Short description Inside the Symbian SQL Database is the only up-to-date reference book on the market to get you up-to-speed using a SQL database in a mobile environment. It shows you how to design code and ease migration from an internal and external point of view, while revealing the dos and don'ts of writing high-performance database applications. Packed with resources and sample code, this timely book reveals how to design and fine-tune applications that use the Symbian SQL framework to ultimately improve performance. An ideal reference for Symbian OS developers, programmers, and software engineers.
From the contents Foreword by Richard Hipp.
Foreword by Chris Dudding.
Author Biographies.
Author's Acknowledgments.
Symbian Acknowledgments.
Publisher's Acknowledgements.
1 Introduction.
1.1 Where Should You Start?
1.2 Symbian Terminology and Version Numbering.
1.3 The Relational Model and the Structured Query Language (SQL) 2.
1.4 What Is Symbian SQL?
1.5 A Well-Oiled Machine.
1.6 Tools and Troubleshooting.
1.7 Further Reading and Resources.
2 Getting Started.
2.1 Where to Get Symbian SQL.
2.2 Overview of Symbian SQL APIs.
2.3 First Database Example.
2.4 Summary.
3 The Relational Model.
3.1 Background.
3.2 The Structural Component.
3.3 The Integrity Component.
3.4 Normalization.
3.5 The Manipulative Component.
3.6 The Meaning of Relational.
3.7 Summary.
4 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about SQL but Were Afraid to Ask.
