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SQL: Visual QuickStart Guide, 2nd Edition

Description

Format: Trade paperback, 480 pages, 7" x 9"
Publisher: Peachpit Press, May 2005
ISBN-10: 0321334175
ISBN-13: 978-0321334176
List price: USA $29.99, Canada $32.99, UK £17.99
Purchase: Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk

Features

• Teaches the SQL programming language and the relational model to beginning and intermediate programmers
• Covers the core language for ANSI/ISO (standard) SQL:2003 and product-specific variations for:
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • IBM DB2
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
• Download this book's companion files
• Hundreds of examples of varied difficulty encourage you to experiment and explore
• The split-page format separates examples from the flow of the text
• The layout makes it a good quick reference for experienced programmers
• Concise, lightweight, and cheap
• Extensively cross-referenced; includes a 16-page index
• Excerpts are available

New to this Edition

• Updated for SQL:2003 (the latest SQL standard) and the most recent versions of Access, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL
• Adds IBM DB2 coverage
• Includes new optimization tips, sections on common SQL tasks, and sidebars for subtle or advanced topics