TY - BOOK AU - Pratt, Philip J. AU - Last, Mary Z. TI - A guide to SQL SN - 9780538747677 AV - QA 76.73 .P73 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Course Technology Cengage Learning KW - SQL (COMPUTER PROGRAM LANGUAGE) N2 - A Guide to SQL, 8th Edition continues to be the essential SQL reference. It builds on the success of previous editions by presenting basic SQL commands in the context of a running case in which a business uses SQL to manage orders, parts, customers, and sales reps. The book covers the fundamentals of SQL programming using straightforward instruction and extensive hands-on exercises. Continuing with its focus on students learning the basics regardless of the database environment chosen, this edition features examples from the latest databases: Oracle 11g, Access 2007, and MySQL. The eighth edition expands on the use of running case studies by adding a third running case to the extensive hands-on pedagogy at the end of every chapter ER -