Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-12 Thread Jeremy Cole
Hi Scott, Is there any database file similiar to M$'s Northwind that I can use to play with? It would be nice if there is one inside MySQL by default for newbies to start out with. Microsoft's document often used Northwind as an example to teach functions. How about FlightStats: http://d

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-05 Thread Harald Fuchs
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Scott Hamm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ok. Now that I got NorthWind into my MySQL 5.0.9 database and also am > running M$ SQL database server at where I work, this might be a good > opportunity for me to learn how to mirgate from M$ SQL database to MySQL > usin

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-04 Thread Scott Hamm
Lol On 8/4/05, mos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 09:02 AM 8/4/2005, you wrote: > >Is it possible if MySQL could create its own ficitional database to > >standardize the way we train ourselves in MySQL and to be able to > >communicate our ideas to others than having to expose our actual workin

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-04 Thread mos
At 09:02 AM 8/4/2005, you wrote: Is it possible if MySQL could create its own ficitional database to standardize the way we train ourselves in MySQL and to be able to communicate our ideas to others than having to expose our actual working datas to others? Let M$ have their own NorthWind and we h

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-04 Thread Scott Hamm
Is it possible if MySQL could create its own ficitional database to standardize the way we train ourselves in MySQL and to be able to communicate our ideas to others than having to expose our actual working datas to others? Let M$ have their own NorthWind and we have ours. On 8/4/05, [EMAIL PRO

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-04 Thread SGreen
It's only known in certain circles and it's only useful as an educational tool. What it is: Northwind is a small, populated, relational database for a fictional trading company that MS uses as an example database in several layers of training documentation. If you have never used any of the MS

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-04 Thread Scott Hamm
Ok. Now that I got NorthWind into my MySQL 5.0.9 database and also am running M$ SQL database server at where I work, this might be a good opportunity for me to learn how to mirgate from M$ SQL database to MySQL using Northwind and to see the difference between them. Is there anything that I sh

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-04 Thread Enrique Sanchez Vela
I ran a quick search on google regarding the NothWind Database or schema, but I did not run across anything that would explain what it is and what it is used for, however, it seems to be a pretty useful and known one. I would appeciate insight on this. thanks esv. ps. I think it would be more

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-02 Thread Nestor Florez
Can you also sent it to me. Thanks! Nesto r:-) -Original Message- From: "J. David Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Aug 2, 2005 8:20 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL Peter Brawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-08-02 Thread J. David Boyd
Peter Brawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Scott, > >>Is there any database file similiar to M$'s Northwind that I can use to play >>with? It would be nice if there is one inside MySQL by default for newbies >>to start out with. > > For our chapters on Connector/ODBC and dotNet, Arthur & I wrote

Re: Database equivalent to NorthWind for M$ SQL

2005-07-29 Thread Peter Brawley
Scott, >Is there any database file similiar to M$'s Northwind that I can use to play >with? It would be nice if there is one inside MySQL by default for newbies >to start out with. For our chapters on Connector/ODBC and dotNet, Arthur & I wrote scripts to create MySQL versions of the NW schem