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Re: SQL book recommendation?

From: Philip Riebold (p.riebolducl.ac.uk)
Date: Fri Oct 29 2010 - 04:31:03 CDT


On 28 Oct 2010, at 18:45, Paul DuBois wrote:

>
> On Oct 26, 2010, at 6:31 AM, Philip Riebold wrote:
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>>
>> On 26 Oct 2010, at 11:49, MikeB wrote:
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>>> I'm finding the MySQL online manuals hard going in figuring out how to construct SQL queries. Can anyone perhaps recommend a good book that can shed light on the subject?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> The book I've been using is 'MySQL, The definitive guide to using, programming, and administering MySQL 4.1 and 5.0' ISBN 0-672-32673-6 (there may be a more recent version).
>
> If that's my book, it sounds like the third edition. The fourth edition is more recent. http://www.kitebird.com/mysql-book/

Yes, I've just checked I have the third edition.

I'll probably keep my copy (I'm not a particularly heavy user of MySQL) but would recommend anybody looking for a book to get the 4th edition rather than the 3rd

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