Learn to access Oracle databases through SQL statements and construct PL/SQL programs with guidance from Oracle expert, Jason Price. Published by Oracle Press, Oracle Database 11g SQL explains how to retrieve and modify database information, use SQL Plus and SQL Developer, work with database objects, write PL/SQL programs, and much more. Inside, you'll find in-depth coverage of the very latest SQL features and tools, performance optimization techniques, advanced queries, Java support, and XML. This book contains everything you need to master SQL.

• Explore SQL Plus and SQL Developer

• Use SQL SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements

• Write PL/SQL programs

• Create tables, sequences, indexes, views, and triggers

• Write advanced queries containing complex analytical functions

• Create database objects and collections to handle abstract data

• Use large objects to handle multimedia files containing music and movies

• Write Java programs to access an Oracle Database using JDBC

• Tune your SQL statements to make them execute faster

• Explore the XML capabilities of the Oracle Database

• Master the very latest Oracle Database 11g features, such as PIVOT and UNPIVOT, flashback archives, and much more

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 6 Ratings

Great book on SQL and PL/SQL - 2008-10-08
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I'm an experienced Oracle developer and I use this book all the time. I have several books on SQL, and this book is by far the best. It has good examples. I highly recommend it.

More myths - 2008-08-21
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Top of page 119 - the tip about not using count(*) because it is slower than using count(something else)

You have proof of this? Where, what, when, and you, of course, have set Tom Kyte straight on this matter?

Great reference book - 2009-01-17
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It's a great reference book. it has nice examples for a beginner. would highly recommend for beginner/intermediate users.

Fairly helpful - 2009-11-17
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It has been pretty helpful so far. I've been using it to help me when writing PL/SQL stored procedures on an 11g database.

Good for beginner and intermediate users - 2009-06-28
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This book is good for beginner and intermediate users. When I bought the book last year, I was intermediate SQL and beginner Oracle. On my previous database projects, I used SQL Server and Sybase and used GUIs to create my tables and relationships. My current project requires PL/SQL scripts that can be run in batch. Since I had done a lot of DML (Data Manipulation Language, e.g., SELECT), little DDL (Data Definition Language, e.g., CREATE TABLE), and virtually no Oracle, I needed help! This book rescued me.

This is now my main reference for SQL, and especially Oracle-specific SQL. It has many examples of SQL for specific basic tasks. Not system administration tasks, mind you, but DML and DDL. These examples are the biggest strength. Oracle's syntax flowcharts and O'Reilly's "SQL In A Nutshell" are fine, but I need examples. "Show me".

One last note: the book is a SQL book, not a PL/SQL book. If you need to do PL/SQL you will need another PL/SQL-specific book.

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