Recommended Reading?

Hi,

Hoping someone can help.I am an absolute beginner with regards to SQL. I
have googled and checked Amazon, etc but would like your personal
recommendations. What 1 book would you recommend as an introduction to SQL.

Cheers,



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SharkFOA

re: Recommended Reading?

I don't have particular book recommendations, but if you are talking about
Access' SQL (actually Jet database engine SQL), be sure any book you get
deals with that, specifically. Every database that I know about has some of
its own "flavor" to SQL, but Access' is farther removed from the ANSI SQL
Standard than some others.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

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re: Recommended Reading?

If you are starting to learn SQL, you will probably need to study "database
design" as well.

Start with this: it is fairly dry reading, but >>mucho importanto<< :-)
http://support.microsoft.com/support...es/Q100139.ASP

HTH,
TC


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> Hoping someone can help.I am an absolute beginner with regards to SQL. I
> have googled and checked Amazon, etc but would like your personal
> recommendations. What 1 book would you recommend as an introduction to[/color]
SQL.

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> Hoping someone can help.I am an absolute beginner with regards to SQL. I
> have googled and checked Amazon, etc but would like your personal
> recommendations. What 1 book would you recommend as an introduction to[/color]
SQL.[color=blue]
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SQL Queries for Mere Mortals - Hernandez & Viescas.
From the cover: Software Independent Approach!

The example databases are .mdb files.
There are also scripts to create and populate the tables on SQL Server
or MSDE.

re: Recommended Reading?

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> Hi,
>
> Hoping someone can help.I am an absolute beginner with regards to SQL. I
> have googled and checked Amazon, etc but would like your personal
> recommendations. What 1 book would you recommend as an introduction to SQL.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
>[/color]

Borrow a copy of the Oreilly book for MSQL/MySQL ( -> Amazon link
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...rosmifansdo-20 <-)
This book is a must read for database programmers. While it is geared
towards MSQL and MySQL obviously, chapter two which discusses
normalization is a mandatory read for anyone who comes to my programming
shop. Very good book. Should be on the shelf of everyone.

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> Hoping someone can help.I am an absolute beginner with regards to SQL. I
> have googled and checked Amazon, etc but would like your personal
> recommendations. What 1 book would you recommend as an introduction to[/color]
SQL.

Thanks to all who replied.



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re: Recommended Reading?

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 23:50:16 +1300, SharkFOA wrote:
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>> Hoping someone can help.I am an absolute beginner with regards to SQL. I
>> have googled and checked Amazon, etc but would like your personal
>> recommendations. What 1 book would you recommend as an introduction to[/color]
> SQL.
>
> Thanks to all who replied.[/color]


Hmm, I like "SQL in a nutshell" an O'Reilly publication.