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jimtimber
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2014-07-29 : 11:05:55
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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! JJim |
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James K
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2014-07-29 : 11:43:45
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My recommendations, depending on your skill level:1. W3Schools http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp2. 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 writing3. 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
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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 :)JimJim |
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SharkAl
Starting Member
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jimtimber
Yak Posting Veteran
60 Posts |
Posted - 2014-07-31 : 04:04:14
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Thanks SharkAl, i'll have a look at some of those tonight :)Jim |
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