Oracle9i for Dummies

by Carol McCullough-Dieter

If you have Oracle9i, you have the database to beat all databases. Besides being among the cream of the crop when it comes to relational database packages, Oracle9i is one of the more complex. Oracle9i does some amazingly fancy things, but the easy things are sometimes tricky. Oracle9i For Dummies covers the tough stuff in a straightforward and conversational manner, touching on key points and new features. This friendly guide leads you through a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764508806
• ISBN13: 9780764508806
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Very good guide to Oracle 9i.

Since long time ago I was interested in making a fist approach to Oracle DB. The first information I collected through the internet was confusing and difficult. Thanks to Carol's excellent book I got finally on my way. It covers all what you need to know, starting from the very basic. All was carefully explained in easy language that everybody can understand. I do really recommend this book for anybody whishing to get a hands-on guide to Oracle 9i. It takes the myth out of Oracle DB and makes you feel that it is possible to understand and use the main futures of this software. The only thing I should add is a step by step chapter on how to correctly install the oracle software and the most common mistakes to avoid during this process. Very often people who read this book are also installing for the first time the software. As a nice plus, Carol does answer emails that are directed to her.

Excellent Starting Point

This book is a great for the developer or DBA looking to gain a thorough understanding of the basics. Coming from a SQL Server environment, it was difficult learning from other texts that would focus on specific topics (usually DBA related) and fail to answer the questions. This book was the exception. It will not turn you into a guru overnight, but it will provide the foundation needed.

Great for beginners

I had trouble at first but the author has responded to several emails and helped me past the rough spots. Things are sailing along smoothly now.

Oracle8I for Dummies (For Dummies)

I thought the book was a perfect introduction to Oracle 8. It was a comprehensive enough intro to oracle and now im about to start to venture further into studying oracle developer and some DBA stuff. This combined with the documentation you get for free with the oracle software, gave me a perfect learning experience. Also, the sense of humor and analogies they use made it a lot easier to cope with all the information i was taking in. After reading this book, i am fairly fluent in SQL commands, have a broad familiarity with relational database structures and throughly understand Oracle.This book combined with the Oracle documentation is in my opinion an absolutaly perfect intro. Reading two things trying to tell you the same thing, gives you a much broader and more direct understanding of new concepts, not to mention it makes things a LOT easieer. Plus there were things in each the dummies book and the provided documentation that were not covered by one, but covered by the other.

a Smorgasbord of oracle info

Hits OEM, WebDB, JVM, and SQL plus. Mrs. Dieter's wild ride of oracle features. Gives a broad into to oracle8i cool stuff.