Learn SQL fast! With SQL Weekend Crash Course, you can get up to speed on how to use SQL -- the standard international database language -- in a single weekend!





This book consists of 30 sessions that teach the core concepts of ANSI SQL over a weekend (from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon). Naturally, you can adapt your learning to whatever schedule meets your needs. Coverage focuses on the following databases: Access, Oracle9i, SQL Server 2000, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. You'll pick up valuable skills such as:


? Retrieving data


? Adding, updating and deleting data


? Using SQL within an application


? Building database tables with SQL


? Protecting the contents of a database


? Dynamic SQL