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Get up to Speed on SQL in a Weekend! The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about SQL. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you worked with SQL. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you SQL Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused lessons, you'll be able to dive right in and start manipulating databases with SQL. It's as simple as that. THE CURRICULUM FRIDAY Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours Introduction to Databases and SQL; Retrieving Data; Data Types; Representing Data Values SATURDAY Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours Retrieving Specific Data; Retrieving Not-So-Specific Data; Retrieving Data Based on What Exists; Retrieving Data Based on How It Matches Other Data; Advanced Value Expressions; Ordering and Grouping of Retrieved Data Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours Session 11: Retrieving Data from Multiple Tables with Relational Operators; Retrieving Data from Multiple Tables Using Joins; Nested Queries; Adding, Updating, and Deleting Data; Using SQL within an Application; Using SQL: 1999 Flow of Control Structures within an Application Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours Connecting to a Remote Database; Triggers and Stored Procedures; Database Structure; Normalization SUNDAY Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours Null Values, Integrity, and Constraints; Establishing Relationships among Tables; Controlling Access to a Database; Protecting the Contents of a Database; Performance Tuning; Accessing Databases over the Internet Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours Cursors; SQL in Common Development Environments; Error Handling; Dynamic SQL CD-ROM INCLUDES: MySQL Code examples from the book Assessment software to help gauge your progress