June 11, 2001 SearchDatabase Member: Rumor has it there was a time when Structured Query Language (SQL) was easy to use. Whether you remember those days or if you think this is a tall tale from an era long past, we have resources to help you get the most from this language. This week's email features a number of items to help both the SQL beginner AND the master. * Search: SQL * Best Web Links: SQL * Recommended Reading: Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes * Recommended Reading II: Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties * Mark Your Calendar: Talk to the Author, Joe Celko * Database Developer Tip: Trees in SQL * Database Developer Tip II: Creating Test Data with SQL * Ask the SQL Expert: Rudy Limeback * Buyer's Guide: SQL * Did You Attend Last Week's DB2 on Linux Event? * Quick Takes: Making headway with Java and C++ * Featured Destination: searchWebManagement.com SEARCH: SQL The best way to quickly find comprehensive resources on any database-related topic is to use our newly enhanced searchDatabase Search Engine. You will get comprehensive results from within searchDatabase and from the best database technology-specific sites from across the Internet. For a sampling of what you can find, check out the results of this search for "SQL": http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/integratedSearchResults/1,289503,sid13,00.html?query=SQL BEST WEB LINKS: SQL Our Best Web Links section features links to resources from around the Web, hand-picked and updated daily by our editorial team. Come see what we've found for you on SQL: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax281606,00.html RECOMMENDED READING "Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes" by Ben Forta This tutorial-based book is organized into a series of easy-to-follow, 10-minute lessons. These well-targeted lessons teach you in 10 minutes what some books take several hours or days to teach. Order from us for fast shipping and a great price: http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0672316641&ac_id=58 RECOMMENDED READING II "Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming, Second Edition" Inside, logic- and set-based analyses replace the traditional, procedural approach to problem-solving, helping you make the conceptual leap that separates an SQL guru from the rest of the pack. As you catch on to Celko's approach, you'll devour what he has to say about some of SQL's toughest topics: how aggregate functions really work, the best way to work with NULLs, how and why to fake array structures, and much more. If you're serious about SQL, you won't let "SQL for Smarties" out of your sight. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=1558605762&ac_id=58 MARK YOUR CALENDAR: TALK TO THE AUTHOR Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 28 at 11:00 AM EDT (15:00 GMT) for a Live Expert Q&A on "SQL for Smarties" with the author himself, Joe Celko. Get your questions answered - from the simple to the complex - by one of the world's top SQL experts in our Live Expert Q&A. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid13,00.html ** Please Note: SearchDatabase on-line events have been upgraded to provide live audio and supporting visuals. To take part in these exciting new audio/visual events, all you need is to be a member of searchDatabase, plus speakers and Windows Media Player on your PC. Audio test your system before the event. DATABASE DEVELOPER TIP "Trees in SQL" Check out this tip from SQL expert Joe Celko on "Trees in SQL." http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci537290,00.html DATABASE DEVELOPER TIP II "Creating Test Data with SQL" This tip, from searchDatabase member Judith S. Bowman, shows you how to create data that you can work with when designing, testing, or tweaking your database application. Go to: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci518596,00.html ASK THE SQL EXPERT: RUDY LIMEBACK "Ask the Experts" is the place to get your toughest administration and development questions answered by some of the leading authorities in the database industry. Have an SQL question? Our expert, Rudy Limeback, is ready for all of your challenging questions. Ask him at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid13_tax285649,00.html And, come see what questions your peers posted and how Rudy answered them: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid13_cid376817_tax285649,00.html BUYER'S GUIDE: SQL Research and buy products from leading vendors in the Database industry in our Buyer's Guide section. 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