Re: Relational Databases

<stephen>I just want people to realize that CF is not the answer for 
database transparency, it is really good coding and knowledge of the cross 
DB capabilities exposed by ODBC that allow for this</stephen>

I have been looking into the possibility of working with HTML generated from 
databases for some time and following this discussion has been a great help 
to me- thankyou everyone.

I like the idea of database transparency aluded to in the above posting. 
I've been looking at using Cold Fusion (as someone said, the $500 price tag 
for just the development kit is fine if you can recover it in time savings 
later) but I don't want to surrender control (or understanding) of the 
processes going on underneath. For much the same reasons I don't use Home 
Site. In order to get my head round this database thing I think I am finally 
going to have to bite the bullet and learn more about SQL. I'm pretty hot on 
Access and general relational database theory, but have no idea whatsoever 
how to use SQL.

Does anyone have any good suggestions for online tutorials etc.?

Any other related information I need to look for? (I'm considering taking 
the long route, like Ben Ocean, and using PHP and MySQL)

TIA

-Matt

PS- Go easy on me with the tutorials- I'm new to this. Just a foot on the 
ladder is all I need to start with.
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