Product Description
Write powerful SQL statements and PL/SQL programs
Learn to access Oracle databases through SQL statements and construct PL/SQL programs with guidance from Oracle expert, Jason Price. Published by Oracle Press, Oracle Database 11g SQL explains how to retrieve and modify database information, use SQL Plus and SQL Developer, work with database objects, write PL/SQL programs, and much more. Inside, you’ll find in-depth coverage of the very latest SQL features and tools, performance optimization techniques, advanced queries, Java support, and XML. This book contains everything you need to master SQL.
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Explore SQL Plus and SQL Developer
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Use SQL SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements
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Write PL/SQL programs
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Create tables, sequences, indexes, views, and triggers
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Write advanced queries containing complex analytical functions
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Create database objects and collections to handle abstract data
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Use large objects to handle multimedia files containing music and movies
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Write Java programs to access an Oracle Database using JDBC
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Tune your SQL statements to make them execute faster
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Explore the XML capabilities of the Oracle Database
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Master the very latest Oracle Database 11g features, such as PIVOT and UNPIVOT, flashback archives, and much more
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I purchased this book for my Kindle and it is a well written, informative text on the Oracle database. The problem is that virtually all the tables and figures are completely unreadable on the Kindle. Either the people responsible for converting this eBook never looked at the result on the Kindle or, worse, they did and released it anyway. This will be my last eBook purchase from this publisher.
Amazon User Rating: 2 / 5
Top of page 119 – the tip about not using count(*) because it is slower than using count(something else)
You have proof of this? Where, what, when, and you, of course, have set Tom Kyte straight on this matter?
Amazon User Rating: 2 / 5
The book was shipped in a timely manner. The item looks new as described by the seller. Good customer service.
Amazon User Rating: 4 / 5
It has been pretty helpful so far. I’ve been using it to help me when writing PL/SQL stored procedures on an 11g database.
Amazon User Rating: 4 / 5
This book is good for beginner and intermediate users. When I bought the book last year, I was intermediate SQL and beginner Oracle. On my previous database projects, I used SQL Server and Sybase and used GUIs to create my tables and relationships. My current project requires PL/SQL scripts that can be run in batch. Since I had done a lot of DML (Data Manipulation Language, e.g., SELECT), little DDL (Data Definition Language, e.g., CREATE TABLE), and virtually no Oracle, I needed help! This book rescued me.
This is now my main reference for SQL, and especially Oracle-specific SQL. It has many examples of SQL for specific basic tasks. Not system administration tasks, mind you, but DML and DDL. These examples are the biggest strength. Oracle’s syntax flowcharts and O’Reilly’s “SQL In A Nutshell” are fine, but I need examples. “Show me”.
One last note: the book is a SQL book, not a PL/SQL book. If you need to do PL/SQL you will need another PL/SQL-specific book.
Amazon User Rating: 4 / 5