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Summary: Excellent reference for any DBA
Review: This book is an excellent reference for anyone needing assistance on stored procedures, triggers, cursors, or TSQL. The detail very good and the examples helpful. Pair this book with a good reference for administration, and the DBA library is complete.
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Summary: Excellent book.
Review: This is an excellent book for average/advanced programmers who
want to review and learn all about SQL Server 2000 basics with very good and very concise,very clear examples.I recommend this book for people preparing for the Microsoft 70-229 database design and implementation.A must READ. I thank the authors.
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Summary: Great Book, Great Examples
Review: When we needed to get up to speed on SQL Server 2000, we wrestled with the pros and cons of several books before deciding on this one. And it has lived up to billing, provide clear concise instruction on the ins and outs of SQL Server 2000, with excellent examples to reinforce the concepts. For those new to SQL and SQL Server 2000 specifically, a must have!
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Summary: One of the best book on SQL programming
Review: Who said you can find all the contents from Book On line? Does Book On Line has the same easy to follow structure plus the good examples that really help to learn and pratice? My confidence on SQL trippled after finishing only half of the book.
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Summary: A++ Execellent hands on intermediate/advanced level book
Review: With previous experience (v7.0) I found this book an excellent guide to the added functionality of v2000.It's concisely, cleanly written in a straightforward no-nonsense style. The lay out is logical and well planned with the book building nicely as you move through it. I have also found it deep enough to fill some gaps and clarify areas that I previously felt I knew very well. The main advantage of the book to my mind though is that it does exactly what it says on the cover - it provides pratical examples of all the concepts discussed (I have found that previous books have often left me feeling "OK, but lets see it in action!!!" including Soukup & Delaney's excellent "Inside SQL Server 7". All round an excellent book, highly recommended at a very reasonable price.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: You know one of those reference books you buy but no matter how often you look at it it never has the answer to your questions? Yes? Well this book is one of those. As a professional software developer I never had much use for Que books - thick paper, too much white space, and big fonts. This book is no exception. I made the mistake of buying it on the strength of the reviews at Amazon but it lives up to the Que tradition of being a book full of basic information, most of which is available in the SQL server docs. Sure it has lots of examples but little that is very enlightening. I didn't get the impression here that this was a basic book but it is. It is going to be a disappointment to you if you, like me, already know SQL/DBMS programming but from another database product. If I was starting out then maybe I'd find it of use, but a one-stop answer to all you SQL Server problems it most definitely is not. If I ever find it useful I will come straight back here and change this review.
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