>Thanks for the suggestions, so far.
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>Want to add that my main concern is not regarding SQL - the language itself (not that I am an SQL expert, on the contrary), but as I downloaded SQL Server 2008 Express, want to learn how to deal with it and the SQL Server Management Studio for creataing databases, tables etc.
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>As I don't plan to be a database administrator, need to learn just the basics in order to develop, test and deploy/distribute VFP apps using SQL Server, which I have NO idea how that is done.
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>After all I can't use SQL Server in its in depth capabilities, because one client or another may wanto to use Oracle, MySQL or any other SQL software. So the developed app should rely on the (minimum) capabilities that could be found in all of them.
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>Thanks agan!

I would suggest that there is so much information on line a book may not be necessary for this purpose. Besides the Books on Line that comes with SQL Server, there are some excellent web resources. Some of my favorites are

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/
http://lessthandot.com/index.php? ( pay particular attention to very good posts from SQLDenis )
http://www.sqlmag.com/
http://www.sqlsolutions.com/index.html

and of course there are many more and I am probably forgetting some of the ones I rely on frequently.

Many of these sites have links to online tutorials on any SQL subject.

While I have many SQL books from beginner through advanced levels I find that on-line resources are generally faster and generally draw on the expertise and experiences of many more developers.