Internet-based e-commerce. This book is your one-stop resource for all you need to know about SQL. Together, the book and CD-ROM will help you:

• Learn the key concepts and latest developments in relational database technology
• Master the industry-standard SQL language for managing database information
• Understand the differences among all the leading brands of DBMS systems
• Create and use the sample database to run the SQL query examples in the book
• Set up and manage SQL-based databases and write programs to access them
• Understand how to use and program SQL databases with application servers and the Web to create e-commerce applications
• Find out about the proposed SQL3 standard and the key trends in object technologies, 64-bit architectures, distributed databases, 3-tier Internet applications and more
• Get quick answers to specific SQL language questions using the comprehensive appendices

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072118458
• ISBN 13: 9780072118452
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 994