In article D9D@massive.its.bldrdoc.gov, jcantu@its.bldrdoc.gov writes:
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> In article <2n59j1$ruk@ukelele.gcr.com>,
> <finleyd@ukelele.gcr.com> writes:
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> > From: finleyd@ukelele.gcr.com (David Finley)
> > Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix
> > Subject: Informix Books
> > Date: 27 Mar 1994 19:49:37 -0500
> > Organization: Genuine Computing Resources
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> > Can anyone suggest good tutorial / reference
> books on Informix?
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> > David L
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> Believe it or not, I have had the best
> luck with the standard set of manuals that came
> with INFORMIX. I started out learning INFORMIX
> about a year ago with a reluctant attitude about
> using these manuals after glancing through them
> the first time. However, as time went on, I found
> them to be a very good reference, and continue to
> use them on a regular basis to this day. Much
> like a writter uses a dictionary or thesaurus.
>
> Hope this helps.
For you it has BECOME a useful REFERENCE.
However, the standard documents are not at all good as introductory tutorials.
The