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Posted by Martie on 05/22/06 19:28
On Mon, 22 May 2006 15:50:02 GMT, Barney wrote...
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>Hi,
>I'm in software support. The company I work for has a team of
>developers. I have been asked by my boss to learn "at least the
>basics.." of SQL. This would be so that I can deal with any mundane or
>perhaps easy to answer questions regarding sql error messages our
>software produces.
>I am a novice to sql, though I do have some programming techniques
>having qualified in COBOL a 'few' years ago.
>My question is this:-
>Can anybody attest to the effectiveness of w3schools.com as a method for
>such a novice to learn basic SQL, or can anybody recomend books such as
> Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days.
>Any other suggestions would be gratefully received.
>
>TIA,
>Barney.
I first started learning SQL with an O'Reilly "MySQL & mSQL" manual. Book had
good examples to work with and offered a good introduction. You'll probably
spend part of your time learning program feature unique to MySQL and the other
part learning SQL that you could apply to other database programs. The "Teach
Yourself SQL in 21 Days: is probably a good introduction, but may also want to
pick up a good manual specific to the program you're using.
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