Re: Q: Informix Courses vs Manuals

In article <Pine.A32.3.91.960103104410.19194A-100000@acs4.acs.ucalgary.ca> Kirstie Anna Fisher <kafisher@acs.ucalgary.ca> writes: >Hi, > >We just recently got a SE/4GL pacakge and I'm looking into the education >courses offered by Informix. > >I've read a bunch of stuff from the manuals that they sent and am working >through 4gl by example. I've created a database and populated it as well >- and have run various interactive SQL commands on it. > >SO, my question is, is it worth taking the following courses? >Relational Database Design >Structured Query Language >Developing Applications Using INFROM<IX-4GL >INFORMIX-SE Administration >Advanced INFORMIX-4GL Development > If you know RDBMS theory, you don't need the Design course. I doubt you need the SQL course, either. Go buy John L's book instead. I have found SE admin to be a no-brain operation for up to V5, including INET. Don't know about 6 & 7 but I'm told it's trivial also. The 4GL courses may well be worth taking. This is a really powerful language. OTOH, the 4GL manuals are first-class for learning IMO and the 4GL by example has *lots* of good stuff in it. If you're considering NewEra I strongly recommend an Informix course. Peter Wiley