SQL All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Book I: SQL Concepts.

Chapter 1: Understanding Relational Databases.

Chapter 2: Modeling a System.

Chapter 3: Getting to Know SQL.

Chapter 4: SQL and the Relational Model.

Chapter 5: Knowing the Major Components of SQL.

Chapter 6: Drilling Down to the SQL Nitty-Gritty.

Book II: Relational Database Development.

Chapter 1: System Development Overview.

Chapter 2: Building a Database Model.

Chapter 3: Balancing Performance and Correctness.

Chapter 4: Creating a Database with SQL.

Book III: SQL Queries.

Chapter 1: Values, Variables, Functions, and Expressions.

Chapter 2: SELECT Statements and Modifying Clauses.

Chapter 3: Querying Multiple Tables with Subqueries.

Chapter 4: Querying Multiple Tables with Relational Operators.

Chapter 5: Cursors.

Book IV: Data Security.

Chapter 1: Protecting Against Hardware Failure and External Threats.

Chapter 2: Protecting Against User Errors and Conflicts.

Chapter 3: Assigning Access Privileges.

Chapter 4: Error Handling.

Book V: SQL and Programming.

Chapter 1: Database Development Environments.

Chapter 2: Interfacing SQL to a Procedural Language.

Chapter 3: Using SQL in an Application Program.

Chapter 4: Designing a Sample Application.

Chapter 5: Building an Application.

Chapter 6: Understanding SQL's Procedural Capabilities.

Chapter 7: Connecting SQL to a Remote Database.

Book VI: SQL and XML.

Chapter 1: Using XML with SQL.

Chapter 2: Storing XML Data in SQL Tables.

Chapter 3: Retrieving Data from XML Documents.

Book VII: Database Tuning Overview.

Chapter 1: Tuning the Database.

Chapter 2: Tuning the Environment.

Chapter 3: Finding and Eliminating Bottlenecks.

Book VIII: Appendices.

Appendix A: SQL:2008 Reserved Words.

Appendix B: Glossary.

Index.