[Gllug] Introductions to Databases

[James Courtier-Dutton]

2009/7/17 Rob Crowther <robertc at boogdesign.com>:
> Richard Huxton wrote:
>> There are plenty of "SQL in 24 hours" books though
>>
>
> One book I really enjoyed, though I didn't get to read it all the way
> through, was 'The Art of SQL':
>
> http://my.safaribooksonline.com/0596008945
>
> It's not aimed at beginners, but it is fairly generic and I found I
> could digest most of it fairly well in concert with product specific SQL
> reference material.
>
> Rob
>

SQL is not necessarily the best database query language.
For example, even having a language that lets one enter an sql query
within a parameter is just asking for security problems.
XMLDB is an alternative.
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