SQL Built-In Functions And Stored Procedures

這是一本針對 SQL 初學者的圖書。本書著重講解 SQL 的數據檢索能力，覆蓋了 SQL 語言的所有核心概念，並且配有豐富的實踐示例。本書以直觀且富有邏輯性的順序來組織主題，以SQL關鍵字為線索層層遞進。書中介紹了3種廣泛使用的數據庫，它們是： Microsoft SQL Server、MySQL 和 Oracle。本書適合SQL語言的初學者和初級的數據庫管理員學習和參考，也可以作為高等院校相關專業的教學參考書。

本書是暢銷書《SQL基礎教程》第 2版，介紹了關系數據庫以及用來操作關系數據庫的SQL語言的使用方法。書中通過豐富的圖示、大量示例程序和詳實的操作步驟說明，讓讀者循序漸進地掌握SQL的基礎知識和使用技巧，切實提高編程能力。每章結尾設置有練習題，幫助讀者檢驗對各章內容的理解程度。另外，本書還將重要知識點總結為“法則”，方便讀者隨時查閱。第 2版除了將示例程序更新為對應**新的DB的SQL之外，還新增了一章，介紹如何從應用程序執行SQL。

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本書詳細介紹了 SQL 語言的基本語法、基本概念，說明了各種 SQL 實現與 ANSI 標準之間的差別。書中包含大量的示例，直觀地說明了如何使用 SQL 對數據進行處理，還通過真實示例和實踐練習介紹如何踐行 SQL 標準。本書配有針對性很強的測試題和習題，能夠幫助讀者更好地理解和掌握學習的內容。在附錄裡還給出了常見 SQL 命令和流行供應商的RDBMS 產品，以及測試題和習題的答案。本書內容層次清晰，針對性強，非常適合初學者作為入門教材。

系統、完整，一本在手，學習工作都能用的SQL入門教程·第1部分介紹SQL的基本語法，包括查詢操作、數據統計、高級查詢、內置函數、表的操作、列的屬性等。·第2部分主要SQL的高級技術，包括多表連接、視圖、索引、存儲過程、存儲函數、事件、觸發器、￿標、事務。·第3部分通過經典案例幫助讀者融會貫通。·第4部分提供了常用的數據參考。為了讓讀者更好地掌握，本書還結合實際工作以及面試，精心挑選了大量高質量的練習題。此外，本書還專門配套了課件PPT，方便老師教學使用。

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"A dark and stormy night. An isolated cabin in the woods. A runaway child with a mysterious past...Thriller fans, buckle up!" ― Jason Rekulak,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Last One at the WeddingThere's someone at your front door – should you let them in? Find out in a riveting new thriller from global sensation and #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Housemaid, Freida McFadden!Who knows what the storm will blow in…Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane.Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind.But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window.She's young. She's alone. And she's covered in blood.The girl won't explain where she came from, or loosen her grip on the knife in her right hand.And when Casey makes a disturbing discovery in the middle of the night, things take a turn for the worse.The girl has a dark secret. One she'll kill to keep.And if C

完美結合《怪奇物語》與《神秘博士》的驚悚氛圍，是恐怖小說愛好者的必讀之作。強烈推薦給12以上的中階讀者！準備好了嗎？他們要來找你了！沒人知道「暗檔庫」的起源是什麼。一個收錄各種靈異、超自然與詭異現象的資料庫，詳盡到令人毛骨悚然，真實到膽戰心驚。亞當和索爾在露營時誤闖一座廢棄鬼鎮，陷入詭異的「捉迷藏」遊戲中。但追捕他們的，究竟是人，還是……？"A writer of genuine originality" -The GuardianGoosebumpsfor a new generation of readers. Perfect for fans ofStranger ThingsandDoctor Whoand a must-read for Halloween.Coming to find you, ready or not!The first title in a brand new middle-grade horror series by the bestselling author Christopher Edge.Nobody knows who started the Darkive. It's a database filled with first-hand accounts of strange, unexplained experiences. Ghosts; paranormal entities; weird anomalies. Each one is stored with a bank of evidence to prove the story. Are you ready to dive in?Adam didn't think his camping trip with his best friend, Sol, could get any worse. Stumbling upon an abandoned ghost town, they find themselves playing a strange game of hide and seek. But who or what is trying to find them? And can Adam stay one step ahead?"Absolutely l

From the Booker Prize finalist, author ofThe Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water.• "Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf [and] in your heart.You won't regret it."—Arundhati Roy, winner of the Booker PrizeIn the ancient city of Nineveh, on the bank of the River Tigris, King Ashurbanipal of Mesopotamia, erudite but ruthless, built a great library that would crumble with the end of his reign. From its ruins, however, emerged a poem, theEpic of Gilgamesh, that would infuse the existence of two rivers and bind together three lives.In 1840 London, Arthur is born beside the stinking, sewage-filled River Thames. With an abusive, alcoholic father and a mentally ill mother, Arthur’s only chance of escaping destitution is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a leading publisher, Arthur’s world opens up far beyond the slums, and one book in particula

From the bestselling author ofBorn Survivors, a novel inspired by the powerful true story of a man who risked everything to protect children in Auschwitz.Fredy built a wall against suffering in their hearts . . .Amid the brutality of the Holocaust, one bright spot shone inside the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. In the shadows of the smokestacks was a wooden hut where children sang, staged plays, wrote poetry, and learned about the world. Within those four walls, brightly adorned with hand-painted cartoons, the youngest prisoners were kept vermin-free, received better food, and were even taught to imagine having full stomachs and a day without fear. Their guiding light was a twenty-seven-year-old gay, Jewish athlete: Fredy Hirsch.Being a teacher in a brutal concentration camp was no mean feat. Forced to begsenior SS officers for better provisions, Fredy risked his life every day to protect his beloved children from mortal danger.But time was running out for Fredy and the hundreds in his

Grab those handles and prepare to take wild shots on goal in this miniature desktop version of the classic bar and basement game: foosball!*Super portable size: The 7-inch-long, fully functional foosball table fits in the palm of your hand and folds up for easy storage and transport*Mini Book included: Kit includes a 32-page mini book on the history and rules of the game*Keep track of the competition: With a built-in score counter at each end, there’s no need to second-guess who’s ahead*Beloved, nostalgic game: The perfect gift or self-purchase for anyone who had a foosball table in their basement or local bar (or always wanted one!)*Latest RP Minis desktop game: Foosball joins our mini games series alongside mini golf, pickleball, shuffleboard, and more

故事開始於約翰「米妮」摩爾在愛達荷州建造了一座礦坑，不過隨後他把礦坑賣給了來自英國的亨利．米勒。亨利之後迎娶了當地女子安妮，並為她蓋了一座豪宅。但在亨利去世之後，安妮遭人欺騙，失去了一切財產，並僅剩這棟豪宅。於是，就像一般人都可以做得到的方式，她和兒子開始養豬維生，可是偏偏鎮上的人卻不想要豬。不過誰能想到，安妮的方法居然不是把豬趕走，而是決定整座房子一起搬走.....Author Dave Eggers and artist Júlia Sardà spin a quirky historical event into a whimsical and tall-ish true tale of ingenuity.It all started when John “Minnie” Moore built a mine in Idaho and sold it to Englishman Henry Miller. Then Henry married a local lass named Annie and built her a mansion. After Henry died and Annie was hoodwinked – losing all but the mansion – she and her son took to raising pigs, as some are wont to do. But the town wanted those pigs out. Who could have guessed that Annie would remove the whole mansion instead – rolling it away slowly on logs – while she and her son were still living in it?Narrated with metafictional flair, make way for history as only Dave Eggers could stage it.

One of the strangest disasters in U.S. history is brought to vivid life in this graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Karen De La Vega.It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston. Life here is exciting, but not always easy. And then there's the massive metal tank that rises up over their crowded North End neighborhood. The ugly tank, filled with sticky brown molasses, has always leaked. But nobody imagined that it could one day explode apart, sending a tsunami of molasses into the streets.Caught in the flood, Carmen must fight for her life -- the life that she and Papa built together in America. But where will she find the strength?Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series comes to vivid life in graphic novel editions. Perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the I Survived chapter book series, t

Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning author Sabaa Tahir about vengeance, legacy, and love.An orphan.A prince.An outcast.And a killer that will bring an empire to its knees.Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance, but it is the strength of her windsmithing magic that propels her. Until one hot-headed mistake lands her in an inescapable prison, where the embers of her wrath ignite.QUIL is the crown prince of the Empire, nephew of the famed and venerated Helene Aquilla, but he’s loathe to pick up the mantle when his aunt steps down. He, better than anyone else, understands that power corrupts. And that sort of corruption is built into his blood, as he is the son of the most hated emperor in the history of his people. How can he lead when cruelty is part of his inheritance?Banished from her tribe for an unforgivea

*10 Million Children Laughing Worldwide*There are lots of laughs at every level in The 169-Storey Treehouse, the last book in the worldwide bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. Packed full of comic book style illustrations and perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs. Monkey.'The kind of book I would have loved as a kid' – Tom Fletcher, author of The Danger GangAndy and Terry have added thirteen new levels and built their biggest and most astonishing treehouse yet! It has everything they – and you – could wish for including: an electric pony stable, a NOISY level, a weather dome (where you can have whatever weather you want whenever you want it), and an 100% edible gingerbread house and a potato-powered translation transmitter that allows you to talk to everything everywhere all at the same time. There's also a hall of funhouse mirrors, which is the perfect place to hide from Mr Bunkoff who is trying to catch Andy, Terry and Jill in order to send them to sch

Mix-and-match new farm animals by spinning the wheel! With five touch-and-feel options to choose from, these books are packed full of fun and giggles for the youngest child.Which farm animal is your favourite?Children will love spinning the wheel to create their very own farm friends! This chunky board book features a built-in wheel containing different touch-and-feel panels for little hands to explore - perfect for developing hand-eye coordination. With five touch-and-feel options to mix-and-match, this book will give hours of fun to any little one!Also available: Don't Mix Up My Dinosaur, Don't Mix Up My Puppy, Don't Mix Up My Shark

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-longlisted, bestselling author returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in a luminous novel about love, loss, and the family secrets that can erupt and bewilder us at any point in lifeLucy Barton is a successful writer living in New York, navigating the second half of her life as a recent widow and parent to two adult daughters. A surprise encounter leads her to reconnect with William, her first husband - and longtime, on-again-off-again friend and confidante. Recalling their college years, the birth of theirdaughters, the painful dissolution of their marriage, and the lives they built with other people, Strout weaves a portrait, stunning in its subtlety, of a tender, complex, decades-long partnership.Oh William! captures the joy and sorrow of watching children grow up and start families of their own; of discovering family secrets, late in life, that alter everything we think we know about those closest to us; and

本書以關係數據庫系統為核心，以ＳＱＬ Ｓｅｒｖｅｒ ２００８為平臺，全面闡述數據庫系統的基本概念、基本原理和應用技術，主要包括數據庫基本概念，數據庫設計，數據庫操作，數據庫管理，數據庫應用以及結合程序設計的數據庫開發，並設計了大量的課堂上機實驗指導，同學們在學習過程中，可以邊學邊練。 本書主要分為五個章節：章節一講解數據庫設計的基本概念和設計流程以及方法；章節二講解數據庫的操作，包括ＳＱＬ 命令；

Hans Morgenthau’s Politics Among Nations is a classic of political science, built on the firm foundation of Morgenthau’s watertight reasoning skills.The central aim of reasoning is to construct a logi

Now a major motion picture starring Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman and Christopher Walken.Mr. and Mrs. Fang called it art.Their children called it mischief.Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist’s work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and Annie Fang. For as long as they can remember, they starred (unwillingly) in their parents’ madcap pieces. But now that they are grown up, the chaos of their childhood has made it difficult to cope with life outside the fishbowl of their parents’ strange world.When the lives they’ve built come crashing down, brother and sister have nowhere to go but home, where they discover that Caleb and Camille are planning one last performance-their magnum opus-whether the kids agree to participate or not. Soon, ambition breeds conflict, bringing the Fangs to face the difficult decision about what’s ultimately more important: their family

全新特別版加入80頁彩色附錄，含船艙導覽、珍貴照片與歷史資料A stunning special edition of the first book in Lauren Tarshis's action-packed New York Times bestselling I Survived series, featuring 80 pages of all-new, full-color bonus content!This special edition features a new letter from the author and 80 pages of full-color bonus content, including a tour of the Titanic's first-class decks; historical photos of the ship and passengers; the story of the cutthroat race to find the Titanic wreckage; and a timeline of the technology that helped us uncover it. Perfect for readers new to the series as well as I Survived fans!George Calder must be the luckiest kid alive -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are sailing with their aunt on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built! George can't resist exploring every inch of the incredible boat, even if it gets him into trouble.But one night while George is off exploring, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Soon the impossible is happening: The Titanic is sinking.George

18堂資料庫開發基礎入門與專題實作課程 《MySQL資料庫開發的樂趣》以快速的學習步調和精簡的學習課程，帶領讀者進入關聯式資料庫開發的世界。書中充滿實務範例和專家建議，協助讀者快速上手。 本書會帶讀者學習SQL語言的基礎技能、如何建立資料庫、打造SQL查詢來取出資料，以及運用事件、程序和函式；了解如何為資料表加入條件約束，強制規定資料表能接受的資料，以及利用索引加速資料檢索，甚至還會探索如何從PHP、Python和Java來呼叫MySQL。 最後會介紹三個專題：說明如何從無到有建立天氣資料庫、利用觸發器防止選舉資料庫發生錯誤，以及使用檢視表來保護薪資資料庫內的敏感資料。 本書學習重點： ‧針對特定資訊查詢資料庫中的資料表、排序查詢結果、為SQL程式碼加入註解以及處理空值。 ‧為了保存字串、整數和日期等資料，資料表需要定義資料欄，並且判斷該使用哪種資料型態。 ‧針對資料庫中的多個資料表進行合併查詢，以及如何運用暫存資料表、通用資料表運算式、衍生資料表和子查詢。 ‧新增、修改和移除資料表中的資料、根據特定查詢建立檢視表、撰寫可重複使用的預存常用程序以及自動執行已排程的事件。 《MySQL資料庫開發的樂趣》為資料庫開發人員提供完美的快速入門資源，裝備一些需要的工具，協助開發人員以MySQL為基礎，建立和管理快速、強大且具有安全性的資料儲存系統。 線上資源：讀者只要前往本書提供的連結https://nostarch.com/mysql-crash-course，即可下載本書的程式腳本(用於建立書中有用到的MySQL範例資料庫和資料表)、程式碼和練習題的答案。