The Wrox book is excellent. A good place to start.

Inside SQL Server 2000 is also excellent, but I would recommend that as a third or fourth book after you get some basics down. It goes into great detail about how SQL Server works and it's important to get some basics first.

For T-SQL, I have The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL by Ken Henderson that's pretty good.

>Hello everyone,
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>I need a good SQL server book or 2. I'd probably like one that focuses on T-SQL. The first one I get doesn't need to. Won't only be using VFP as the client, so does not need to come from that perspective.
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>Any opinions on:
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>Professional SQL Server 2000 Programming (by the now non-existant Wrox Press)
>Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Microsoft Press)
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>Any recommendations, for or against a particular book, are appreciated...