Oracle Database 10g SQL

by Price, Jason Price, McGraw-Hill

Book Overview

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Write Powerful SQL Statements and PL/SQL Programs

In this comprehensive book, you'll learn to write Structured Query Language (SQL) statements to access an Oracle database and use PL/SQL (Procedural Language/SQL) to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072229810
• ISBN13: 9780072229813
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Very good book

This book is very good. I've had the book for a month now, and use it every day. It is good because it covers both SQL and PL/SQL, as well as all the latest Oracle 10g database features. I have a number of other Oracle books, and this one is the one I like best. I also liked the reference section which covers all the main Oracle database functions along with real examples. The book is also an easy read. Hands down the best book on Oracle SQL currently available.

Great coverage of SQL and PL/SQL

I liked this book because it covers Oracle 10g SQL as well as PL/SQL, that's great because it saved me buying two separate books!I was able to download the code from the website and follow along with all the examples with no problem. I especially liked the coverage of the 10g specific features, such as the new MODEL clause and the new 10g database types (BINARY_DOUBLE and BINARY_FLOAT).All in all, a great book.

Teaches the basics and advanced uses of SQL

This is a good book. It teaches the basics and advanced uses of SQL. I'd already used SQL and Oracle before, and found the advanced chapters on tuning and the use of large objects and advanced analytical functions.I downloaded the Zip file from the Oracle Press web site and had the example database up and running in minutes. I didn't have any problems running any of the examples shown in the book.I also liked the coverage of PL/SQL included in the book. Saved me from buying a book on Oracle 10g PL/SQL. This book even has a chapter on running SQL from within a Java program using JDBC!

Great book

I must write a review to counter the previous reviewer's incorrect comments! I've had this book four weeks and run through all the examples, and they all work.All the technical descriptions in the book are right on, too. I had no problems understanding the advanced material on Oracle 10g, which covered the right areas on SQL and PL/SQL.