Thanks Tom. That is an extremely good recommendation. I appreciate your time.

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>I do like it. Here is another review from the following web site:
>
>http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk/MLCBooks.htm
>
>

>Mike Lewis Consultants Ltd. is a consultancy and training company specialising in
>Microsoft Visual Foxpro. Based in Edinburgh (Scotland), our services are available
>throughout the USA, Canada, the UK and the rest of Europe.
>
>We also offer training in Microsoft SQL Server and Crystal Reports.
>
>==============
>
>Professional SQL Server 2000 Programming. Rob Vieira. (Wrox Press, 2000). ISBN: 1-
>8610044-8-6. Publisher's price: $59.99 (1390 pages).
>
>Put simply, this is the best book on SQL Server programming that we have come
>across. All the features of the T-SQL language are covered in admirable depth, with
>plenty of real-world examples that readers will readily relate to. The author has
>the gift of explaining difficult concepts in a way that even newcomers to database
>programming will understand. With the proviso that the book is aimed at developers
>rather than administrators, it is one that we can enthusiastically recommend to
>anyone wanting to get to grips with this important database.
>
>
>

>
>>Hi Tom:
>>
>>Thanks for that reference!
>>
>>I have his book "Professional SQL Server 7 Programming" but I didn't know whether his latest book would give enough info on non-programming, but more administration oriented processes. Do you have this book? What do you think of it?
>>
>>Thanks for your time.
>>
>>Best
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>>>Professional SQL Server 2000 Programming
>>>
>>>http://www.wrox.com/books/1861004486.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi!
>>>>
>>>>I wonder whether anyone can recommend a really, really good book on SQL Server 2000 - something that gets deep inside it, covering the whole spectrum, including differences in its programming capabilities from SQL Server 7. I have been using SQL Server 7 and have SQL Server 2000 on its way.
>>>>
>>>>I am about to write some commercial (VFP derived) SQL tools and therefore I need to quickly get to a level of familiarity commensurate with this task. Any suggestions very much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Best