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I would like to start learning SQL Server 2005 on my own. Can anyone recommend good books or websites that will be a good start for me?
Books:
Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying
Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: The Storage Engine
Pro SQL Server 2005 Database Design and Optimization
Sites:
SQL Server Programming Hacks
sqlserverpedia
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – Learning Portal
Good SQL Articles To Read If You Can't Afford Books
Are you learning SQL from scratch?
I would suggest starting with this SQL Tutorial.
However if you know SQL already then this is a good list of tutorials on SQL 2005 features.
If you want to gain an good understanding of SQL Server end-to-end, I have found Robert Vieira's books on SQL Server to be useful.
Here is one I recommend.
It is a good book and I recommend it for assimilating the theory.
If you need a good reference book I have found that Murach's books on SQL server to be useful.
Here is one I recommend.
This a good book for quick "cook book" type solutions.
here is an additional link for those common questions
The Ten Most Asked SQL Server Questions And Their Answers
For heavier TSQL questions, I found this blog useful :
http://www.sommarskog.se/
Learning SQL on SQL Server 2005 is a good book for beginners. It covers SQL syntax and server administration tasks.
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My company uses Oracle 11g. I am new to Pl/sql and I know only basic SQL. I am not aware of the below things in Oracle pl/sql:
1.creating procedures
2.creating jobs
3.api calling
4.batch running
5.metalized view
6.DB links
7.configuring mail alerts from Database.
8.all pl/sql concepts
Where can I learn all this simple and easily?
Kindly suggest some best YouTube channels, websites, best courses, eBooks or any platforms.
This is Oracle 10g documentation homepage. Yes, I know, you said you're on 11g, but never mind that. Page I suggested is nicely divided into several sections - have a look at Most Popular.
as you're new to Oracle, read Concepts first
as you know a little bit of SQL, read SQL Reference next; you must know SQL before you move on to
PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference book, which will teach you what you asked for
don't miss Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals as the last book I'm going to suggest in this answer
Feel free to find similar books related to your Oracle database version; there will be some differences, but - as fundamentals - previously mentioned literature will be just fine.
I guess you can start from this one
https://www.amazon.com/Oracle-PL-SQL-Programming-Versions/dp/1449324452/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OTIP644USUIY&keywords=oracle+pl%2Fsql&qid=1636468646&qsid=136-1702536-3186447&sprefix=oracle+pl%2Caps%2C373&sr=8-1&sres=1449324452%2CB00TFOGOSE%2C097615739X%2C1890774804%2C0071812431%2C1491920009%2C1946383112%2C0596514107%2C0071835148%2C1133947360%2CB004PYDRMK%2C0596514468%2CB014V7G3UI%2C1785284800%2C0072261943%2CB08YQCNT4C&srpt=ABIS_BOOK
if link does not work then
Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Covers Versions Through Oracle Database 12c Sixth Edition
by Steven Feuerstein (Author), Bill Pribyl (Author)
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Yesterday I read an article in PowerTimes ( dec. 2002 :) ) about a great SQL Optimization tool called SQL Expert created by Leccotech. This company is probably taken over by Quest Software and I faced a lot of bugs in the trial version of Quest SQL Optimizer 8.0.0.
Which software do you prefer to optimize your Oracle ( 10 or 11 ) SQL queries?
Regards,
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I too use explain plan (and a decent grasp on Oracle Concepts and the optimizer), but I'll also mention that Oracle develops a SQL Developer IDE that is getting more advanced than when I first used it.
SQL Developer now has a SQL tuning advisor that is worth checking out. I have not yet used the latest version, but will be doing so soon.
Hope it helps.
I use EXPLAIN PLAN with the SQL client of my choice
I also use the explain plan.
The best method to tune a query is to know as much about what it's purpose is and what it is doing.
Learn about the tables, indexes, constraints, data most importantly, and how the CBO (or RBO) is going to retrieve the data.
You can use software to point and click your way through, but if you don't know yourself what the query and oracle is doing, you won't get very far.
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Inspired by how much of an improvement the MDC Javascript/DOM docs are over W3Schools, I was looking for a similar wiki comparable to the W3Schools SQL documentation today. I haven't had much luck.
Is there a wiki documenting all the SQL commands with common-use examples, caveats, and vendor-dependent implementations?
The best documentation usually comes from the source itself. Which documentation you want depends on your RDBMS:
MS SQL Server Transact-SQL Reference or Index
PostgreSQL SQL Syntax
SQLite SQL Syntax with pretty railroad diagrams
MySQL SQL Syntax
Oracle SQL Reference
Edit: Based on your updated question, the answer is "What you want does not exist."
Based on your SQL Server tag, you might want to check out MSDN. Vendors usually maintain decent doc themselves (see MySQL and Oracle 10g)
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I'm looking for pointers to a tutorials for SSAS 2008 which also covers learning MDX queries ?
I would recommend starting with the books online tutorials for Analysis Services and the books online tutorials for MDX. You can't get much better help for free.
The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MDX Step by Step is the best book I've read regarding learning MDX queries when you are just starting out. It was about as good as SQL Queries for Mere Mortals but for MDX.
The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Step by Step is the best book I've read regarding learning how to build a cube from scratch. I went through building my first cube with the samples and then built a cube on my real company data following the same steps. This book won't help teach you MDX, though.
I also found the Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit useful from a conceptual level, but I didn't find it to be very useful from a practical level. The Applied Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 and Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform book was very useful for digging into the nuts and bolts at a level that exceeded the Step by Step books and it has a very good series of chapters on MDX programming that helped me move beyond the MDX Step by Step book.
Googling MDX tutorial will give you some basic queries, but I found I couldn't go beyond the basics without hitting the books. Good luck!
I have previously offered my own careful explanation of how OLAP works and how to learn MDX, and they have been welcomed.
http://sites.google.com/site/merlinmags/
if you are looking for a Functional book i thing this book help you.
practical mdx queries for Microsoft SQL server Analysis Service.
The book is published by Art Tennick.
There are more than 300 such applications.
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-MDX-Queries-Microsoft-ebook/dp/B003QP3XGY
http://books.google.com/books/about/Practical_MDX_Queries_For_Microsoft_SQL.html?id=UqHSphxb0_YC
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8381527-practical-mdx-queries
Your list is not complete without this beautiful book full of practical and theoretical advice:
http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Development-Microsoft-Analysis-Services/dp/1847197221
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I downloaded and installed AdventureWorks db for sql server 2008.
Are there any exercises or tutorials for it?
I'd like to to practice SQL select statements
Here's a list of SQL Server Tutorials (retired) for SQL Server 2008:
Management Tutorials
SQL Server Management Studio
sqlcmd Utility
Database Engine Tuning Advisor
Administering Servers by Using Policy-Based Management
Evaluating Best Practices Using Policy-Based Management
Database Engine tutorials
Getting Started with the Database Engine
Writing Transact-SQL Statements
Using the hierarchyid Data Type
Read the views, stored procedures, and functions in the database. I don't believe there are any tutorials beyond that.
What's available is at http://sqlserversamples.codeplex.com/