Sams Teach Yourself SQL in One Hour a Day - Softcover

Stephens, Ryan; Plew, Ron; Jones, Arie D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672330253 ISBN 13: 9780672330254

Publisher: Sams, 2009

Synopsis

Explains how to use SQL to manage users and security; summarize, sort, and restructure data; and interact with relational database management systems.

About this title

About the Author

For more than 10 years, the authors have studied, applied, and documented the SQL standard and its application to the critical database systems in this book. Ryan Stephens and Ron Plew are entrepreneurs, speakers, and co-founders of Perpetual Technologies, Inc.(PTI), a fast-growing IT management and consulting firm. PTI specializes in database technologies, primarily Oracle and SQL servers running on all UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft platforms. Starting out as data analysts and database administrators, Ryan and Ron now lead a team of impressive technical subject matter experts who manage databases for clients worldwide. They authored and taught database courses for Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis for five years and have authored more than a dozen books on Oracle, SQL, database design, and the high availability of critical systems. Arie D. Jones is the Principal Microsoft Consultant for PTI in Indianapolis, Indiana. Arie leads PTI’s team of experts in the planning, design, development, deployment, and management of database environments and applications to achieve the best combination of tools and services for each client. He is a regular speaker at technical events and has authored several books and articles pertaining to database-related topics. His most recent book is SQL Functions Programmer’s Reference from Wrox Publishing.

From the Back Cover

The Fifth Edition of Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days

More than 48,000 sold!

 

In just one hour a day, you ll have all the skills you need to begin creating effective SQL queries, reports, and database applications. With this complete tutorial, you ll quickly master the basics and then move on to more advanced features and concepts:

 

• Quickly apply essential SQL techniques in useful, real-world queries
• Design trustworthy, high-performance databases
• Manipulate your data with views and transactions
• Leverage powerful features including stored procedures, triggers, and cursors
• Work with new objects introduced with the latest SQL standards
• Get practical, expert tips on implementing SQL in your business environment

 

Learn on your own time, at your own pace

• No previous SQL or database experience required
• Learn techniques that work with any current version of SQL
• Discover how to write faster, more efficient queries
• Secure your data using best practices from experienced database administrators
• Build more powerful databases with features exclusive to Oracle SQL*Plus, Oracle PL/SQL, and Microsoft Transact-SQL
• Write queries for the free, open source MySQL database
• Embed your SQL code in other applications

 

Ryan Stephens and Ron Plew are President and VP of Perpetual Technologies, Inc. (PTI) in Indianapolis, IN, providing managed services and consulting for top database implementations running Oracle, SQL Server, and other leading technologies. They taught for 5+ years as adjunct professors at Indiana University-Purdue University. Their books include Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, First through Fourth Editions, Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Second through Fourth Editions, and Database Design.

 

Table of Contents

 

Introduction  1

 

PART I: Introducing SQL

 

LESSON 1: Getting Started with SQL     5

     A Brief History of SQL     5

     A Brief History of Databases     6

     Today s Database Landscape     11

     A Cross-Product Language     12

         Early Implementations     12

         SQL and Client/Server Application Development     13

    An Overview of SQL     13

    Popular SQL Implementations     14

         MySQL     14

         Oracle     14

         Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase     15

         IBM DB2     16

    Open Database Connectivity     16

    Embedding SQL in Application Programming     17

 

LESSON 2: Introducing the Query     21

    Exploring SQL s Background     21

    Learning Basic Query Syntax     22

    The Building Blocks of Data Retrieval: SELECT and FROM     23

    Applying Query Concepts     25

    Writing Your First Query     26

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Edition details

• Publisher: Sams
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0672330253
• ISBN 13: 9780672330254
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 814