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 Matt Blunt, Governor - Larry Schepker, Commissioner
 
 
 

Information Technology Services

SQL Programming

Duration:

5 Days

Pre-requisites:

Exposure to the Windows Operating System.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for programmers, systems analysts, programmer/analysts and other data processing professionals who require an in depth knowledge of programming in Structured Query Language (SQL).

Course Description

A discussion of relational databases begins the course, followed by a presentation of table operations. Next, the Structured Query Language (SQL) is discussed. The rest of the course is devoted to accessing SQL interactively using Microsoft Access and embedding SQL. Five computer case studies are assigned: three interactive exercises and two programs using SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE and cursor processing.

Course Topics

Overview of SQL

SQL DDL

DML Statements: SELECT

DML: More on SELECT

Functions

Use of GROUP BY and HAVING

JOINS and SUBSELECTS

Other DML Statements

Application Programming

Preparing a Program for Execution

Cursor Processing

Additional Considerations in Application Programming

Scheduled Classes