Hi,
I'm looking into doing some SQL training, for purposes of report writing and extractions. There are quite a few SQL training courses to choose from, but can anyone suggest one that would be particularly appropriate for how this is used in Tessitura?
(BTW, I'm based in Manchester, England.)
Thanks,Rog
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Regards,
Troy Nelson
Good day, Rog …
I can’t recommend any specific classes, and there are lots of SQL books on the market.
I subscribe to several SQL newsletters that are often helpful.
You may want to check out:
MSSQLTips newsletter@mssqltips.com
SQLServerCentral.com subscriptions@sqlservercentral.com
John Sansom john@johnsansom.com
Regards
Wendell Baskin
Bass Hall – Fort Worth (Texas)
wbaskin@basshall.com
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Thanks, Rog
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Hi Rog,
I had to teach myself SQL a few years ago when I started doing this stuff, and I found that I didn't actually need to know a lot in terms of SQL - the far more tricky part is working out how the impresario database is structured and what tables to look in to find the information you want.
For learning the SQL, I just worked through the lessons on this website:
www.sqlcourse.com
Then, after that, I would make a copy of an existing stored procedure and start working through what they'd done with it. Any terms I came across I didn't understand I'd Google and read up on. The first few reports will be absolute killers, but after you've worked through a few of them, you'll start to get the logic of how the Tessitura database is structured.
If I can throw in a plug for one particular book that I've found helpful for a broad overview of everything SQL that's worth having nearby, I like this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2008-Bible/dp/0470257040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391988791&sr=8-1&keywords=sql+server+2008+bible
It covers all the coding stuff, but also has a lot of sections on database administration as well, which you never know when it'll come in handy - even if you have IT guys to take care of all that.
Cheers,
Matt