Getting the Data You Want from the Database

Abstract

In this chapter we’ll take our first steps into the world of SQL. We’ll see that SQL is one of the key bits of grammar that we use with the languages that allow us to communicate with relational databases. The great thing about learning about SQL here is that this knowledge is applicable to whichever relational database access technology we use — DAO, ADO, SQL Server, or whatever. As an industry standard, SQL is an important tool for us to learn about and use.