[Techtalk] SQL learning pointers

[Gina Lanik]

On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 03:41:03PM +0100, Dan Richter wrote:
> Basic SQL is not very difficult to learn and is very useful. You're wise to 
> learn it.

AOL =)

> SQL is SQL; the database behind it has no effect on the syntax. (Table 
> creation varies, but programs don't actually create tables, just use them.) 

I disagree here - quite a number of options and/or "functions" within
one statement can be different from MySQL to Oracle to Microsoft SQL
Server. An excellent book (well-thumbed here @work) is "SQL in a
Nutshell" (Kevin Kline with Daniel Kline, O'Reilly, ISBN 1-56592-744-3).

But then I guess when one starts learning SQL those differences don't
matter that much in the beginning =)

Cheers,

Gina
-- 
NT and security should not be used in the same sentence
without negation -- Joe Zeff
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