On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 03:07:22AM +0000, Simon Slavin scratched on the wall: > > On 9 Nov 2011, at 2:55am, Arbol One wrote: > > > Hello everyone, I have downloaded the sqlite-amalgamation-3070900.zip > > <http://www.sqlite.org/sqlite-amalgamation-3070900.zip> file and I have > > incorporated the source code to a small program I am building. I want to use > > SQLite as my database, but I have little to nil knowledge of SQL, can anyone > > of you recommend me a book about SQL that I can use. I would be using C++ > > and gtkmm as back end.
> For books, this one > > <http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596521196.do> > > isn't bad, though the picture of the author on the cover is a little > worrying. Huh? I assure you, I'm not a Great White Heron, nor do I look like one. If only I was that graceful.... If you're talking about "Head First SQL", the image on the cover is not Lynn. http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596526849.do "Using SQLite" covers pretty much everything. It assumes you're an experienced software engineer, but know little of databases, SQL, or SQLite. It tries to cover everything from APIs to database design to the SQL language, which means it moves very quickly. The biggest review feedback I've gotten is that we didn't include enough examples, and upon reflection, that's a fair point for some types of readers. The SQL language is covered in two chapters (of 10). One chapter covers "SELECT" and one for everything else. Getting that much material into so few pages means it tends to be dense and terse. It is best read next to the keyboard, so you can try things out and experiment on your own. That said, while I would be happy for you to send your hard earned money my way, if all you want is information on the SQL language itself, there are about six thousand web tutorials out there and dozens and dozens of books. For most basic operations, the language is compatible enough that pretty much anything will get you started. -j -- Jay A. Kreibich < J A Y @ K R E I B I.C H > "Intelligence is like underwear: it is important that you have it, but showing it to the wrong people has the tendency to make them feel uncomfortable." -- Angela Johnson _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
