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Summary: great book, shame about the CD
Review: A very good book for getting up to speed quickly - the examples are clearly laid out and meaningful- just a shame that none of the examples and sample data that the book and CD says are on the CD are actually on the CD
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Summary: Lots of errors, not that great
Review: I was fairly unimpressed with this book. I found it fairly easy to read the first night's lessons, but when it came time to try any of the examples on an actual machine, there were plenty of typos in examples. The examples should be the one part of a book where you NEVER find a typo. It's been about 9 months since I threw this in the corner, so I can't point to examples off hand, but I know once I spotted obvious errors I didn't bother to move further through the book. There's also no errata on the author's website, once you find it. I realize this book is no longer published, but there's no excuse for even wasting money on it. Try SQL Queries for Mere Mortals, it's far more useful to learn from, and works as an excellent reference to basic SQL commands.
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Summary: Lots of errors, not that great
Review: I was fairly unimpressed with this book. I found it fairly easy to read the first night's lessons, but when it came time to try any of the examples on an actual machine, there were plenty of typos in examples. The examples should be the one part of a book where you NEVER find a typo. It's been about 9 months since I threw this in the corner, so I can't point to examples off hand, but I know once I spotted obvious errors I didn't bother to move further through the book. There's also no errata on the author's website, once you find it. I realize this book is no longer published, but there's no excuse for even wasting money on it. Try SQL Queries for Mere Mortals, it's far more useful to learn from, and works as an excellent reference to basic SQL commands.
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Summary: What you need to know about SQL
Review: This book is a streamlined, concise presentation of the ANSI-standard SQL:1999 that all implementations seek to match. It presents the SQL data types and commands and provides examples of their use. The book concentrates on the SQL functions that most people are likely to need, without getting highly technical about obscure, little-used features. It makes a handy reference for the experienced SQL programmer as well as an easy to follow introduction for people new to SQL.
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