> FWIW:
>
> I seldom do much more than add the tables in MS Access's <OPINION> stupid
> </OPINION> query design thingy. I immediately use the menu to view SQL and
> just type the SQL I want. Obviously, different folks think different ways,
> and maybe you actually understand and like that MS Access point and click
> interface that I hate, but I want to be sure you're at least aware that if
> it sticks an ORDER BY in there that you never asked for, you can just rip
> the damn thing out in the SQL view and then run the query... At least,
> that's how I make it give me the SQL I really want, instead of the SQL it
> thinks I want, which it never gets right anyway.
Since I'm learning SQL in my spare time, I tend to use these feature in MS
Access and PgAccess to point me in the right direction or sometimes
confirm, or deny my assertions.
I like psql, but its not the kind of tool which suggests other
alternatives. It just says "this part is bogus." That's fine, but when I
fail to get it right after a dozen attempts, its nice to let something
else take a stab at it.
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