Eric,

> Hence, my neophyte status when it comes to SQL.

Fine, if it was helpful.

> Everything you showed me in these SQL statements makes perfect sense,
> but probably would not have occurred to me on my own. I wish I could
> get a full week of training focused on nothing but this kind of
> thing.

How about attending the European Firebird conference, May 16th-18th?
http://www.firebird-conference.com/

You can learn a lot about Firebird, SQL, IBO there.


Regards

Luc.