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  • Paperback: 864 pages
  • Publisher: Sams; 4 edition (28 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0672324512
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672324512
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.6 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 218,142 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Fourth Edition provides a sold foundation in understanding the fundamentals of SQL (Structured Query Language). SQL is the query language used by relational databases such a Oracle, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft SQL Server. The new edition covers object-oriented programming with SQL, ODBC, JDBC, embedded SQL, accessing remote databases, and constructs. All new examples based on an open source database such as MySQL enhance this new edition by making the examples readily useable for readers.



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Examples in book that may not work with some databases
Some readers have purchased this book with the expectation that all examples in the book will work with all implementations of SQL. This book does not completely cover any particular vendor of SQL, but covers ANSI SQL. ANSI SQL is a standard and not a database itself. Please note that some implementations of SQL are not completely ANSI compliant. In this book, we have shown the ANSI (standard) syntax of code, and have shown examples from various implementations of SQL. The majority of the examples have been performed using Oracle since Oracle is mostly ANSI compliant, and since Oracle is the most popular relational database. If you are using an implementation that does not comply with standard SQL, some of the examples may not work. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Caveat emptor!! (let the buyer beware), 11 Nov 2005
By tiggerinamsterdam (Amsterdam Netherlands) - See all my reviews
First impressions from this book (as I'm currently only 2 days and a few chapters into it) are that it is good and does get across the SQL syntax etc.

However - BEWARE - it's absolutely riddled with typo's!! One classic example of this is a table you have to create with low and high temperature fields. This book often mixes the two up and transposes them.

Since programming languages are generally, by definition, VERY reliant upon correct syntax this can be frustrating if you blindly follow the book.

I have a number of other SAMS books and they usually offer on their website a page for typo's etc, as well as downloadable data for use with the book's exercises. Here that doesn't appear to be the case. I can't find a "known errors" page or a way of shortcutting the data entry. You'll probably soon get sick of labourious data entry at the command line.

However, I am learning SQL effectively in spite of these limitations. Just bear in mind that if you blindly follow the book's examples that you'll have more than the odd moment of "why is this not working?". It's most likely that you assumed all the tables were set up correctly in the book's examples and you copied them word for word. An assumption I would normally take for granted, but sadly not in this case.

A good teaching book, but whoever did the proofreading should be shot! Keep your wits about you and THINK as you go, don't just assume this book will teach you everything you need to know by following it parrot-fashion.

(but then again, who ever learnt anything by drifting along in autopilot anyway?)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A solid introduction to SQL, 29 Dec 2002
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This review is from: Teach Yourself SQL in 21 days (Paperback)
You certainly could learn SQL in 21 days from this book - and learn it well, too. Each chapter uses a fictional database/table and then shows a series of SQL commands against that database/table and their respective results - it's a fast way of learning when you can see things in action. The result is a concise book that is as much a handy reference manual as it is a tutorial. I found this book to be a pain-free route to learning SQL :) - thoroughly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to SQL, 23 Jun 2006
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The book is a really good introduction to SQL programming with examples in Oracle, and MySQL. Having had to learn SQL on the run as part of my job this book has proved invaluable as a desk reference to the more "interesting" parts of the "language". If you are new to SQL and need an introduction that doesn't assume a lot of previous knowledge this is a good book. It does assume you have access to SQL of some kind or other and the set-up of that is not in the scope of the book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Did anyone proof-read this?!?!?!?
I read tiggerinamsterdam's review of this book but thought he was maybe exagerrating the number of typos. He's right - the book is full of them. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars good reference
its a good reference, but i always find the "21 days" volumes a little vague, but this was good and generic.
Published on 27 Jan 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars A blah intro book, and a very poor refference
For a start-from-scratch introduction to SQL, this book is paced OK and is pretty approachable. I woudn't recommend it to anyone past the low novice level, though. Read more
Published on 27 April 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Excelent for the beginner who needs to get on-track fast.
This book is a real gem. I am a newcommer to SQL, but have been programming for 18 years. This book got me up-and-running in just 10 days! Read more
Published on 3 Dec 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not a one-dayer
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Published on 25 Sep 1998

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