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This latest edition of a popular guide will be useful to database programmers and administrators who need handy, updated information for SQL (Structured Query Language) commands. Gruber is a recognized SQL expert and author of "Understanding SQL" and the upcoming "Mastering SQL."

Indispensable for every SQL user and developer, this is the only guide to the new standard in reference format. Not just a command reference--the book defines the concepts, and puts SQL in ...

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Overview

This latest edition of a popular guide will be useful to database programmers and administrators who need handy, updated information for SQL (Structured Query Language) commands. Gruber is a recognized SQL expert and author of "Understanding SQL" and the upcoming "Mastering SQL."

Indispensable for every SQL user and developer, this is the only guide to the new standard in reference format. Not just a command reference--the book defines the concepts, and puts SQL in context as the leading, but not exclusive, database standard.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780782111484
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 8/28/1993
  • Series: Sybex Instant Reference Ser.
  • Pages: 368
  • Product dimensions: 4.78 (w) x 7.95 (h) x 0.80 (d)

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Martin Gruber is a recognized SQL expert and is also the author of Understanding SQL and the soon-to-be-published Mastering SQL. He is a freelance writer, teacher, and consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction to SQL
SQL: An Overview
The Fundamentals of SQL and Relational Databases
A Relational Database Primer
Joining Tables
Basics of the SQL Language
Overview of the SQL Standards
Notable Features of Standard SQL
Part II: SQL Statement Reference
ALLOCATE CURSOR
ALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR
ALTER DOMAIN
ALTER TABLE
CLOSE
COMMIT WORK
CONNECT
CREATE ASSERTION
CREATE CHARACTER SET
CREATE COLLATION
CREATE DOMAIN
CREATE SCHEMA
CREATE TABLE
CREATE TRANSLATION
CREATE VIEW
DEALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR
DEALLOCATE PREPARE
DECLARE CURSOR
DECLARE LOCAL TEMPORARY TABLE
DELETE
DESCRIBE
DISCONNECT
DROP ASSERTION
DROP CHARACTER SET
DROP COLLATION
DROP DOMAIN
DROP SCHEMA
DROP TABLE
DROP TRANSLATION
DROP VIEW
EXECUTE
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
FETCH
GET DESCRIPTOR
GET DIAGNOSTICS
GRANT
INSERT
OPEN
PREPARE
REVOKE
ROLLBACK
SELECT
SET CATALOG
SET CONNECTION
SET CONSTRAINTS MODE
SET DESCRIPTOR
SET NAMES
SET SCHEMA
SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION
SET TIME ZONE
SET TRANSACTION
UPDATE
Part III: Common Elements
Aggregate Functions
Authorization IDs
CASE Expressions
CAST Expressions
Collations
Constraints
Datatypes
Datetime Value Functions
Descriptor Areas
Numeric Value Functions
Predicates
Row and Table Value Constructors
String Value Functions
Subqueries
Value Expressions
Part IV:
Chapter 1: SQL99: An Overview
Chapter 2: Core SQL99
Appendix A: Mapping SQL to Other Lanuages
Appendix B: Specification of the Module Language
Appendix C:Specification of Dynamic SQL
Appendix D: SQL Linguistic Definitions and Conventions
Appendix E: Upgrade Path from SQL92 to Core SQL99
Appendix G: Glossary
Index
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