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. > >