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Title: A decent book, but really lacking in 7.0 coverage
Review: I liked this book okay, but felt it was a bit dated. I kept running into techniques that I've heard Microsoft has recommended against, like directly querying the system tables or using *= joins. Also, the book seemed uneven -- I guess that's probably due to the multiple authors, but I dunno. I bought Henderson's Transact-SQL Guru's Guide book at the same time and I'm far happier with it. It's better in almost every category and covers 7.0 extensively.
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