Yes you are!!

Just to re-emphasize, I also raised the issue of running SQL Profiler! because of the same issue.

Well in my country we can have cheap SQL Servers!!! all editions!...

What on Earth are you talking about... you said you have an ap with performance problems and that you wanted to write some SQL to fix it. You should...

and you mean that the books that come with SQL are different or have something else in them? GOD!!! I would have been the most pious person if I will...

I am interested in buying following books (all or some) from amazon (probably)

Title: Inside Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005: Query Tuning and Optimization

Title: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming

Title:...

Then what should I buy? SQL Server? I dont have it! Dont go into details please...

I am confused now! I think I should buy the books online!

I am in the process of ordering the books online.

I know unless I read atleast one book at a reasonable level, I cant participate well!

I will write the SP that...

One thing that I wana specify is that it was my first post on this forum and I am happy to see that the views to this post are above...

Actually I have been working in writing SPs...so I dont think I should get a book that just tells syntax etc... I need to get insight of pros and cons...

I know thats really bad that I am weak in fundamentals!

OK here is the thing....I couldnt find the books in market or online (free I mean) so I will have...

and the thing is that when I read common mistakes...I cant appreciate them since I dont know whats the correct way of doing that thing...what to do in this situation?

Can you give a general, simple and very good example of how to do that shift? like an alternate way(column wise thinking) to what a normal person would do (row...

Well you peope lost me!!!

I am not only bad in SQL but also bad in getting jokes!

I am just trying to locate books!!!! this way or that way!!! (we find...

One more thing is that I am good in requirement analysis and managing teams. I charge well below than what some of you may charge! I dont even feel like...

This might be not related! but I was not a good student at all during my BS. I am the boss by the way now 🙂 so I dont have...

I thank you all for being so much helpful.

Well $100/hour is much more for me. I think I will prefer to get your free time 🙂 but I will keep...