Preface
Introduction
SQL was, is, and will stay for the foreseeable future the database language for relational database servers such as IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Progress, Sybase Adaptive Server, and dozens of others. This book contains a complete and detailed description of SQL (Structured Query Language). It should be seen primarily as a textbook in the active sense. After reading this book, you should be familiar with all the statements, the features, and some idiosyncrasies of SQL, and you should be able to use SQL efficiently and effectively.
SQL supports a small but very powerful set of statements for manipulating, managing, and protecting data stored in a database. This power has resulted in its tremendous popularity. ...
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