Course Descriptions

SQL Class

What You Will Learn

This class is designed for database users who want to be able to create, read and modify SQL statements for use with their databases. Class exercises and discussion cover —

  • What SQL is and how it can be used with desktop applications such as Access, Excel and FileMaker,
  • What SQL can and cannot do,
  • Ways of writing SQL,
  • SQL syntax, reading, writing and understanding the language,
  • The difference between Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation Language (DML),
  • Using an SQL SELECT statement to choose data to be returned from a database,
  • Working with the SELECT statement: SELECT, FROM, WHERE, ORDER BY,
  • Specifying conditions for a WHERE clause; using comparison operators, using the IN and LIKE operators,
  • Using the ORDER BY clause to sort data,
  • Using JOINs to link tables, different kinds of JOINs,
  • Introduction to functions in SQL, and
  • Using SQL to retrieve data, insert, update and delete records.

6 hours, $260 (available for Windows or Macintosh).

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Benjamin Franklin

Training Format

  • Live class with trainer in class and interactive student participation,
  • Exercise-based, hands-on instruction,
  • Emphasis on questions and student participation,
  • Small size (limited to 8), personal attention.

Class Location

Dates and Registration

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of an end-user database application such as Access or FileMaker.

Related Classes

Access, FileMaker
If you prefer project-specific assistance, we are also available to work with you on a consulting basis.

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