Book description
Unless you are working at a very advanced
level, this is the only SQL book you will ever need. The authors
have taken the mystery out of complex queries and explained
principles and techniques with such clarity that a "Mere Mortal"
will indeed be empowered to perform the superhuman. Do not walk
past this book!
--Graham Mandeno, Database Consultant
SQL Queries for Mere Mortals
provides a step-by-step, easy-to-read introduction to writing SQL
queries. It includes hundreds of examples with detailed
explanations. This book provides the tools you need to understand,
modify, and create SQL queries
--Keith W. Hare, Convenor, ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32 WG3--the
International SQL Standards Committee
I learned SQL primarily from the first
edition of this book, and I am pleased to see a second edition of
this book so that others can continue to benefit from its organized
presentation of the language. Starting from how to design your
tables so that SQL can be effective (a common problem for database
beginners), and then continuing through the various aspects of SQL
construction and capabilities, the reader can become a moderate
expert upon completing the book and its samples. Learning how to
convert a question in English into a meaningful SQL statement will
greatly facilitate your mastery of the language. Numerous examples
from real life will help you visualize how to use SQL to answer the
questions about the data in your database. Just one of the "watch
out for this trap" items will save you more than the cost of the
book when you avoid that problem when writing your queries. I
highly recommend this book if you want to tap the full potential of
your database.
--Kenneth D. Snell, Ph.D., Database Designer/Programmer
I don't think they do this in public schools
any more, and it is a shame, but do you remember in the seventh and
eighth grades when you learned to diagram a sentence? Those of you
who do may no longer remember how you did it, but all of you do
write better sentences because of it. John Viescas and Mike
Hernandez must have remembered because they take everyday English
queries and literally translate them into SQL. This is an important
book for all database designers. It takes the complexity of
mathematical Set Theory and of First Order Predicate Logic, as
outlined in E. F. Codd's original treatise on relational database
design, and makes it easy for anyone to understand. If you want an
elementary- through intermediate-level course on SQL, this is the
one book that is a requirement, no matter how many others you
buy.
--Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Even in this day of wizards and code
generators, successful database developers still require a sound
knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL, the standard language
for communicating with most database systems). In this book, John
and Mike do a marvelous job of making what's usually a dry and
difficult subject come alive, presenting the material with humor in
a logical manner, with plenty of relevant examples. I would say
that this book should feature prominently in the collection on the
bookshelf of all serious developers, except that I'm sure it'll get
so much use that it won't spend much time on the shelf!
-- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access Developer and author
Over the last several decades, SQL has evolved from a language known only to computer specialists to a widely used international standard of the computer industry. The number of new applications deployed each year using SQL now totals in the millions. If you are accessing corporate information from the Internet or from an internal network, you are probably using SQL. This new edition of SQL Queries for Mere Mortals helps new users learn the foundations of SQL queries, and is an essential reference guide for intermediate and advanced users.
The accompanying CD contains five sample databases used for the example queries throughout the book in four different formats: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and later, Microsoft Access 2000 and later, MySQL version 5.0 and later, and SQL scripts that can be used with most other implementations of the language.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Praise for SQL Queries for Mere Mortals®, Second Edition
- Addison-Wesley presents the For Mere Mortals® Series
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Relational Databases and SQL
- SQL Basics
- Working with Multiple Tables
- Summarizing and Grouping Data
- Modifying Sets of Data
- Appendices
- Index
Product information
- Title: SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2007
- Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley Professional
- ISBN: 9780321444431
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