Chapter 7. Working with Relational Data

Database tables are rarely independent structures. If you look at the tables in the Microsoft SQL Server sample Northwind database, shown in Figure 7-1, you’ll see that they’re all interrelated. Notice that no table stands alone.

Relations between tables in the Northwind database

Figure 7-1. Relations between tables in the Northwind database

Not all databases have such a high percentage of related tables, but most contain tables that ...

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