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SQL Getting Started

Table of Contents

Welcome

  • Related Documentation for This Book
  • Highlighting Conventions

    • Chapter 1. Relational Databases and SQL

    Chapter 2. Organizing Data

  • Tables
  • Views
  • Schemas
  • Data Types

    • Chapter 3. Creating Tables and Views

  • Creating Tables
  • Inserting Data
  • Changing Data
  • Deleting Data
  • Creating Views
  • Using Views to Manipulate Data

    • Chapter 4. Using SQL Statements to Access Data

  • Connecting to a Database
  • Investigating Errors
  • Selecting Columns
  • Selecting Rows
  • Sorting Rows
  • Removing Duplicate Rows
  • Order of Operations
  • Using Expressions to Calculate Values
  • Naming Expressions
  • Selecting Data from More Than One Table
  • Using a Subquery
  • Using Functions
  • Column Functions
  • Scalar Functions
  • Grouping
  • Using a WHERE Clause with a GROUP BY Clause
  • Using the HAVING Clause After the GROUP BY Clause

    • Chapter 5. Expressions and Subqueries

  • Scalar Fullselects
  • Casting Data Types
  • Case Expressions
  • Table Expressions
  • Nested Table Expressions
  • Common Table Expressions
  • Correlation Names
  • Correlated Subqueries
  • Implementing a Correlated Subquery

    • Chapter 6. Using Operators and Predicates in Queries

  • Combining Queries by Set Operators
  • UNION Operator
  • EXCEPT Operator
  • INTERSECT operator
  • Predicates
  • Using the IN Predicate
  • Using the BETWEEN Predicate
  • Using the LIKE Predicate
  • Using the EXISTS Predicate
  • Quantified Predicates

    • Chapter 7. Advanced SQL

  • Enforcing Business Rules with Constraints and Triggers
  • Keys
  • Unique Constraints
  • Referential Integrity Constraints
  • Table Check Constraints
  • Triggers
  • Joins
  • Complex Queries
  • ROLLUP and CUBE Queries
  • Recursive Queries

    • Chapter 8. Customizing and Enhancing Data Manipulation

  • User-Defined Types
  • User-Defined Functions
  • Large Objects (LOBs)
  • Manipulating Large Objects (LOBs)
  • Special Registers
  • Introduction to Catalog Views
  • Selecting Rows from System Catalogs

    • Appendix A. Sample Tables

  • The Sample Database
  • To Install the Sample Database
  • To Erase the Sample Database
  • CL_SCHED Table
  • DEPARTMENT Table
  • EMPLOYEE Table
  • EMP_ACT Table
  • EMP_PHOTO Table
  • EMP_RESUME Table
  • IN_TRAY Table
  • ORG Table
  • PROJECT Table
  • SALES Table
  • STAFF Table
  • STAFFG Table
  • Sample Files with BLOB and CLOB Data Type
  • Quintana Photo
  • Quintana Resume
  • Nicholls Photo
  • Nicholls Resume
  • Adamson Photo
  • Adamson Resume
  • Walker Photo
  • Walker Resume

    • Appendix B. How the DB2 Library Is Structured

  • Completing Tasks with SmartGuides
  • Accessing Online Help
  • DB2 Information - Hardcopy and Online
  • Viewing Online Information
  • Accessing Information with the Information Center
  • Setting Up a Document Server
  • Searching Online Information
  • Printing the PostScript Books
  • Ordering the Printed Books

    • Appendix C. Notices

  • Trademarks
  • Trademarks of Other Companies

    • Appendix D. Contacting IBM

    Index

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