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Book:   SQL In A Nutshell
Subject:   SQL in a Nutshell Review
Date:   2002-07-20 11:31:36
From:   Jeff McNeill
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SQL Server 2000, MySQL, Oracle 8i, and PostgreSQL 7.0 implementations of the SQL-99 standard are covered in this desktop reference to SQL syntax. The contents include a short history, concepts, statements (the bulk of the book) and functions, as well as an appendix with a helpful list of SQL and vendor-specific keywords.


This book is meant, as its subtitle states, as a "desktop quick reference", and indeed, its strengths are the ease of reference and the handy comparison among the SQL-99 and vendor implementations. There are weaknesses to the book, such as when researching a particular statement, the description and statement can appear quite cryptic at times. But in spite of its uneven quality, and because of the fact of a multi-database world, this reference is a serviceable addition to anyone's library.

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