Packed with tips, tricks, and good information, SQL Clearly Explained, Second Edition teaches database users and all the programmers they need to know to get their jobs done including formulating SQL queries, understand how the query is processed by the DBMS, maximize performance, using SQL to enter, modify, or delete data, creating and maintaining database structural elements, and Embedding SQL in applications. Features Updated and expanded to include changes in the standard SQL (SQL: 1999) as well as aspects of the recently implemented the SQL-92. Includes CD with examples from the book and MySQL, a popular open source DBMS, which is based sample. Web enhanced with additional features available online at www.mkp.com. * Second edition of the classic SQL books * Updated to cover changes to the SQL language standard (SQL: 1999) * Includes CD with software MySQL