| It covers proper structure of SQL queries, how to produce a desired result and minimize a burden on SQL command processors, and how to modify data and database structure for ease of use and increased efficiency. Paper. DLC: SQL (Computer program language). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
This is the second edition of the popular practitioner's guide to SQL, the industry-standard database query language. Like most computer languages, SQL can be overwhelming when you first see it, but for years readers have relied on this book to clear the confusion and explain how SQL works and how to use it effectively. Packed with tips, tricks, and good information, SQL Clearly Explained, Second Edition teaches database users and programmers everything they need to know to get their job done including
· formulating SQL queries,
· understanding how queries are processed by the DBMS,
· maximizing performance,
· using SQL to enter, modify, or delete data,
· creating and maintaining database structural elements, and
· embedding SQL in applications.
Features
· Updated and expanded to include changes in the SQL standard (SQL:1999) as well as recently implemented aspects of SQL-92.
· Includes CD with examples from the book as well as MySQL, a popular open-source DBMS, on which the examples are based.
· Web enhanced with extra features available online at www.mkp.com
About the Author
Jan L. Harrington, the author of 30 books, including SQL, Clearly Explained (Academic Press), has been writing about databases since 1984. She is a professor and chair of the department of computer science and information systems at Marist College, where she teaches database design and management, object-oriented programming, data communications, and computer architecture.
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