Re: [GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-15 Thread Robert Treat
On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 12:01, Andreas Kretschmer wrote: > Robert Treat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > > Anyway I am open to some good recommendations. > > > > I think I would recommend "Beginning Databases with PostgreSQL, 2nd > > Edition" > > from Apress, as it's aimed toward beginers. (full d

Re: [GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-11 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 11:58:22 -0500, Dennis Veatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah I saw that list there but 2 quarters couldn't buy me a clue as to which > was most suitable for me. Your other option is to read two books. One about Postgres and one about relational databases. The onli

Re: [GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-11 Thread Robby Russell
On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 11:36 -0500, Robert Treat wrote: > On Thursday 10 November 2005 21:03, Dennis Veatch wrote: > > I guess to much information can be an overload. Been surfin' to find a > > decent book and don't really know which one to try. I have a um, not > > exactly vague understanding of a

Re: [GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-11 Thread Dennis Veatch
On Friday 11 November 2005 12:01, Michael Schmidt wrote: > The Sams book (Douglas & Douglas, PostgreSQL: The comprehensive guide to > building, programming, and administering PostgreSQL databases, 2nd ed) is > very good. I wrote a little comment about it earlier in this group. My > only complaint

Re: [GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-11 Thread Michael Schmidt
The Sams book (Douglas & Douglas, PostgreSQL: The comprehensive guide to building, programming, and administering PostgreSQL databases, 2nd ed) is very good.  I wrote a little comment about it earlier in this group.  My only complaint is that there isn't any information on rules.  For basic

Re: [GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-11 Thread Dennis Veatch
On Friday 11 November 2005 11:36, Robert Treat wrote: Big snip. > > I think I would recommend "Beginning Databases with PostgreSQL, 2nd > Edition" from Apress, as it's aimed toward beginers. (full disclosure, I > did the technical review for the book, though I get no money if you buy it) > > Otherw

Re: [GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-11 Thread Andreas Kretschmer
Robert Treat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > Anyway I am open to some good recommendations. > > I think I would recommend "Beginning Databases with PostgreSQL, 2nd Edition" > from Apress, as it's aimed toward beginers. (full disclosure, I did the > technical review for the book, though I get no

Re: [GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-11 Thread Robert Treat
On Thursday 10 November 2005 21:03, Dennis Veatch wrote: > I guess to much information can be an overload. Been surfin' to find a > decent book and don't really know which one to try. I have a um, not > exactly vague understanding of a database. > > Meaning I can create the tables and crude/element

[GENERAL] A good postgresql book

2005-11-10 Thread Dennis Veatch
I guess to much information can be an overload. Been surfin' to find a decent book and don't really know which one to try. I have a um, not exactly vague understanding of a database. Meaning I can create the tables and crude/elementary queries that are just about as basic as you can get. It's