Designing Relational Database Systems

Step up to professional-quality relational database development with DESIGNING RELATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEMS. This book is an ideal introduction to the core precepts and fundamentals of database design, focusing on critical planning issues that are often overlooked by beginning database designers. It also provides practical discussions and instructive examples of how to develop robust, professional-level database systems using the wide array of Microsoft® database tools and technologies. It even gives you timesaving forms on CD-ROM to use as you design relational database systems. Topics covered include: The basic guiding principles, tools, and techniques of the relational database model The rich set of tools for database development available from Microsoft from Microsoft Access 2000 and SQL Server 7.0 to the database technologies in Microsoft Visual Basic® Solving relational database design problems in real-world scenariosCreating effective user interfaces for your database systems Determining data structures based on work processes An electronic version of this book is available on the companion CD.