Re: New (going to be User) Help !!

----- Begin Included Message ----- From ilist@rmy.emory.edu Fri Aug 11 05:49:21 1995 From: bobby@temss2.main.temple.edu (Bobby Leekha) Subject: New (going to be User) Help !! Date: 11 Aug 1995 00:13:48 GMT To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu X-Informix-List-To: rt10hp@csl.gov.uk X-Informix-List-Id: <news.16169> hi the people i work for have recently purchased informix. as i am expected to be programming in informix, i need to have some reference book (say beginner level to intermediate level) . the manuals are too bulky and boring to begin with. would greatly appretiate some suggestions .. thanks in advance.... bobby ----- End Included Message ----- Bobby, Congratulations to your employers on a fine choice of database! The book I used when I first started out was "Using Informix-SQL" by Jonathan Leffler (who incidentally now works for Informix, and reads this list - Hi Jon!). I found this very useful, as it deals with all the basic stuff first, then goes on to introduce more complex aspects later. (ie it is NOT written like a manual). Another possibility is "Informix-SQL" by Tony Lacy-Thompson, which on first impressions looks similar. Good luck with the learning curve! Cheers, Richard. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | _ /\\ | Richard Thomas | | \\ 0_ | r.thomas@csl.gov.uk | | \\ / | | | oo/ | "20 Regal and a four-pack, | | / \\ | I guess I'm set for the night" | | \\_/ | - "TV Tan" The Wildhearts | -----------------------------------------------------------------