Re: Need help

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don

You can get a free version of SQL Server that will run on your machine - 
should be enough to learn from. And the development environment, to some 
degree, may come with it. Otherwise, there are free versions of Visual 
Studio that you can use.

All are available at Microsoft's site - there's a version 2010 of VS out 
now.

And then you go find books and sites and classes and start studying!

I think the VS offerings may have some guidelines to Windows programming 
- certainly MS' site has extensive stuff for new developers - when you 
install VS, you will probably be pointed to even a forum, maybe - I 
don't remember the exact details that I went through.

HTH
Vern

On 6/21/2011 1:50 PM, Don Cavaiani wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I will need to learn SQL Server and Windows programming concepts to further my
> career.
>
> My first question is what do I need to install on Windows Client PCs in order to
> access a SQL Server database?  I cannot figure out what kind of client
> installation, or authentication, or used ID setup I need to have in place.  At
> this time, I am just testing at my home - I have the SQL Server installed on a
> Windows 7 PC, and I have a Vista and an XP PC from which I would like to access
> the test database I have created on the the SQL Server Windows 7 PC.
>
> Also, I am used to using the LANSA 4th GL language on the IBM i, along with the
> net.data web access languange on the the IBM i.  Wondering what might be the
> closest tools to either of those on the Windows side of things.  I am not about
> to learn .net or anything that technical - I AM TOO OLD!
>
> TIA,
> Don C. If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you
> behave. --Abp. Fulton J. Sheen