SQL in 10 Minutes a Day, Sams Teach Yourself: Edition 5

Ben Forta

oct 2019 · Sams Publishing

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Just the parts of SQL you need to know from simple data retrieval to the use of SQL joins, subqueries, stored procedures, cursors, triggers, and table constraints

Designed for anyone interacting with databases, this SQL book methodically, systematically, and simply teaches you in lessons that each take 10 minutes or less to complete. Lessons include

• SQL statements, including complex SQL statements using multiple clauses and operators
• Data management: retrieve, sort, and format database contents, including inserting, updating, and deleting
• Data analytics: Pinpoint the data you need using a variety of filtering techniques and aggregate functions to summarize data
• Tables: create, alter, and join database tables
• Views
• Stored procedures

Expert trainer and popular author Ben Forta created this book for most of us who just need to learn SQL and do not need to understand database design and normalization to relational database theory and administrative concerns.

Each lesson includes

• Full-color code examples to help you understand how SQL statements are structured
• Tips that point out shortcuts and solutions
• Cautions to help you avoid common pitfalls
• Notes that explain additional concepts, and provide additional information

Acerca del autor

Ben Forta is Adobe’s Senior Director of Education Initiatives and has three decades of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and product marketing. He is the author of the best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (including spinoff titles on MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server T-SQL, and Oracle PL/SQL), Learning Regular Expressions, as well as books on Java, Windows, and more. He has extensive experience in database design and development, has implemented databases for several highly successful commercial software programs and websites, and is a frequent lecturer and columnist on application development and Internet technologies. Ben lives in Oak Park, Michigan, with his wife, Marcy, and their children. He welcomes your email at [e-mail] and invites you to visit his website at http://forta.com.