Introduction -- Chapter 1: Databases versus File Systems -- Chapter 2: Transactions and Concurrency Control -- Chapter 3: Schema Level Objects -- Chapter 4: Locating Data and Special Numbers -- Chapter 5: Base Tables and Related Elements -- Chapter 6: Procedural, Semi-Procedural and Declarative Programming -- Chapter 7: Procedural Constructs -- Chapter 8: Auxiliary Tables -- Chapter 9: Normalization -- Chapter 10: Numeric Data Types -- Chapter 11: Temporal Data Types -- Chapter 12: Character Data Types -- Chapter 13: NULLs -- Missing Data in SQL -- Chapter 14: Multiple Column Data Elements -- Chapter 15: Table Operations -- Chapter 16: Comparison or Theta Operators -- Chapter 17: Valued Predicates -- Chapter 18: CASE Expressions -- Chapter 19: LIKE and SIMILAR TO Predicates -- Chapter 20: BETWEEN and OVERLAPS Predicates -- Chapter 21: The [NOT] IN() Predicate -- Chapter 22: EXISTS() Predicate -- Chapter 23: Quantified Subquery Predicates -- Chapter 24: The Simple SELECT Statement -- Chapter 25: Advanced SELECT Statements -- Chapter 26: Virtual Tables: VIEWs, Derived Tables, CTEs and MQTs -- Chapter 27: Partitioning Data in Queries -- Chapter 28: Grouping Operations -- Chapter 29: Simple Aggregate Functions -- Chapter 30: Advanced Grouping, Windowed Aggregation and OLAP in SQL -- Chapter 31: Descriptive Statistics in SQL -- Chapter 32: Sub-Sequences, Regions, Runs, Gaps, and Islands -- Chapter 33: Matrices in SQL -- Chapter 34: Set Operations -- Chapter 35: Subsets -- Chapter 36: Trees and Hierarchies in SQL -- Chapter 37: Graphs in SQL -- Chapter 38: Temporal Queries -- Chapter 39: Optimizing SQL.

Summary: SQL for Smarties was hailed as the first book devoted explicitly to the advanced techniques needed to transform an experienced SQL programmer into an expert. Now, 15 years later and in its fourth edition, this classic reference still reigns supreme as the only book written by a SQL master that teaches programmers and practitioners to become SQL masters themselves! These are not just tips and techniques; also offered are the best solutions to old and new challenges. Joe Celko conveys the way you need to think in order to get the most out of SQL programming efforts for both correctness and performance. New to the fourth edition, Joe features new examples to reflect the ANSI/ISO Standards so anyone can use it. He also updates data element names to meet new ISO-11179 rules and he expands coverage of SSD, parallel processors and how new hardware will change how SQL works, all with the same experience-based teaching style that made the previous editions the classics they are today. KEY FEATURES Expert advice from a noted SQL authority and award-winning columnist who has given ten years service to the ANSI SQL standards committee Teaches scores of advanced techniques that can be used with any product, in any SQL environment, whether it is an SQL 92 or SQL 2008 environment Offers tips for working around deficiencies and gives insight into real-world challenges.

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Joe Celkos SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming offers tips and techniques in advanced programming. This book is the fourth edition and it consists of 39 chapters, starting with a comparison between databases and file systems. It covers transactions and currency control, schema level objects, locating data and schema numbers, base tables, and auxiliary tables. Furthermore, procedural, semi-procedural, and declarative programming are explored in this book.

The book also presents the different normal forms in database normalization, including the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, elementary key, domain-key, and Boyce-Codd normal forms. It also offers practical hints for normalization and denormalization. The book discusses different data types, such as the numeric, temporal and character data types; the different predicates; and the simple and advanced SELECT statements. In addition, the book presents virtual tables, and it discusses data partitions in queries; grouping operations; simple aggregate functions; and descriptive statistics, matrices and graphs in SQL. The book concludes with a discussion about optimizing SQL. It will be of great value to SQL programmers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SQL for Smarties was hailed as the first book devoted explicitly to the advanced techniques needed to transform an experienced SQL programmer into an expert. Now, 15 years later and in its fourth edition, this classic reference still reigns supreme as the only book written by a SQL master that teaches programmers and practitioners to become SQL masters themselves! These are not just tips and techniques; also offered are the best solutions to old and new challenges. Joe Celko conveys the way you need to think in order to get the most out of SQL programming efforts for both correctness and performance. New to the fourth edition, Joe features new examples to reflect the ANSI/ISO Standards so anyone can use it. He also updates data element names to meet new ISO-11179 rules and he expands coverage of SSD, parallel processors and how new hardware will change how SQL works, all with the same experience-based teaching style that made the previous editions the classics they are today. KEY FEATURES Expert advice from a noted SQL authority and award-winning columnist who has given ten years service to the ANSI SQL standards committee Teaches scores of advanced techniques that can be used with any product, in any SQL environment, whether it is an SQL 92 or SQL 2008 environment Offers tips for working around deficiencies and gives insight into real-world challenges.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 3, 2010). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction
Chapter 1 Databases versus File Systems
Chapter 2 Transactions and Concurrency Control
Chapter 3 Schema Level Objects
Chapter 4 Locating Data and Special Numbers
Chapter 5 Base Tables and Related Elements
Chapter 6 Procedural, Semi-Procedural and Declarative Programming
Chapter 7 Procedural Constructs
Chapter 8 Auxiliary Tables
Chapter 9 Normalization
Chapter 10 Numeric Data Types
Chapter 11 Temporal Data Types
Chapter 12 Character Data Types
Chapter 13 NULLs -- Missing Data in SQL
Chapter 14 Multiple Column Data Elements
Chapter 15 Table Operations
Chapter 16 Comparison or Theta Operators
Chapter 17 Valued Predicates
Chapter 18 CASE Expressions
Chapter 19 LIKE and SIMILAR TO Predicates
Chapter 20 BETWEEN and OVERLAPS Predicates
Chapter 21 The [NOT] IN() Predicate
Chapter 22 EXISTS() Predicate
Chapter 23 Quantified Subquery Predicates
Chapter 24 The Simple SELECT Statement
Chapter 25 Advanced SELECT Statements
Chapter 26 Virtual Tables: VIEWs, Derived Tables, CTEs and MQTs
Chapter 27 Partitioning Data in Queries
Chapter 28 Grouping Operations
Chapter 29 Simple Aggregate Functions
Chapter 30 Advanced Grouping, Windowed Aggregation and OLAP in SQL
Chapter 31 Descriptive Statistics in SQL
Chapter 32 Sub-Sequences, Regions, Runs, Gaps, and Islands
Chapter 33 Matrices in SQL
Chapter 34 Set Operations
Chapter 35 Subsets
Chapter 36 Trees and Hierarchies in SQL
Chapter 37 Graphs in SQL
Chapter 38 Temporal Queries
Chapter 39 Optimizing SQL

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Joe Celko served 10 years on ANSI/ISO SQL Standards Committee and contributed to the SQL-89 and SQL-92 Standards.

Mr. Celko is author a series of books on SQL and RDBMS for Elsevier/MKP. He is an independent consultant based in Austin, Texas.

He has written over 1200 columns in the computer trade and academic press, mostly dealing with data and databases.

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