Ok, Heres the situation.
You've got a newby that is familiar with computers as far as working most hardware issues. He does well working with Windows and fixin a lot of stuff nobody else in the office can.
Now this guy is lookin for a new career, preferrably work with computer databases.

The problem is that I.....I mean this guy doesnt know ANYTHING about programming databases or even what an SQL or a GUI is. (with the exception of seeing the term all over websites)

The question. If you knew someone wanted to learn how to get into programming databases for a future job, what would you have him start out learning, or where would the best place to start be?

I know it's pretty vague, but I figured this would be the site to ask. And any ideas would be useful.

i might get flamed for this, but get yourself a copy of mysql (available free at mysql.com) or access (available, well, you know)

there's nothing like a little hands-on to get a feel for queries, tables, joins, primary keys, etc.

second, or rather simultaneously, start reading tutorials

here's one of the best: Introduction to Data Modeling


rudy
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