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developerWorks: Database Development with Apache Derby, Part 2

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 2006

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“Learn about several basic database concepts, including schemas,
tables, and column data types, and get a simple introduction to
Structured Query Language (SQL). This article–focusing on the
database developer role–presents the basic data types you can use
to store data in an Apache Derby database, and then you’ll use them
to create a simple schema with two tables in Apache Derby for a
fictitious store. To view the schema contents of a database, you’ll
use the Apache Derby tool, dblook, to dump the contents of the
database. The article wraps up with a brief discussion on dropping
tables…”


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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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