Kevin,
Thanks for the links. I have an ADO.Net book by Bob B (I agree he is a good/great author). Wonder if it is too late to append to my list for Santa.

Did you update your webpage with the latest CoDe magazine sample code? (You said you would get it there after turkey day. Did you eat too much turkey? <s>)

Einar
>Hey, Einar,
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>I bought this one several months ago, it's pretty good: (Bob Beauchemin is a first-rate author)
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>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321180593/qid=1133380401/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/104-5870405-8059154?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
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>Also, I read through this one at Borders the other night....anything by Michael Otey (editor of SQL Server mag) is going to be good:
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>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0072227761/qid=1133380401/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-5870405-8059154?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
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>Also, if you look on APress' site (www.apress.com), they have some new titles on sql2005.
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>I believe you'll see more new titles in the spring of '06.
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>Kevin