Understanding the new SQL : a complete guide / Jim Melton and Alan R. Simon.
By: Melton, Jim
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Contributor(s): Simon, Alan R.
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BookSeries: Morgan Kaufmann series in data management systems.Publisher: San Mateo, Calif. : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1993Description: xxiv, 536 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1558602453.Subject(s): Database management | SQL (Computer program language)DDC classification: 005.756 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An effective introduction to SQL, and a comprehensive reference for years to come. As the editor of the 1992 standard, Jim Melton is an authority on the language and its new features. Using a highly readable, conversational style, he and Alan Simon clearly present the power of SQL. They describe practical methods of using SQL to solve problems, advanced SQL query expressions, dynamic SQL, transaction models, and database design.
Includes index.
Part I: SQL-92 Basics -- Introduction to SQL-92 -- Getting started with SQL-92 -- Basic table creation and data manipulation -- Basic Data Definition Language (DDL) -- Values, Basic Functions and Expressions -- Part II: Advanced Features of SQL-92 -- Advanced Value Expressions: CASE, CAST and Row Value Expressions -- Predicates -- Working with Multiple Tables: The Relational Operators -- Advanced SQL Query Expressions -- Constraints, Assertions and Referential Integrity -- Part III: SQL and Applications -- Accessing SQL from the Real World -- Cursors -- Privileges, Users and Security -- Transaction Management -- Connections and Remote Database Access -- Dynamic SQL -- Part IV: The Finishing Touches -- Diagnostics and Error Management -- Internationalization Aspects of SQL-92 -- Information Schema -- A look to the future.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Introduction to SQL-92
- 2 Getting Started with SQL-92
- 3 Basic Table Creation and Data Manipulation
- 4 Basic Data Definition Language (DDL)
- 5 Values, Basic Functions, and Expressions
- 6 Advanced Value Expressions: CASE, CAST, and Row Value Expressions
- 7 Predicates
- 8 Working with Multiple Tables: The Relational Operators
- 9 Advanced SQL Query Expressions
- 10 Constraints, Assertions, and Referential Integrity
- 11 Accessing SQL from the Real World
- 12 Cursors
- 13 Privileges, Users, and Security
- 14 Transaction Management
- 15 Connections and Remote Database Access
- 16 DYNAMIC SQL
- 17 Diagnostics and Error Management
- 18 Internationalization Aspects of SQL-92
- 19 Information Schema
- 20 A Look to the Future
- A Designing SQL-92 Databases
- B A Complete SQL-92 Example
- C The SQL-92 Annexes: Differences, Implementation-Defined and Implementation-Dependent Features, Deprecated Features, and Leveling
- D Relevant Standards Bodies
- E Status Codes
- F The SQL Standardization Process
- G The Complete SQL-92 Language
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Jim Melton is editor of all parts of ISO/IEC 9075 (SQL) and is a representative for database standards at Oracle Corporation. Since 1986, he has been his company's representative to ANSI INCITS Technical Committee H2 for Database and a US representative to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC32/WG3 (Database Languages). In addition, Jim has participated in the W3C's XML Query Working Group since 1998 and is currently co-Chair of that Working Group. He is also Chair of the WG's Full-Text Task Force, co-Chair of the Update Language Task Force, and co-editor of two XQuery-related specifications. He is the author of several SQL books.Alan Simon is a leading authority on data warehousing and database technology. He is the author of 26 books, including the previous edition of this book and the forthcoming Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence for e-Commerce, available from Morgan Kaufmann Publishers in early 2001. He currently provides data warehousing-related consulting services to clients.