SQL For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))
by Allen G. Taylor
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Author: Allen G. TaylorEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-08-14
ISBN: 047004652X
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: For Dummies
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Book Review: All that it claims to be
Summary: 5 Stars
I like to start off projects with simple concepts and a few examples to get off the ground. Well this book does just that. Unfortunately I would also like to have some example of input and output. I chose this book because it was not database specific, as I am converting files from an Informix database, through a filter, to a flat file, for later conversion to an Oracle database, with a different structure. Unfortunately this book (being universal) has no universal explanation as to how to get information from a flat file in or out of the database. First you have to find the term they use, not ASCII, not flat, not import, not export, not not not. The term is found in chapter 7 "foreign." The explanation on how to do this is to "...turn to one of the professional data translation services." Great, just what I wanted to know.
Summary of SQL For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))
See how SQL interfaces with today's environmentsStart building and using relational databases with SQL's newest features
The database may be the twenty-first century filing cabinet, but building one is a little more complex than sliding drawers into a metal box. With this book to guide you through all the newest features of SQL, you'll soon be whipping up relational databases, using SQL with XML to power data-driven Web sites, and more!
Discover how to
* Use SQL in a client/server system
* Build a multitable relational database
* Construct nested and recursive queries
* Set up database security
* Use SQL within applications
* Map SQL to XML
This is the rare case of a book that can take you from a beginner to an advanced-intermediate level. Like many of the books in IDG's Dummies series, this volume begins with a definition ("What is SQL?") and ends with "The Part of Tens," a collection of tips in a top ten list form. Taylor writes in a breezy, entertaining style that SQL novices will find inviting. One caveat: The examples are given in Borland's Delphi, a rapid application development (RAD) tool. Some sections show several screen shots from Delphi and it may be difficult to follow along in these sections if you don't have the program in front of you. As with other Dummies books, SQL for Dummies is entertaining to read although the nonstop jokes may distract some readers from the technical content.
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