[AccessD] OT: Access and SQL server

Tony Septav iggy at nanaimo.ark.com
Thu Feb 3 11:31:07 CST 2011


Hey Susan
I am leaning towards your and Martin's book (I like to buy locally). The 
3 books I have focused in on are all dated and that is kind of the 
conundrum. Yes I kind of want  a SQL companion that I can learn from 
with the book sitting on my lap.

Susan Harkins wrote:

>> That is why I am asking the list, I value their expert opinions.  
>> Rather than relying on someone who is either having a good or bad 
>> day.  Also I don't want to be spending $50 or $60 on the wrong book.
>> Susan and Martin I think I have heard those names before, they sound 
>> familiar.
>> Just kidding.
>
>
> ========I don't think either one of us spend as much time here as we 
> use to! ;) The book that Martin and I wrote is my best one -- I am 
> very proud of it. The SQL sections are timeless -- not much is going 
> to change there. A lot of the upsizing and using information is going 
> to be different of course. It just depends on why you need the book -- 
> if you need a SQL companion and comparison for Jet and T-SQL, it's a 
> good choice. Martin can chime in if he sees this. I haven't done 
> anything with Access 2007/1010 to SQL Server 8, but I would assume 
> that the general process/preparations is still very similar, even 
> though, the actual step-by-step instructions aren't going to be the 
> same. We wrote that book in 2001!
>
> Susan H.
>
>




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