20.4. SQL
We now overview SQL in the context of the Books database. Later in the chapter, you will build Visual Basic applications that execute SQL queries and access their results using ADO.NET technology. Though the Visual Basic IDE provides visual tools that hide some of the SQL used to manipulate databases, it is nevertheless important to understand SQL basics. Knowing the types of operations you can perform will help you develop more advanced database-intensive applications.
Figure 20.10 lists some common SQL keywords used to form complete SQL statements—we discuss these keywords in the next several subsections. Other SQL keywords exist, but they are beyond the scope of this text. For additional information on SQL, please refer to the URLs ...
Get Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
