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Name: Helping2Yesica
Date: July 16, 2006 at 15:55:29 Pacific
Subject: Starting SQL
OS: Windows XP Pro
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I would like to know which program could I install to make a sql db, if you have any link where I can download a program to star learning, tell me please the exact name of the program because I am new doing this stuff. Thank you so much.

Alberto Sanchez


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Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: July 18, 2006 at 11:25:36 Pacific
Subject: Starting SQL
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You would need SQL Server, which can be purchased from Microsoft.

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Name: jhunt303
Date: July 19, 2006 at 01:19:09 Pacific
Subject: Starting SQL
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SQL is, what I think, called a 4th generation language and is supported by pretty much all databases, I'm guessing cost may be an issue so take a look at mySQL and Oracle XE (http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe/index.html) and (www.mySQL.com)
They both use basic SQL but the high level commands are slightly different.


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Response Number 3
Name: OrionCA
Date: August 2, 2006 at 12:42:23 Pacific
Subject: Starting SQL
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SQL is not a Database: SQL is a tool you can use to manipulate data in a database. Almost all DB products support some type of SQL, some support the SQL standard more closely than others.

What you really need to do is decide what DB product you want to use for your application. A very small database can be maintained in Access which has both Visual Basic and SQL support. SQL Server is a high end (aka, "pricey") product used for large scale/high end databases containing terabytes of data. What I recommend for small-medium sized DBs is Visual Foxpro: It has just about every tool you can possibly imagine in its toolbox including SQL and Web support.


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