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SQL Functions Programmer's Reference

Jones, Arie

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Gives programmers two-in-one coverage, with both a ""how-to"" on SQL functions and a complete SQL functions reference SQL is the standard language for database queries; this book's advanced coverage helps programmers write their own SQL functions Covers both the internationally standardized SQL 99 functions and the hundreds of additional functions introduced by vendors, including the subtle variations required to successfully migrate or interoperate between vendor products Covers the latest versions of the major relational database management system (RDMS) applications: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2, and MySQL

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Title of ebook: SQL Functions Programmer's Reference
ISBN: 9780764598074
Publisher: Wrox
Internet download file size: 2908 kb
Pages: 792
Released online for download: 04-15-2005
Author of eBook: Jones, Arie
Joint Author: Stephens, Ryan K.
Joint Author: Plew, Ronald R.

SQL Functions Programmer's Reference

Chapter One

Exploring Popular SQL Implementations

Any tour into the realm of writing SQL functions should begin with a solid foundation of the basic principles of SQL. In this chapter, we will be discussing the ins and outs of creating, querying, and modifying databases using basic SQL syntax. This chapter is the basis upon which we will build in the following chapters. This will help you unravel the mystery of using the power of built-in functions available across the various relational database management systems (RDBMS) platforms and to introduce new functionality into your applications by developing your own user-defined functions (UDFs).

Introduction to SQL

Structured Query Language (otherwise known as SQL and pronounced "SEE-kwul") was first developed by IBM in the mid- to late 1970s for their DB2 platform RDBMS. At the time, its purpose was to provide a way in which the RDBMS could retrieve data in a declarative way. Declarative "programming" w ... read full excerpt from SQL Functions Programmer's Reference ebook