Author : Informix Software, Inc
Publisher : Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Book Synopsis Informix Guide to SQL by : Informix Software, Inc
Download or read book Informix Guide to SQL written by Informix Software, Inc and published by Prentice Hall PTR. This book was released on 1995 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed as a companion volume to the INFORMIX Guide to SQL: Tutorial, this comprehensive reference covers the Structured Query Language (SQL) as it is implemented in Informix products. KEY TOPICS: Outlines the structure and contents of the demonstration database (stores5) and explains the 21 Informix system catalog tables that describe that structure; defines the column data types supported by Informix products and explains data type conversion techniques; describes the various environment variables that can or should be set to properly use Informix products; explains error handling, the system descriptor area and the SQL Descriptor Area (sqlda); details the workings of all the SQL statements supported by Informix products with step-by-step diagrams explaining every clause of each SQL statement; and shows how to create and use stored procedures. MARKET: A reference to SQL for those who already know how to use computers and who rely on them in their daily work.