Sorry if this is a bit of blatant commercialism, but given the number of people
looking for a general guide on how to use SQL, this has to be the best I've
used yet. Its on Amazon.com, and covers nearly ANY version of sql!
A Guide to SQL
by Philip J. Pratt
Our Price: $30.95
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Paperback 3rd edition (December 1995)
Boyd & Fraser Pub Co; ISBN: 0877095205 ; Dimensions (in
inches): 0.49 x 9.11 x
7.41
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 88,369
This link will take you directly to it.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0877095205/whitsundaywebworA/
and this is their description of it.
Reviews
Amazon.com
The author uses an interesting didactic innovation that
every textbook writer should
consider imitating: Instead of illustrating ideas with
microprograms, which are good
for almost nothing except illustrating the idea, Pratt
develops two examples
throughout the entire book. By the time you complete this
thin but comprehensive
volume, you will have completed two real databases. The
book also contains
embedded questions so you can check whether or not you've
grasped specific
concepts before proceeding to the next section. Pratt's
extended case studies show
how SQL programs can be layered on one another other to
slowly build up
functionality. As such, it serves both as an SQL language
manual as well as an
example of how to create relatively large SQL codes. This
book does not make
specific reference to any particular SQL implementation,
so it can be used with any
standard SQL engine.
cheers
Robert
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