The Rational Guide to SQL Server 2005 Express: Beta Preview...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 224 pages
• Published by: Rational Press July 15, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1932577165
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1932577167
• Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 12.6 ounces

Reader Reviews
The Express Edition of SQL Server 2005 contains much of the functionality of all editions of SQL Server 2005, with a few limitations (like a maximum of 1 processor!), and some enhanced functionality for letting you redistribute single user applications using it as the data storage. Best of all, it is absolutely free. The only confusion, where to get started? This book is that place. This book is quite good for what it is, an introduction to many of the features of SQL Server 2005 with an emphasis on typical Express usage. There are 18 chapters in this fairly short book, covering everything from Administration to T-SQL to Triggers to using the ADO.net and Visual Studio 2005 with this product. If you have never used SQL Server, it is a great introduction to SQL Server, and a great jumping off point for reading Microsoft's Books Online for more information. Books Online is a fantastic resource, but it can be daunting for the newbie developer just trying to figure out how to store some data in a database. This is not to say that the book is only for people who have limited knowledge of base SQL Server features, though that is clearly where the book shines. If you are seasoned with SQL Server 2005 already, but have limited Express experience you will still get a leg up on the additional features if you are planning on doing any development with Express. You will probably see a few of the core 2005 features that you haven't yet mastered (I know I did!) As a warning, it is clearly marked a preview book, so be prepared that some material may change slightly over time. When you register your book (in my opinion a cool feature with Mann Publishing books) you get two additional chapters that will help complete the picture of how to use Express Edition in a single user mode. Comment | | (Report this)