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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
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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:
- 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