Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-15 Thread Martin Jenkins
metro wrote: > is this what everybody is looking for?? > http://booksforpeople.blogspot.com/2008/03/definitive-guide-to-sqlite-free-book.html > there are other sources for free ebooks > > Laurie > It did the rounds on alt.binaries.e-book.technical last year. The buyer's email address had been

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-15 Thread Martin Jenkins
Mike Owens wrote: >> Mike Owens wrote: >> > I've been lobbying Apress to release the book in electronic form for >> > free. >> That seems a bit extreme > I wasn't referring to releasing the book as an exclusive solution to > the index problem, but rather for the community and SQLite in

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-15 Thread Neville Franks
The book is sitting on a server in China and I would have to assume it is an illegal copy. Not something folks here should be using. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 7:58:03 PM, you wrote: m> is this what everybody is looking for?? m>

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-15 Thread metro
is this what everybody is looking for?? http://booksforpeople.blogspot.com/2008/03/definitive-guide-to-sqlite-free-book.html there are other sources for free ebooks Laurie Mike Owens wrote: > On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Martin Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Mike Owens wrote:

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-14 Thread Mike Owens
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Martin Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Owens wrote: > > I've been lobbying Apress to release the book in electronic form for > > free. It's currently under consideration, but I've not heard anything > > back yet. > > > That seems a bit extreme - how

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-14 Thread Martin Jenkins
Mike Owens wrote: > I've been lobbying Apress to release the book in electronic form for > free. It's currently under consideration, but I've not heard anything > back yet. > That seems a bit extreme - how about a user generated/funded index on the web somewhere? Download and print a PDF,

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008, Mike Owens wrote: > I know I've said this before, but I just want to say it again because it > pains me that the index is so bad: I had absolutely nothing to do with the > index. While I was presented with the index to look over, I only had about > a day to provide any

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-14 Thread ajm
in that. Adolfo.-Original Message- From: Mike Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 08:23 AM To: 'General Discussion of SQLite Database' Subject: Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference I've been lobbying Apress to release the book in electronic form forfree. It's currently under

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-14 Thread Mike Owens
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Rich Shepard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 11 Apr 2008, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: >I second the recommendation of Mike Owens' "The Definitive Guide to > SQLite" for detailed insight on this system. And it does have the worst > index of any technical

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-13 Thread Clay Dowling
Amit Uttamchandani wrote: >> I also purchased "Beginning Database Design - from Novice to >> Professional" by Clare Churcher, but found it to much of a beginners >> book for my needs. Let me recommend SQL For Smarties as an excellent starting point. The book is perfectly suitable for beginners,

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-12 Thread Amit Uttamchandani
On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:23:55 +1000 Neville Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For SQLite in particular "The Definitive Guide to SQLite" by Micahel > Owens is reasonably good. Unfortunately it has the worst index of any > book I can recall seeing, other than some Cook Books. This makes it > very

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-12 Thread Amit Uttamchandani
On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:40:43 -0400 "P Kishor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/12/08, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > > > Just got back into the world of SQL after being away for 5 years. This > > time I decided to jump in with SQLite. It really has me

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-12 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sat, 12 Apr 2008, Jay A. Kreibich wrote: > I purchased the hardback of this book some months ago only to discover > the PDF version some weeks later. In the end, I ended up buying them > both. Jay, I have both, too. Yes, using the find function within xpdf does compensate for the lack

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-12 Thread P Kishor
On 4/12/08, Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Just got back into the world of SQL after being away for 5 years. This time > I decided to jump in with SQLite. It really has me excited. > > Anyways, I have done a lot database work but I seem to have forgotten a lot

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-12 Thread Jay A. Kreibich
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 05:23:55PM +1000, Neville Franks scratched on the wall: > For SQLite in particular "The Definitive Guide to SQLite" by Micahel > Owens is reasonably good. Unfortunately it has the worst index of any > book I can recall seeing, other than some Cook Books. This makes it >

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-12 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 11 Apr 2008, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > Is there a set of documents/notes that you refer to? Something that covers > SQL and database design in general? Amit, I second the recommendation of Mike Owens' "The Definitive Guide to SQLite" for detailed insight on this system. And it does

Re: [sqlite] SQL Quick Review/Reference

2008-04-12 Thread Neville Franks
For SQLite in particular "The Definitive Guide to SQLite" by Micahel Owens is reasonably good. Unfortunately it has the worst index of any book I can recall seeing, other than some Cook Books. This makes it very difficult and frustrating to use as a Reference Book. I also purchased "Beginning