Oracle SQL by Example (3rd Edition)

By Alice Rischert

"The book...has enough depth for even a seasoned professional to pick up enough tips to pay back the price of the book many times over." -Dr. Paul Dorsey, President, Dulcian, Inc., Oracle Magazine PL/SQL Developer of the Year 2007, and President Emeritus, New York Oracle Users Group "This is a fascinating guide into the world of Oracle SQL with an abundance of well-collected examples. Without a doubt, this book is helpful to beginners and experts alike who seek alternative ways to resolve advanced scenarios."-Oleg Voskoboynikov, Ph.D., Database Architect The World's #1 Hands-On Oracle SQL Workbook-Fully Updated for Oracle 11g Crafted for hands-on learning and tested in classrooms worldwide, this book illuminates in-depth every Oracle SQL technique you'll need. From the simplest query fundamentals to regular expressions and with newly added coverage of Oracle's powerful new SQL Developer tool, you will focus on the tasks that matter most. Hundreds of step-by-step, guided lab exercises will systematically strengthen your expertise in writing effective, high-performance SQL. Along the way, you'll acquire a powerful arsenal of useful skills-and an extraordinary library of solutions for your real-world challenges with Oracle SQL. Coverage includes 100% focused on Oracle SQL for Oracle 11 g, today's #1 database platform-not "generic" SQL Master all core SQL techniques including every type of join such as equijoins, self joins, and outer joins Understand Oracle functions in depth, especially character, number, date, timestamp, interval, conversion, aggregate, regular expressions, analytical, and more Practice all types of subqueries, such as correlated and scalar subqueries, and learn about set operators and hierarchical queries Build effective queries and learn fundamental Oracle SQL Developer and SQL*Plus skills Make the most of the Data Dictionary and create tables, views, indexes, and sequences Secure databases using Oracle privileges, roles, and synonyms Explore Oracle 11 g's advanced data warehousing features Learn many practical tips about performance optimization, security, and architectural solutions Avoid common pitfalls and understand and solve common mistakes For every database developer, administrator, designer, or architect, regardless of experience This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131451316
• ISBN13: 9780131451315
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 932 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

The best and most under rated SQL book

I use SQL daily and I'm still not very good at it. I don't pick up languages easily or memorize syntax or vocabulary be it French, Spanish or SQL. So, several times a day I pick up this book to reference how to do something with SQL that I need to know NOW before moving on to my next 20 emergency du jures. . This is a great book........ the best that I have found. .

Learning By Examples

I had picked up a copy of O'Reilly's "Oracle SQL*Plus" text. Read through the first few pages, got discouraged, and the book sat on the shelf for five years. Since then, I have become a strong believer of "Learning by doing". Last year, I had bought this book with the same philosophy in mind. Needless to say, I was not disappointed. As the other reviewers have pointed out, the author starts with simple examples and builds...

Review on Oracle SQL by Example (3rd Edition)

This a good book for anyone that is interested in learning Oracle SQL. If you have a basic understanding of SQL commands, you should have no problem picking this up quickly. If you don't have any experience, the reading is easy; you shouldn't have trouble either.

Very Good Resource for SQL and Oracle.

You will like this book! I knew absolutely nothing about SQL, but this book will put your mind at ease. The author is easygoing and writes what could be a very tough topic in a non-intimating way. Believe me, this book will quickly become your best friend when it comes to learning SQL/Oracle. This book is so detailed that it covers every conceivable aspect of SQL/Oracle. Personally, I just wanted to learn SQL and really...

Comprehensive on basics but weak on advanced features

The book improves with each edition. The brief data modeling section is adequate but uses Information Engineering data models and should be updated to use UML. The treatment describing joins fails to adequately explain why you chose one over the other. There are a few errors here and there, like the default for the DATE format mask, which is 'DD-MON-RR' not 'DD-MON-YY'. Multiple table join coverage of ANSI SQL: 1999 standard...