Re: Informix for Dummies?

adaml420@yahoo.com wrote: : In article <19981129202326.02297.00000400@ng-ch1.aol.com>, : kcsdaux63@aol.com (KCSDAUX63) wrote: : > I am new to using informix and want to know if there are any guides or books : > out there to make Informix easier to understand and grasp. I am especially : > interested if there is a problem shooting guide. There seems to be a Dummies : > book (example :Unix for Dummies) for everything under the sun except informix. : : I am also new to INFORMIX, and I found the informix documentations are very : helpful. You can find them on the informix home page. There is a new book called "Informix Basics" (October, 1998; Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0130807990) which is an excellent introduction to using Informix. It is really oriented towards users with coverage of SQL and Informix's various products (such as DBACCESS, ESQL/C, 4GL, etc.). It also includes a CBT Informix tutorial on a CDROM (which I haven't used). If you are also involved in configuring Informix along with database administration, then a book such as "Informix-Online Dynamic Server Handbook" (1997; Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0136052967) is a good choice. While the Informix manuals and online help are certainly comprehensive, I tend to find these books easier to read and better introductory guides. cheers, MARK