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2 comments about Complete SQL Server 7 Training Course, The.

1. I have not had much experience with SQL Server (as an administrator). Also I was not aware of some tricks defined in this book. Moreover I learnt about the various fancy joins and how to use them.

   GOOD book for beginners to intermediate readers!!




2. This all-in-one multimedia training course is all you need to pass Microsoft's SQL Server 7 exam 70-028. Includes the browser-based "SQL Server 7 Multimedia Cyber Classroom"--over 100 digital videos and over two hours of expert audio demonstrating hundreds of key procedures; the bestselling book "MCSE: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7"--a complete expert tutorial; and coverage of SQL Server 7 installation, configuration, security, logical structures and more. But I still think that u should read other books as well in order to gain more knowledge because the more books u read the more knowledge u gain, give it try. I am giving it four stars because not a single can be complete u have to take a look to others too.

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5 comments about McSe SQL Server 2000 Administration: Study Guide.

1. This book is a good overview if you need to learn basic SQL Server skills. There are a few exercises to help with some sections. This book is easy to read and understand. But you can't pass the exam if you only read this book. The book lacks the depth necessary to pass the exam.



2. I feel I deserve my money back. Including taxes I spent $85.44 on this book. You would think for that price, you would get quality. Unfortunately that is not the case.

   The syntax in this book is all wrong! Exercise 4.18 instructs me to make a stored procedure called PRINT, then it tells me to run the stored procedure called PRINT, but it doesn't understand it because PRINT is already a command. I had to find out how to do this on my own using []'s. Most of the Exercises (eg. 4.10) refer to the install directory C:\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL. The install directory is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL. Creating Views. Exercise 4.22 is totally incorrect. Again, I had to search on the Internet to find the *Correct* way to do it.

   Why did I pay for this book? Is it all wrong? How do they expect me to learn SQL Server, let alone pass Microsoft exam 70-228 when all the material is incorrect? I am afraid to go on in this book. Being a student, I cannot afford to 'waste' my money. I had planned on purchasing another Sybex book on SQL Design, but I am thinking differently now. Is it full of errors too?

   Unsatisfied,

   Murray Hachey

   Ps. More errors. Exercise 6.5 refers to an MSSQL7\Backup folder. That would be fine and dandy if the book were about MSSQL7, but it is about SQL 2000, and there is no such folder.

   Exercise 7.1 instructs you BULK COPY to a file called DatabcpOrdDet.txt, and in exercise 7.2 you are supposed to do a BULK INSERT from a file called bcpOrdDet.txt. There is no file called bcpOrdDet.txt so the operation fails. You must do the BULK INSERT from DatabcpOrdDet.txt(the file that you did the copy to).




3. Surprisingly, the book has no coverage at all on clustering. Although not many questions are asked about it on the exam, no serious SQL 2000 DBA should not be familiar with clustering technology. Also, the syntax of T-SQL commands are not fully explained. In many cases, entire clauses and options are left out. The book is fraught with errors. Surprisingly, the book's errata section at the Sybex site lists only a few corrections. By contrast, the Sybex 70-229 book by Israel and Jones is superb, filled with content helping you both PASS the test and MASTER the actual material. The errata section at the Sybex site for the 70-229 book is very comprehensive. However, I am a Sybex devotee and will admit that the selection out there for 70-228 is weak and this book - by default - is one of the better ones available. However, definitely read SQL Books Online and additional articles to supplement your studying. This book alone is NOT enough.



4. I am using this book as a text in a college class. I rated it at one star because there was no lower rating. The T-SQL syntax is wrong more often than not, and this makes utilizing this book more difficult than it should be; the T-SQL examples are so poor as to be considered useless.

   In addition to T-SQL syntax errors, there are plain English errors as well. I am nearing the end of the class where this book was used as a text, and in retrospect it appears that it has not been edited at all.

   I would expect the editing quality from a company with Sybex's reputation to be more thorough than it is.

   If you pass this exam and have writing skills, perhaps you should apply to Sybex as a technical editor; it appears as though they could use the help.




5. I was not so good with SQL Server until I found this book. This book is really good and interesting. It is not deep enough to cover the exam, but it is the best way to start. I passed the 70-228 exam with this book and the help of the books online.

   If you are an expert on sql server 2000 and you just want to learn some few things, I do not recommend this book. The books online are enough.

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