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A beginners' guide to performing SQL database queries, creating and updating a database, and programming with SQL. The CD-ROM contains evaluation versions of Microsoft SQL Server 2000, IBM DB2, and MySQL. The second edition adds two chapters on the role of SQL in application server architectures and the integration of SQL with XML.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


Book Description
Learn all you need to know about SQL with this one-stop resource. Updated to include information on Web services and XML, this complete guide also comes with a Windows 2000- and XP- compatible CD containing 4 databases (SQL Server 2000, IBM DB2 Version 7.2, Sybase, and mySQL).


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This one-stop resource will show you everything you need to know about SQL--including coverage of Web services and XML. NOTE: due to the large amount of text and graphics, this eBook file is 18.3 MG. We recommend that you download this eBook using the fastest Internet connection at your disposal, otherwise you may notice a longer downloading time than usual.


Book Info
Provides an in-depth discussion of SQL fundamentals and features, as well as a conceptual framework and insight into relational database technology and its trends. A one-stop resource. Softcover. CD-ROM included.


Card catalog description
SQL: The Complete Reference provides an in-depth discussion of SQL fundamentals, modern SQL products, and SQLs role in trends such as data warehousing, "thinclient" architectures, and Internet-based e-commerce. This book is your one-stop resource for all you need to know about SQL.


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The Most Comprehensive SQL Resource Available

Get in-depth details on all the powerful features and capabilities of SQL inside this one-stop guide. Featuring broad coverage of every aspect of this leading database language, this book provides you with an overview of SQL then shows you how to retrieve and update data, program with SQL, use stored procedures, and much more. Covering emerging standards and new related technologies including XML, Web services, EJB, J2EE, and JDBC, this book will help you gain the knowledge and essential skills you need to effectively work with SQL. Comprehensive, organized, and practical, this is the ultimate guide to understanding and using SQL. Master SQL basics and use simple, multi-table, and summary queries Understand key concepts and the latest developments in relational database technology Set up and manage SQL-based databases and write programs to access them Create and use the sample database to run the SQL query examples in the book Find out about Xpath, Xquery, and other XML-based database query standards Discover how J2EE-based applications relate to data management Use and program SQL databases with application servers to create powerful Web applications Preview the future of SQL--including MySQL and the impact of XML and Web Services

FROM THE PUBLISHER

SQL: The Complete Reference provides an in-depth discussion of SQL fundamentals, modern SQL products, and SQLs role in trends such as data warehousing, "thinclient" architectures, and Internet-based e-commerce. This book is your one-stop resource for all you need to know about SQL.

SYNOPSIS

The Most Comprehensive SQL Resource Available

Get in-depth details on all the powerful features and capabilities of SQL inside this one-stop guide. Featuring broad coverage of every aspect of this leading database language, this book provides you with an overview of SQL then shows you how to retrieve and update data, program with SQL, use stored procedures, and much more. Covering emerging standards and new related technologies including XML, Web services, EJB, J2EE, and JDBC, this book will help you gain the knowledge and essential skills you need to effectively work with SQL. Comprehensive, organized, and practical, this is the ultimate guide to understanding and using SQL. Master SQL basics and use simple, multi-table, and summary queries Understand key concepts and the latest developments in relational database technology Set up and manage SQL-based databases and write programs to access them Create and use the sample database to run the SQL query examples in the book Find out about Xpath, Xquery, and other XML-based database query standards Discover how J2EE-based applications relate to data management Use and program SQL databases with application servers to create powerful Web applications Preview the future of SQL—including MySQL and the impact of XML and Web Services

FROM THE CRITICS

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A beginners' guide to performing SQL database queries, creating and updating a database, and programming with SQL. The CD-ROM contains evaluation versions of Microsoft SQL Server 2000, IBM DB2, and MySQL. The second edition adds two chapters on the role of SQL in application server architectures and the integration of SQL with XML. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

AUTHOR DESCRIPTION

James R. Groff is currently CEO of Times Ten Performance Software, developer of an ultra-high-performance main-memory SQL database for communications and Internet applications.

Paul N. Weinberg is Vice President of A2i, Inc., developer of a database-driven, cross media catalog publishing system that supports printed and electronic output from a single data source.