| Overview
This compact guide provides the jump-start Oracle developers need
to make the transition from traditional programming to the
development of useful Web applications for Oracle8i. Even readers
who start out knowing nothing about HTML, PL/SQL, or Oracle's other
tools will learn how to create simple Web applications in a matter
of days. The book focuses on Oracle8i, but also covers Web
development for earlier Oracle versions (Oracle8 and Oracle7).
Background: The explosion in the use of the Internet and the Web
has resulted in a whole new way of doing business. Developers who
only yesterday were using COBOL to write accounts payable systems
are now being asked to create a broad range of new Internet-based
applications ranging from electronic commerce (e-commerce) Web
sites to internal data warehouses to enterprise resource planning
(ERP) systems. Unfortunately, the filesystem architectures of most
Web systems aren't up to the task. The new breed of Web
applications -- which are quickly becoming critical resources that
companies need to survive -- demand a platform that provides
production-quality tools for content management, application
development, and application integration. And current Web
techniques are inadequate in many ways. Oracle8i, Oracle's
"Internet database," gives Web developers a way to build Web
technology on top of a relational database, rather than on a
traditional filesystem. With Oracle8i, companies can apply well
understood, reliable, production-quality database methodologies to
Web content management. Oracle8i also supports a wide variety of
application development platforms and tools that are tightly
integrated to the core database. Finally, Oracle8i supports
technologies that help companies tie their Web-based applications
into legacy applications. There is a lot to learn in Oracle8i. Not
only does it enhance basic database features, it introduces Java
and a variety of Web development tools. Oracle8i provides a
soup-to-nuts platform for Web site and Web application development
that extends traditional database concepts to Web content. It
replaces the traditional filesystem used by most Web servers with a
database management system. Many users are intimidated by the vast
array of new technologies in Oracle8i. And yet, they are under
pressure to use these technologies to build complex Web
applications right now. This book gives such users a way to start
using Oracle8i immediately to create useful Web applications. It is
a concise, easy-to-read guide to the basic technologies developers
need to understand in order to build Web applications. Contains:
The book describes the following Web development tools:
PL/SQL-- a structured programming language that
combines procedural constructs and standard SQL. It offers such
features as cursors, loops, conditional and sequential control
statements, exception handlers, records, tables, and constructs for
developing modular code (functions, procedures, and packages). PL/SQL Toolkit -- a set of PL/SQL packages supplied
by Oracle for use in developing Web applications. HTML -- an ASCII-based markup language used to
create Web pages. WebDB -- A software system for building,
monitoring, and creating content-driven Web sites; it allows users
to use a Web browser to access and store information in the
Oracle8i database. Oracle Application Server (OAS) -- an extensible
Web server that uses plug-in programs called cartridges to allow
database-integrated Web systems to be developed in a variety of
languages (e.g., PL/SQL, Java, Perl). XML -- An emerging standard for creating
self-describing documents. It is similar to HTML but allows you to
create your own markup tags. XML is expected to be a key technology
in electronic commerce systems. The book also presents several fully realized
sample Web applications that will teach you how to build such
applications of your own.
NOTE: Although this book touches on the Java features of Oracle8i,
it doesn't cover Java development per se. Switching to Java
represents an enormous change for most Oracle developers. This book
provides an evolutionary path for readers who want to do useful
Oracle8i Web development now, using mostly familiar tools.
Additional books will provide Java training for those who have
mastered these Web tools and want to take the next step.
Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionOracle8i, Oracle's "Internet database," introduces a variety of Web development tools that extend traditional database concepts to Web content. With Oracle's DBMS, you can now build Web technology on top of a relational database, rather than on a traditional filesystem. This approach remedies many of the problems that have slowed down the ability of organizations to build new Web applications and to put their legacy applications on the Web. Many developers are intimidated by the vast array of new technologies in Oracle8i. And yet, they are under pressure to build complex Web applications immediately. This book provides the information you need to start building these applications right away. It is a compact, easy-to-read guide to PL/SQL, HTML, XML, WebDB,and Oracle Application Server (OAS). It also covers the packages in the PL/SQL toolkit and shows several fully realized Web applications. This book provides the jump-start you need to to make the transition from traditional programming to the development of useful Web applications for Oracle8i. Even those who know nothing about HTML, PL/SQL, or Oracle's other tools will learn how to create simple Web applications in a matter of days. The book also covers Web development for earlier Oracle versions (Oracle8 and Oracle7). | Amazon.com ReviewOracle databases sit behind a large number of Web servers. The latest release, Oracle 8i, is sold as an Internet database and gives developers tools to build Web applications. Oracle Web Applications is a guide for using Oracle 8i for content management, application development, and application integration. You'll learn about its support for the latest Internet technologies, including XML and Oracle's WebDB application development tools. There's also an overview of the InternetLite technologies that allow you to deliver Oracle databases to handhelds like the Palm organizer. The real meat of the book begins with two chapters that cover building Web applications in WebDB and Oracle's Application Server. The rest of the book goes into plenty of detail and provides lots of code on how to use Oracle's PL/SQL programming language to generate HTML and XML. When you've worked your way through this, you should be ready to start working with Oracle 8i and the Web--and you should be ready to begin linking Oracle databases to the Internet. Code samples and plenty of tips make this an excellent developer's reference. --Simon Bisson, Amazon.co.uk |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 9 reviews. Great intro for Oracle Developers, but dated, 2001-08-01 Reviewer rating: This book came out in 1999, and it's now late 2001 as I write this. This publication is a very well written introduction to the spectrum of tools and approaches for using Oracle databases to generate dynamically created web pages - based on 1999 technology. While Oracle has advanced since then, most of this book - especially the PL/SQL web toolkit sections - is still useful. If you're an Oracle developer who's familiar with SQL and PL/SQL, then this book will get you up to speed very quickly (it's only 220 pages - thin by "computer book" standards) on the detail of how the PL/SQL web toolkit is used to combine database data with HTML. If you're an Oracle developer, but you don't know anything about web architecture or HTML, then you'll get a brief yet effective introduction in here of what you need to know. If you don't know PL/SQL, get Steve Feuerstein's book first called Oracle PL/SQL Programming. Use that to learn PL/SQL. Then, once you're familiar with it, you'll get much, much more out of what's presented in this book. The section about the PL/SQL web toolkit is very useful, even today. The overview of WebDB is dated. Oracle's new name for this tool is "Oracle Portal", and while the underlying architecture is the same, and the features taught here still largely apply, there are new features and a completely different interface on the new tool. The chapter about Oracle Application Server (OAS) is still interesting to read for an overall idea of how web architecture is implemented in Oracle's web server family. But the app server has been updated several times since this book, and has very different screen displays. The basic features are still the same, and the brief review provides helpful insight into where Oracle has been, which isn't too far, fundamentally, from where it is now. Finally, the XML chapter is not bad for quickly getting a great general introduction of XML and it's capabilities, but be aware that Oracle has GREATLY extended it's XML support since the publication of this book. Nevertheless, I still find this chapter extremely interesting in that it shows the intricacies of what it really takes to generate an XML document, while the newer Oracle XML utilities do much of this work automatically. While the new utilities are good to use, this chapter will give you a bit more insight into the utility of XML and a database, along with a fuller understanding of what is happening, so that you can be more flexible in your use of XML. There's nothing of substance in this book that addresses Java or Oracle Forms for web use. So - in summary - it's a little dated for 2001, but still very useful. It's brief and to the point. Very helpful for an Oracle developer who needs to come up to speed quickly on web technologies. | Great book & resource, 2000-06-10 Reviewer rating: This is a fabulous book, clear and well-written. It's simple enough for those without much experience, but also provides enough detail for those who don't need coddling... Definitely, worth the $. | Very good beginner's book albeit theoretical in nature., 2000-05-23 Reviewer rating: I have used this book as a handbook reference in teaching advanced Oracle & Relational Database Development. As I metioned, it is a very good theoretical book. I particularly liked Chapters 3 (WebDB), 4 (OAS) & 9 (XML). Should you require more hands on examples & sample usage, however, you will have to look elsewhere. | Good introduction to Oracle web development !, 2000-03-19 Reviewer rating: Don't expect too much from the book that covers so many topics on just two hundred pages! First five chapters are dedicated to current Oracle & If you have time you can probably download white papers with better technical information about the topics from Oracle, Technet or related websites. On the other hand this five chapters are good time savers. Last four chapters are much better, covering introduction to PL/SQL and Toolkit (HTF, HTP, OWA_***), two sample web applications (Survey and Discussion Forum) and XML. The best thing about this book is that you'll find out what you don't know, so you can make a list of relevant books that covers the topic in more detail. | Outstanding Overview for Beginners, 2000-01-24 Reviewer rating: If you're starting to become involved with making your Oracle databases available over the web this is a must read. You can dig out the information presented here from the Oracle manuals and tech sites but ... in just 200 pages the relevant information is collected and organized. Take a weekend to read this book before you start working with the web. You'll learn what pieces are available to you and how they fit together... |
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