[dba-SQLServer] [dba-OT] Success!! (I Think ...)

Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com
Tue Aug 30 03:57:33 CDT 2011


Great!

There are actually a lot of statistical analysis functions within
Analysis Services which is part of the full version of SQL Server -
not sure if it's in Express - that you might be able to use to analyze
your poker game too. ;-)

Keep up the good work Alan. You are gaining momentum.

GK

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Alan Lawhon <lawhonac at hiwaay.net> wrote:
> It took me the better part of 4-5 hours, (including installation of all the
> "prerequisite" software along with several service pack upgrades after the
> installation), but I managed to successfully download and install the SQL
> Server 2008 R2 "Express" edition (with Books Online) to my Windows XP SP3
> notebook computer.  It took a bit of head scratching figuring it all out,
> (there's a bunch of "stuff" about Windows authentication that I need to
> learn), but I finally got it all to work.
>
> I'll download and attach the Accounts Payable sample database that goes with
> my Murach SQL Server developer's book tomorrow.  Then I'll be on my way to
> becoming a SQL Server expert.  I aspire to be half-to-three-quarters as
> great as Rocky, John Colby, Stuart McLachlan, Gustav Brock, Francisco Tapia,
> Susan Harkins, Gary Kjos, and Arthur Fuller.  (Did I leave anybody out?)
>
> If I can get as smart as you guys (and Susan) at my advanced age, that will
> be an accomplishment!
>
> I suppose I should have started working on this a year ago - when I still
> had some money - but I was convinced that I was a 55-year-old version of
> Doyle Brunson on my way to earning vast riches at the poker table.  Live and
> learn I suppose .
>
> Alan C. Lawhon
>
>
>
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