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jimtimber
Yak Posting Veteran

60 Posts

Posted - 2014-07-29 : 11:05:55
HI,

I've been thrown in at the deep end at work and am wanting to teach myself SQL at home. Do you have any recommendations for free, good online tutorials/training please?

At work we use MSSQL 2008. I don't do the table creation etc, as we use 3rd party software. I purely run queries on those tables and want to learn how to do that better. I know basics like SELECT, COUNT etc but want to learn more so I can stop asking so many questions on here.

Any advice would be greatly received!

J

Jim

James K
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

3873 Posts

Posted - 2014-07-29 : 11:43:45
My recommendations, depending on your skill level:

1. W3Schools http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp
2. Books by Itzik Ben-Gan. He has a beginners book and a few more advanced ones. This is my biased opinion - I like his style of writing
3. Pluralsight is not a free sight, but they have a lot of in-depth videos.
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jimtimber
Yak Posting Veteran

60 Posts

Posted - 2014-07-29 : 11:47:47
Hi James,

I use that W3Schools site. That's how I taught myself the real basics. I'm at a point where I'm looking at slightly more advanced querying, such as MAX value etc. I'll have a look at the others you suggest. We have a book in the office by Itzik Ben-Gan but is too advanced for my level. I'll see if the company will buy me his beginners book.

Thank you for your suggestions :)

Jim

Jim
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SharkAl
Starting Member

8 Posts

Posted - 2014-07-31 : 03:46:30
This guy does some great free SQL basic tutorials. 64 videos in total I think.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL08903FB7ACA1C2FB
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jimtimber
Yak Posting Veteran

60 Posts

Posted - 2014-07-31 : 04:04:14
Thanks SharkAl, i'll have a look at some of those tonight :)

Jim
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