This rich and detailed look at the many Oracle tools that support XML development shows Java and PL/SQL developers how to combine the power of XML and XSLT with the speed, functionality, and reliability of the Oracle database. The nearly 800 pages of entertaining text, helpful and time-saving hints, and extensive examples can be put to use immediately to build custom XML applications. Includes a CD-ROM with JDeveloper 3.1, an integrated development environment for Java developers.

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Good reference for old versions of Oracle - 2002-12-13
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This book was written in 2000, prior to 9i, which has added a lot of functinality. If you already know XML well and need to augment the rather pathetic Oracle Press books and Oracle On-Line documention, then this is the best book I have read. Many of the examples used in the book do not reflect the real-world examples I have had to deal with, so keep an open mind.

Many XML details are assumed by the author or are skipped-over entirely, so if you do not know XML, pick-up an XML book at the same time.

The book is dominated by Java; relatively little PL/Sql coverage.

Nice, but out of date - 2004-08-17
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Unless you're still running 7 or 8i, I can't recommend this book. As another reviewer noted, Oracle has added a lot of XML features in 9i and 10g. The content itself is great -- the authors should consider a second edition that covers the current Oracle XML features.

One of the best Oracle books recently - 2002-05-01
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This is one of the best Oracle books I've read for the last 2-3 years. It combines the importance of the subject with the depth and clarity of presentation technique. For instance, Ch.5 can serve not only as XML with PL/SQL but also as a great source of the PL/SQL scripts and approaches. The author deserves very high marks for the job he's done. I wish I had more books like this.
Vad Roytman,
Oracle DBA

Good Book - 2003-06-19
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If you want to learn about using Oracle's XML packages and functions, this is a good book. It fills in for the lack of Oracle documentation.

THE book for Oracle and XML - 2003-02-12
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