[There's a reason that Yoda is the unofficial mascot of SBS.  Size indeed matters not.] I HATE SQL SERVER! - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA"
Mon, Jun 20 2005 17:55 bradley

I HATE SQL SERVER!

Okay so maybe hate is a harsh word, but how about severely dislike instead?  We moved over the blogs to a more private SQL server and in the process had to reattach some things.  My SQL server knowledge is about a -5 on a scale of 1 to 10 so if you were wondering why the blogs were offline so long it's because I had no clue in how to fix it and Google wasn't the most informative tool for someone who has no clue of the right question to ask.  Thanks to fellow MVP Brian Desmond who got things fixed up in less than 2 minutes [a severely humbling experience I might add]. 

It's been a long time since I felt in that 'helpless I have no clue' state.  Right now that's the problem I have with both SQL server and Sharepoint.  They are a bit outside my comfort level.  I use Sharepoint but I don't feel like I know it.  Of course there are times that I'm not sure I truly know Exchange either, but at least enough to set up smarthost entries and what not.

Okay any SQL gurus out there?  So what SQL books would you steer a SQL newbie to?  It seems like SQL is the future [or something like it] for data file storage and I don't feel confortable with it at all right now.

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Thursday, August 18, 2005 6:37 PM by bradley

Hi Susan,

For a great SQL book, I'd recommend two:
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in 21 days (get 2nd edition or 3rd if there is one by now) by Richard Waymire and Rick Sawtell
ISBN 0-672-32469-2

The other (more detailed) is the MS Press bible the ng raves about is
"Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000" by Kalen Delaney

I come from a dBase II background (through all the dBases, FoxPro, Clippers etc) and found moving to SQL rough, but the first book was an easy read, the other were a real pain and I use them only for reference.

There are also great tutorials and the NG is great.

Hope this helps

Richard
richard@compunetics.ca

# re: I HATE SQL SERVER!

Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:09 AM by bradley

i think that sql is the worst thing in the world, go excel!!!!

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