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With the availability of ever more powerful programming tools and environments such as Visual Basic and Visual Studio.NET, as well as the availability of powerful database engines such as the SQL Server 2005/2008/2012 Edition, more and more people find themselves having to learn the basics of SQL queries and statements. Sometimes they are professional developers who are experienced in other types of programming, and sometimes they are individuals whose expertise lies in other areas, but they suddenly find themselves programming database applications for fun and/or profit. If you fall into one of these categories, or are just curious about database programming, then join the group for increase your curiosity.

Although many tools are available for designing your queries visually, such as the Visual Database Tools that are available with Microsoft Visual Studio, it is still worthwhile and important to understand the SQL language. There is a real benefit to understanding what the visual tools are doing and why. There are also times when manually writing the necessary SQL statement is the only, or simply the fastest, way to achieve what you want. It is also an ideal way to learn how to use the full power of a relational database. SO Join and start posting.