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EAN: 9781405853972 Format: Import ISBN: 1405853972 Label: Addison Wesley Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: August 29, 2006 Publisher: Addison Wesley Studio: Addison Wesley Average Rating:
 Rating:  - An "okay" book but it has numerous errorsThe pace is very slow for the really basic stuff while more sophisticated techniques, such as correlated sub-queries, are not explained well enough. There are numerous errors in the book which suggest the authors don't really know Microsoft Access. Clearly, some of the worked problems were only tried on paper and not through Access itself. Significant errors appear in the discussion of data types (pp. 58 - 81), joins (p. 105), calculations with dates (p. 145), null constraints (p. ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent book to use to TEACH SQL (using Access)This is an excellent book to use to teach students SQL in a very inexpensive way -- using Access. Although the book may not be in-depth enough for professionals, the authors do a great job of presenting the material in a very user friendly and systematic way for beginner students. Rating: - Use only if desperate to find an SQL book for AccessI know the pickings are slim for finding a book to learn SQL using Access, but PLEASE can't someone who knows how to teach and cares about getting their information correct write one? First off, this book has many errors including some statements that work OPPOSITE to the statements. Ex: On page 105 the description for "Nested LEFT and RIGHT OUTER JOINs" reads "In Access, A LEFT JOIN or a RIGHT JOIN can be nested inside an INNER JOIN, but an INNER JOIN cannot be nested inside a LEFT JOIN or a ... Read More |
