This book covers Structured Query Language (SQL), the standard that defines how to create and manipulate databases and the data that they store. It works well on two levels: As an in-depth yet concise tutorial on how to use the language, with lots of clearly worked examples and as a handy desktop reference on SQL implementation, covering all the major SQL statements that you're likely to need when programming databases, with example code for five major database systems: SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, and Access.
Combines the proven tutorial approach to teaching SQL with a collection of SQL solutions for practical business problems Shows programmers how to perform all of the most common SQL tasks for 5 of the most common databases: SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Access and MySQL Ideal for programmers needing to adapt their SQL code for a different database Provides clearly explained code examples for all databases