Newbie to Informix

Hello, I'm currently working on expanding my knowledge and would like to work more on the database side of things. I would like to learn more about Informix, as a newbie, and would specifically interested in learning how to run queries from it. My hope is to eventually take the output of those queries to generate stats on a wall board from a Informix-based Call Center platform . Frankly, I don't know much about databases besides what people tell me about them (that they're basically just really big spreadsheets). I would like to know what kind of resources I should use or books I should read to learn more about Informix queries from a newbie's point of view and hopefully be able to expand that into SQL. Any guidance or direction is greatly appreciated.

Spreadsheet is one very simplistic view of the structure of a single table or the results of a single query in a relational database. To expand your understanding, start with a basic text on relational databases. There is a simple on included in the Informix PDF documentation set (the Database Design and Implementation Guide) which you can download from here: http://www-05.ibm.com/e-business/linkweb/publications/servlet/pbi.wss?CTY=US&FNC=SRX&PBL=SC27-3801-03 Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Kimomaru <chris@kagadis.com> wrote: > Hello, > I'm currently working on expanding my knowledge and would like to > work more on the database side of things. I would like to learn more about > Informix, as a newbie, and would specifically interested in learning how to > run queries from it. My hope is to eventually take the output of those > queries to generate stats on a wall board from a Informix-based Call Center > platform . Frankly, I don't know much about databases besides what people > tell me about them (that they're basically just really big spreadsheets). > I would like to know what kind of resources I should use or books I should > read to learn more about Informix queries from a newbie's point of view and > hopefully be able to expand that into SQL. Any guidance or direction is > greatly appreciated. > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >