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Learn SQL Database Programming

You're reading from   Learn SQL Database Programming Query and manipulate databases from popular relational database servers using SQL

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838984762
Length 564 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Josephine Bush Josephine Bush
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Table of Contents (24) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Database Fundamentals
2. Introduction to Relational Database Management Systems FREE CHAPTER 3. Installing and Using MySQL Workbench 4. Understanding Data Types 5. Designing and Creating a Database 6. Importing and Exporting Data 7. Section 2: Basic SQL Querying
8. Querying a Single Table 9. Querying Multiple Tables 10. Modifying Data and Table Structures 11. Section 3: Advanced SQL Querying
12. Working with Expressions 13. Grouping and Summarizing Data 14. Advanced Querying Techniques 15. Programmable Objects 16. Section 4: Presenting Your Findings
17. Exploring and Processing Your Data 18. Telling a Story with Your Data 19. Section 5: SQL Best Practices
20. Best Practices for Designing and Querying 21. SQL Appendix 22. Assessments 23. Other Books You May Enjoy

Creating and using triggers

A trigger is a set of actions that run after you insert, update, or delete data. Triggers are created on tables. You can use triggers to enforce business rules for data, audit data, or validate data.

There are a few different types of DML triggers:

  • BEFORE INSERT: This causes the trigger to run some logic before you insert data into the table.
  • AFTER INSERT: This causes the trigger to run some logic after you insert data into the table.
  • BEFORE UPDATE: This causes the trigger to run some logic before you update data in the table.
  • AFTER UPDATE: This causes the trigger to run some logic after you update data in the table.
  • BEFORE DELETE: This causes the trigger to run some logic before you delete data from the table.
  • AFTER DELETE: This causes the trigger to run some logic after you delete data from the table.

Additionally, you can create multiple triggers...

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