Sams Teach Yourself SQL Server 2005 Express in 24 Hours

Alison Balter

Jun 2006 · New Riders

About this ebook

Written with clarity and a down-to-earth approach, Sams Teach Yourself SQL Server 2005 Express in 24 Hours covers the basics of Microsoft's latest version of SQL Server. Expert author Alison Balter takes you from basic concepts to an intermediate level in 24 one-hour lessons. You will learn all of the basic tasks necessary for the administration of SQL Server 2005. You will also learn how to write and fully utilize:

• SQL Server stored procedures
• Functions
• Triggers using T-SQL, VB.NET, and C#

You will also learn how to output SQL Server data to reports and the Internet. Sams Teach Yourself SQL Server 2005 Express in 24 Hours is a well-organized, authoritative introduction that will quickly have you up and running with SQL Server 2005.

Ratings and reviews

I am so regret that I purchased this book which I thought I would only need to spend a couple days to master SQL Server if not 24 hours because I have several years experience with many kinds of database. But now, even I am willing to spend 24 weeks, or 24 months, I can never master SQL Server if I stay with this book! I got trouble immediately when I got to the Hour 2 on pp 28. The CD came with the book does not match what it tells during the installation. The CD is useless! Without SQL Server Express installed on my computer, I cannot go further with the book. I tried to contact the author through the publisher, but nobody contacts me back and tells me what to do, and where I can get the Software that matches the book. Now, this book is a garbage to me, may be also to those who have the same problems like me! Take my advice--Don't buy this book! And I will never buy books again with Alison Balter as an author because she is unable to write things clearly and does not want to take responsibility to what she wrote to the reader!

About the author

Alison Balter is the founder of InfoTechnology Partners, Inc., a California-based computer consulting firm. Alison is a highly experienced independent trainer and consultant, specializing in the development of client/server applications using SQL Server, which gives her the practical experience needed to bring real-life examples to this book. During her twenty years in the computer industry, she has trained and consulted with many corporations and government agencies, including Shell Oil, Prudential Insurance and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Alison is also the author of over 300 internationally marketed computer training videos.