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Get ready to make SQL easy!

Updated for the latest version of SQL, the new edition of this perennial bestseller shows programmers and web developers how to use SQL to build relational databases and get valuable information from them. Covering everything you need to know to make working with SQL easier than ever, topics include how to use SQL to structure a DBMS and implement a database design; secure a database; and retrieve information from a database; and much more.

SQL is the international standard database language used to create, access, manipulate, maintain, and store information in relational database management systems (DBMS) such as Access, Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL. SQL adds powerful data manipulation and retrieval capabilities to conventional languages--and this book shows you how to harness the core element of relational databases with ease.
Server platform that gives you choices of development languages, data types, on-premises or cloud, and operating systems
Find great examples on the use of temporal data
Jump right in--without previous knowledge of database programming or SQL

As database-driven websites continue to grow in popularity--and complexity--SQL For Dummies is the easy-to-understand, go-to resource you need to use it seamlessly.

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Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with SQL 5

Chapter 1: Relational Database Fundamentals 7

Chapter 2: SQL Fundamentals 23

Chapter 3: The Components of SQL 55

Part 2: Using SQL to Build Databases 83

Chapter 4: Building and Maintaining a Simple Database Structure 85

Chapter 5: Building a Multi-table Relational Database 109

Part 3: Storing and Retrieving Data 141

Chapter 6: Manipulating Database Data 143

Chapter 7: Handling Temporal Data 163

Chapter 8: Specifying Values 179

Chapter 9: Using Advanced SQL Value Expressions 209

Chapter 10: Zeroing In on the Data You Want 223

Chapter 11: Using Relational Operators 259

Chapter 12: Delving Deep with Nested Queries 283

Chapter 13: Recursive Queries 303

Part 4: Controlling Operations 313

Chapter 14: Providing Database Security 315

Chapter 15: Protecting Data 331

Chapter 16: Using SQL within Applications 351

Part 5: Taking SQL to the Real World 365

Chapter 17: Accessing Data with ODBC and JDBC 367

Chapter 18: Operating on XML Data with SQL 377

Chapter 19: SQL and JSON 399

Part 6: Advanced Topics 413

Chapter 20: Stepping through a Dataset with Cursors 415

Chapter 21: Adding Procedural Capabilities with Persistent Stored Modules 427

Chapter 22: Handling Errors 445

Chapter 23: Triggers 457

Part 7: The Parts of Tens 463

Chapter 24: Ten Common Mistakes 465

Chapter 25: Ten Retrieval Tips 469

Appendix: ISO/IEC SQL: 2016 Reserved Words 473

Index 479

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Allen G. Taylor is a 30-year veteran of the computer industry and the author of over 40 books, including SQL For Dummies and Crystal Reports For Dummies. He lectures nationally on databases, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He also teaches database development internationally through a leading online education provider.

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