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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 for Dummies
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Author: Anthony T. Mann
List Price: $29.99
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ISBN: 0764507753
Publisher: For Dummies (15 January, 2001)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 30,519
Average Customer Rating: 2.67 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 3 out of 5
Not bad, but could be better
This is a good book if you are a "rank beginner" and you don't need to do anything complex with SQL. It's missing a lot of information that could be considered more advanced.I bought it to help me with my SQL queries in Active Server Pages and I just haven't found it to be that useful. One of my employees, who knows nothing about SQL has found it to be very useful, however.
Rating: 2 out of 5
At least it includes an eval copy of SQL Server...
Let's just say this is not a very good dummies book. There are very very few "real world" examples of the topics presented. The technical accuracy is pretty decent, but this book will not enlighten any beginners to the world of SQL Server. Advanced topics are rarely explained in layman terms and the depth of coverage is, shall we say, not very deep at all! Stick to the SQL Server Online Books (which this book just seems to re-hash, albeit in much less detail) and you'll learn alot more about SQL Server.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Not much smarter now
Although the book covers the major features it offers little over the online help. What is missing is the overall context or a complete example that might help understanding of how to put everything together into a working application. When it presents triggers and stored procedures the examples are so basic as to not explore the potential power. The chapter on relational database design was particularly lacking in ideas or references. Some of the more powerful features such as metadata and analysis services are barely mentioned. The book did introduce the major administrative functions well. If you do buy the book, do go the authors web site described in the book, to get the "bonus" chapters on installation and security, which should also help a new administrator.
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