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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-OT mailing list > dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com