Re: SQL TRICKS & TECHNIQUES FOR iSERIES book & cd-rom

["Michael Naughton" <michael_naughton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've taken a couple of SQL classes from Skip Marchesani (<plug> at the
Northeast IBM Users Conference </plug>), and I thought they were pretty
good -- I was already somewhat familiar with SQL, but I learned a few
things. I've also taken classes from Craig Pelkie and Jim Mason, but they
were more Websphere related, and I've bookmarked some of Ron Turrull's
articles on the IFS. So I'd say there are some pretty heavy-hitters among
the authors.

Looking at the table of contents, it seems like the book covers a lot of
areas. It isn't cheap (then again, nothing in our world is cheap ;-), but
I would expect it's fairly well done. On the other hand, given the range
of topics covered, I wouldn't expect a really in-depth discussion of  most
of them. But it looks like a good way of getting an idea of what sorts of
things are possible, so that the reader can take it from there. . . .

Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>Has anyone had any experience with the book & CD-ROM:
>
>SQL TRICKS AND TECHNIQUES FOR iSERIES 400, the new Anthology from iSeries
>400 Experts Journal, helps you harness the power of SQL to simplify even
>your most complex tasks. See complete details now at:
>http://www.iseries400experts.com/anthology/sqltricks
>
>Authored by Skip Marchesani, Howard Arner, Craig Pelkie, Ron Turull, and
>Jim
>Mason.
>
>tia,
>db


Mike Naughton
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