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SQL All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies
SQL is the international standard language for creating and maintaining relational databases. This book is a compendium of information about SQL and relational database design, development, and maintenance. The nine mini-books cover the full spectrum of issues that arise in building, using, and maintaining relational database systems.
Book
I: SQL Concepts
Book II: Relational Database Development
Book III: SQL Queries
Book IV: Data Security
Book V: SQL and Programming
Book VI: SQL and XML
Book VII: Database Tuning Overview
Book VIII: Appendixes
Introduction.
Book I: SQL Concepts.
Chapter 1: Relational Database Basics.
Chapter 2: Modeling a System.
Chapter 3: SQL Overview.
Chapter 4: SQL and the Relational Model.
Chapter 5: The Major Components of SQL.
Chapter 6: SQL Characteristics.
Book II: Relational Database Development.
Chapter 1: System Development Overview.
Chapter 2: Building a Database Model.
Chapter 3: Balancing Performance and Correctness.
Chapter 4: Creating a Database with SQL.
Book III: SQL Queries.
Chapter 1: Values, Variables, Functions, and Expressions.
Chapter 2: SELECT Statements and Modifying Clauses.
Chapter 3: Querying Multiple Tables with Subqueries.
Chapter 4: Querying Multiple Tables with Relational Operators.
Book IV: Data Security.
Chapter 1: Protecting Against Hardware Failure and External Threats.
Chapter 2: Protecting Against User Errors and Conflicts.
Chapter 3: Assigning Access Privileges.
Chapter 4: Error Handling.
Book V: SQL and Programming.
Chapter 1: Database Development Environments.
Chapter 2: Interfacing SQL to a Procedural Language.
Chapter 3: Using SQL in an Application Program.
Chapter 4: Designing a Sample Application.
Chapter 5: Building a Sample Application.
Chapter 6: SQL’s Procedural Capabilities.
Chapter 7: Connecting to a Remote Database.
Book VI: SQL and XML.
Chapter 1: XML/SQL Basics.
Chapter 2: Storing XML Data in SQL Tables.
Chapter 3: Retrieving Data from XML Documents.
Book VII: Database Tuning Overview.
Chapter 1: Tuning the Database.
Chapter 2: Tuning the Environment.
Chapter 3: Finding and Eliminating Bottlenecks.
Book VIII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: SQL:2003 Reserved Words.
Appendix B: Glossary.
Index.
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