SQL: The Complete Reference, Second Edition

Learn all you need to know about SQL with this one-stop resource. Updated to include information on Web services and XML, this complete guide also comes with a Windows 2000- and XP- compatible CD containing 4 databases (SQL Server 2000, IBM DB2 Version 7.2, Sybase, and mySQL). Table of contents Part I: An Overview of SQL 1: Introduction 2: A Quick Tour of SQL 3: SQL in Perspective 4: Relational Databases Part II: Retrieving Data 5: SQL Basics 6: Simple Queries 7: Multitable Queries (Joins) 8: Summary Queries 9: Subqueries and Query Expressions Part III: Updating Data 10: Database Updates 11: Data Integrity 12: Transaction Processing Part IV: Database Structure 13: Creating a Database 14: Views 15: SQL Security 16: The System Catalog Part V: Programming with SQL 17: Embedded SQL 18: Dynamic SQL * 19: SQL APIs Part VI: SQL Today and Tomorrow 20: Database Processing and Stored Procedures 21: SQL and Data Warehousing 22: SQL and Application Servers 23: SQL Networking and Distributed Databases 24: SQL and Objects 25: SQL and XML 26: The Future of SQL Part VII: Appendixes A: The Sample Database B: Database Vendor Profiles C: SQL Syntax Reference D: SQL Call-Level Interface E: SQL Information Schema Standard F: CD-ROM Installation Guide