On Wednesday 21 July 2004 05:00 am, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: ... > The downside of using Access (other than the obvious) is that you tend > to rely on the GUI interface when you should be concentrating on your > basic SQL skills to prepare yourself for the inevitable time when you > HAVE to use SQL because the GUI can't do it (like now - there's no GUI > for unions).
Well... one of the best things about SQL is the power of the language. If you try to distance yourself from its complexity (e.g. with a GUI) you can really miss out on opportunities to save yourself from writing and debugging tons of (non-SQL) code. Email me privately if you're interested in a recent example. -- Rod _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
