So far I'd agree with you about books online. Reading that is um, way over my head at the moment. I'll try aqua data studio tonight and see what happens, or try downloading the demo of the full sql server and just installing the client tools.
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:20:23 -0600, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok, well, I have been running a 90-day trial version. With that, both > Query analyzer and Enterprise manager are options under SQL Server and > offer a lot of wizards as alternatives to transact-SQL and > command-line stuff. > > Can't tell you much about online resources except that books online > has consistently told me way more than I as a relative beginner really > wanted to know. I am using the Microsoft book which though relatively > pricey does come with a lab manual, which I find useful... > > hope some of that helps? > > Dana > > On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:08:43 -0500, Deanna Schneider > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is my home system, which I can't access now. But, I'm pretty sure > > there's nothing on my start menu. The MSDE is designed to run in the > > background. It's all command line stuff. > > > > > > On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:42:16 -0600, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > erm.. they are both on the start menu under SQL Server aren't they? > > > > > > ? > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:07:23 -0500, Deanna Schneider > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Enterprise manager? Free? Where? And, it looks to me like query > > > > analyzer is just a tool within enterprise manager. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:56:37 -0400, Won Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > At 20:54 10/18/2004 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Okay, so I figured it's time I learned something about sql server. > > > > > >I've successfully downloaded and installed MSDE 2000. (Stupid, stupid, > > > > > >stupid microsoft for requiring that your computer name be all upper > > > > > >case, even though the computer insists that the upper case name is no > > > > > >different than the lower or mixed case name, so you can't even keep > > > > > >the "same" name. But, I digress.) > > > > > > > > > > > >So, yah, um, now what? I logged into osql. Oh yah, that looks fun. > > > > > >Anyone have a favorite GUI interface (cheap or better yet - free)? > > > > > >Some getting started advice? You favorite online resource? > > > > > > > > > > > >Am I crazy? > > > > > > > > > > I like SQL Query Analyzer. It's sorta like the prompt for Oracle or > > > > > MySQL. Others like Enterprise Managers. Both tools are free. My only > > > > > experience with either of those tools is the tech guys install it for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131719 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
