need to learn SQL quickly

[rilhouse]

OK heres the deal i need to learn SQL fairly quickly. i know java,c,c++ fairly well so i think it shouldn't be to hard. i don't know anything about SQL, and i need to learn it.

any resources, sites or books that anybody can recommend?

also i was told that i should be well versed in "select statements", don't know what they are but apparently there important.

thanks!

[Rehan]

http://www.google.ca/search?q=sql+tutorial

[overboost]

This is a good starting point. Covers all the basics of SQL.

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/

OK heres the deal i need to learn SQL fairly quickly. i know java,c,c++ fairly well so i think it shouldn't be to hard. i don't know anything about SQL, and i need to learn it.

any resources, sites or books that anybody can recommend?

also i was told that i should be well versed in "select statements", don't know what they are but apparently there important.

thanks!

[rilhouse]

http://www.google.ca/search?q=sql+tutorial

wow, thanks. i obviously know how to use google (even my mom does) the reason for posting is to learn what other people think and maybe i will benifit from their knowlage.

This is a good starting point. Covers all the basics of SQL.

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/

thanks, looks good.

[CSR]

looks l ike you're SOL

[BoxsterS]

OK heres the deal i need to learn SQL fairly quickly. i know java,c,c++ fairly well so i think it shouldn't be to hard. i don't know anything about SQL, and i need to learn it.

any resources, sites or books that anybody can recommend?

also i was told that i should be well versed in "select statements", don't know what they are but apparently there important.

thanks!

So you're saying you know how to write a "Hello World" program in Java, C and C++, right?

[rilhouse]

So you're saying you know how to write a "Hello World" program in Java, C and C++, right?

NO....i'm saying i have taken university level programming CS cources in c, java and c++. done a bit of matlab, real time programming w/ ada 95. i'm also fluent with motorola assembly for the hc11/12.

i've just never touched SQL or any other db (besides acess).

any other questions?

[BoxsterS]

NO....i'm saying i have taken university level programming CS cources in c, java and c++. done a bit of matlab, real time programming w/ ada 95. i'm also fluent with motorola assembly for the hc11/12.

i've just never touched SQL or any other db (besides acess).

any other questions?

I'm sorry, I've just never personally known anyone that knows Java, C, C++ and didn't know SQL. In any event, check out the OReilly books on SQL - they're usually the best.

[rilhouse]

I'm sorry, I've just never personally known anyone that knows Java, C, C++ and didn't know SQL. In any event, check out the OReilly books on SQL - they're usually the best.

yah i really regret not taking a db course in uni while a had the chance but they were not required and i didn't really have time to take it.

anyways thanks, i'll check out an OReilly book.