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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, 2E is a tutorial-based book, organized into a series of easy-to-follow, 10-minute lessons. These well targeted lessons teach you in 10 minutes what some books take several hours or days to teach. Instead of dwelling of database theory and relational design, this book takes a very hands-on approach to solving the needs of the majority of SQL users who simply need to interact with data.

The reader of this book will learn how to:

  • Retrieve and sort data
  • Filter data using comparisons and wildcards
  • Use the aggregate functions to analyze data
  • Perform insert, update, and delete operations
  • Join relational tables using inner, outer, and self joins
  • Combine queries using unions
  • Use views
  • Create and use stored procedures, triggers, and other advanced database features


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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, 2E is a tutorial-based book, organized into a series of easy-to-follow, 10-minute lessons. These well targeted lessons teach you in 10 minutes what some books take several hours or days to teach. Instead of dwelling of database theory and relational design, this book takes a very hands-on approach to solving the needs of the majority of SQL users who simply need to interact with data.

The reader of this book will learn how to:

  • Retrieve and sort data
  • Filter data using comparisons and wildcards
  • Use the aggregate functions to analyze data
  • Perform insert, update, and delete operations
  • Join relational tables using inner, outer, and self joins
  • Combine queries using unions
  • Use views
  • Create and use stored procedures, triggers, and other advanced database features


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5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to learn SQL from scratch, 13 Mar 2005
This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (Paperback)
The author has deliberately set out to create a book that assumes the reader has never used SQL before. It starts at the beginning with very simple tasks and works through more complex SQL as the book progresses. This book is nicely separated into small chapters so you can learn small chunks of precise material, and then come back later to learn a bit more.

It is also possible to download a training database, which accompanies the book - so you can try out, step-by-step, everything you read in the book.

I particularly like how the author quotes observations you are likely to witness when doing the tasks, so you understand the exact purpose behind entering each key stroke.

If you want to learn SQL from scratch or just need a book to jog your memory - look no further.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Does exactly what it says on the tin, 10 Feb 2002
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This book teaches exactly what it says it will. Reading some of the previous comments I see that some people expect to learn how to create a database, this book simply teaches how to "interact" with a pre existing database, and it does this very well.
The idea behind this book is to teach the reader how to build a simple SQL query.
If you want a book that teaches about creating databases, relationships, keys or normalization, then you would be a lot better off buying a book on Microsoft Access or Database Management.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for a start, but many will quickly outgrow it, 4 Dec 2005
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (Paperback)
If you need a painless introduction to SQL, this book is excellent. I now work in db administration and development, and this was my first SQL book ever. The explanations are clear, accurate, and try to cover the most popular DBMSs on the market (mainly SQL Server and Oracle), though the book doesn't usually mention which SQL statements are supported in Access and which ones aren't. This is understandable, but an irritating omission nonetheless. I also had to refer to other sources to get a clear explanation of joins; I found the book to be inadequate in this respect, but apart from that it is excellent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect beginners reference
I already had some knowledge of SQL before reading this book, however there is still so much commonly overlooked at a basic level that this book covers perfectly... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars best programming book i have every red
so simple, each chapter really dose take 10 min! can't believe the amount time i have wasted trying hack code together from web forums and write crazy php when i could just read... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Kevin N. Meredith

4.0 out of 5 stars Great little book
I bought this book because I am a programmer and need to interact with SQL on a daily basis. However... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for beginners
This is the best book I have seen for people learning SQL from scratch. It takes you through the basics very quickly without assuming prior knowledge. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars You are better off with online tutorials
I recently wrote a simple database application for a hobby use. I have previous experience with SQL, but I wanted a handy reference to remind me of the basics. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Dr. L. Goodwin

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Basic Introduction
This book is a great place to start for SQL. It tells you pretty much everything you are going to need to know for basic database usage. Read more
Published 19 months ago by P. M. Skelton

5.0 out of 5 stars A great (if not simplistic) reference
This is a great reference for those starting out with SQL, or those just looking for a quick reference book to keep on their desks. Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2007 by Mr. J. Burney

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference material
This book has just allowed me to revise the commands for SQL, better than the course materials I have been given. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2007 by Ms. L. J. Sherratt

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for beginners but...
This is an excellent book if you're a complete beginner to SQL, but if you have even a limited working knowledge of SQL then the chances are you'll actually know most of it... Read more
Published on 8 May 2007 by Puppy

5.0 out of 5 stars Well thumbed by our MI team
This book is easy to understand and taught me some really useful and simple SQL. I keep going back to it for bits and peices when I need to. Read more
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