Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 298 pages
- Published by: Ventana Communications Group; Har/Cdr edition February 1998
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1566047609
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1566047609
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Book Dimensions:
9.8 x 7.8 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1.9 pounds
Reader Reviews
This book is not intended to be a detailed discussion of SQL concepts and usage. What it is, is an excellent *reference* book, containing encyclopedic listings, cross references, and some examples. It gives detailed information on syntax, usage, literals, arguments, and specific implementation notes across six implementations and the ANSI SQL-92 standard. If you are a programmer who is familiar with a specific SQL implementation, and must now work with another, this book is a wonderful reference for making the transition. Also, if you develop for multiple SQL implementations (as I do for DB2, SQL Server, Access and Informix), this book is an excellent resource for cross referencing the subtle--and not so subtle--differences between implementations. I consider this book to be an invaluable reference. One caveat: the publication date of '98 means that it misses some of the features of more recent versions of some of the platforms it covers...
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