SQL All-in-One For Dummies

Your one-stop guide to SQL SQL is the international standard programming language for relational databases. Yes, it's all about data, and adding SQL to your coding wheelhouse is more important than ever. This book lets you do just that, with easy-to-follow instructions on everything from the basics to advanced topics. You'll learn to create and fill databases, edit data, and protect data from corruption. You'll also see how to use SQL alongside other programming languages, so you can build data applications that add value in any setting. 7 Minibooks Inside... - Getting Started with SQL- Developing Relational Databases- Writing SQL Queries- Securing Your Data- Programming with SQL- Working with Advanced Data Types in SQL- Optimizing Your Database

Allen G. Taylor is a 30-year veteran of the computer industry and the author of more than 40 books, including previous editions of SQL For Dummies and SQL All-in-One For Dummies. Richard Blum has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry as a systems and network administrator. He is author of Linux All-in-One For Dummies 7th Edition, and PHP, MySQL, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies.

Introduction 1 Book 1: Getting Started with SQL 5 Chapter 1: Understanding Relational Databases 7 Chapter 2: Modeling a System 29 Chapter 3: Getting to Know SQL 53 Chapter 4: SQL and the Relational Model 65 Chapter 5: Knowing the Major Components of SQL 75 Chapter 6: Drilling Down to the SQL Nitty-Gritty 99 Book 2: Developing Relational Databases 133 Chapter 1: System Development Overview 135 Chapter 2: Building a Database Model 151 Chapter 3: Balancing Performance and Correctness 169 Chapter 4: Creating a Database with SQL 203 Book 3: Writing SQL Queries 217 Chapter 1: Values, Variables, Functions, and Expressions 219 Chapter 2: SELECT Statements and Modifying Clauses 249 Chapter 3: Querying Multiple Tables with Subqueries 295 Chapter 4: Querying Multiple Tables with Relational Operators 323 Chapter 5: Cursors 345 Book 4: Securing Your Data 357 Chapter 1: Protecting Against Hardware Failure and External Threats 359 Chapter 2: Protecting Against User Errors and Conflicts 391 Chapter 3: Assigning Access Privileges 419 Chapter 4: Error Handling 431 Book 5: Programming with SQL 447 Chapter 1: Database Development Environments 449 Chapter 2: Interfacing SQL to a Procedural Language 455 Chapter 3: Using SQL in an Application Program 461 Chapter 4: Designing a Sample Application 477 Chapter 5: Building an Application 497 Chapter 6: Understanding SQL's Procedural Capabilities 513 Chapter 7: Connecting SQL to a Remote Database 531 Book 6: Working with Advanced Data Types in SQL: XML, JSON, and PGQ 545 Chapter 1: Using XML with SQL 547 Chapter 2: Storing XML Data in SQL Tables 575 Chapter 3: Retrieving Data from XML Documents 599 Chapter 4: Using JSON with SQL 617 Chapter 5: Exploring Property Graph Queries 633 Book 7: Optimizing Your Database 645 Chapter 1: Tuning the Database 647 Chapter 2: Tuning the Environment 659 Chapter 3: Finding and Eliminating Performance Bottlenecks 681 Book 8: Appendixes 709 Chapter 1: SQL:2023 Reserved Words 711 Chapter 2: Glossary 721 Index 731