Using SQLite: Small. Fast. Reliable. Choose Any Three.

About this book

Application developers take note: databases arent just for the IS group any more. You can build database-backed applications for the desktop Web embedded systems or operating systems without linking to heavy-duty client-server databases such as Oracle and MySQL. This book shows you how to use SQLite a small and lightweight relational database engine that you can build directly into your application. With SQLite youll discover how to develop a database-backed application that remains manageable in size and complexity. This book guides you every step of the way. Youll get a crash course in data modeling become familiar with SQLites dialect of the SQL database language and much more. Learn how to maintain localized storage in a single file that requires no configuration Build your own SQLite library or use a precompiled distribution in your application Get a primer on SQL and learn how to use several language functions and extensions Work with SQLite using a scripting language or a C-based language such as C# or Objective-C Understand the basics of database design and learn how to transfer what you already know to SQLite Take advantage of virtual tables and modules "Complex SQL concepts explained clearly." --D. Richard Hipp creator of SQLite