Oracle PL/SQL Programming - Softcover

Urman, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0078823056 ISBN 13: 9780078823053

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1997

Synopsis

Designed for both the novice programmer as well as the experienced systems engineer, this text seeks to show the reader how to develop, test, debug and tune Oracle applications using Visual Basic, SQL/Windows and developer/2000. New features such as LOBs and ADTs are integrated throughout the book. It also includes common business problems and their solutions using PL/SQL, using real-world examples where applicable. PL/SQL is Oracle's extension to the SQL query language. the "PL" stands for "Programming Language", which is what PL/SQL adds to SQL. With PL/SQL users get tools traditionally available in third-generation languages, such as C or Cobol. These include such things as database triggers and stored procedures. The combination of PL/SQL and SQL gives users a powerful development language, with which one can do much more complex and powerful manipulations of data stored in an Oracle database. PL/SQL is available from all Oracle development tools, including Developer and Designer/2000, the Oracle pre-compilers and in the Oracle7 server itself. The new relational features of PL/SQL 3.0 should be easy to learn for those who are familiar with Version 2.0 and Oracle7. The object-oriented features may be more difficult, but are still straightforward.

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From the Back Cover

Speak the Language of PL/SQL 8.0 for Oracle8.

Become fluent in the powerful Oracle8 development language and create applications that exude efficiency, reliability, and grace. This completely revised and updated book and CD-ROM package is your ticket to mastering PL/SQL in Oracle7 and Oracle8.

An Oracle insider, Scott Urman presents up-to-date information on the best ways to develop, test, debug, and tune your Oracle7 and Oracle8 PL/SQL applications, with an emphasis on critical server-side techniques. Beginning with an overview of PL/SQL and general programming constructs, you'll receive valuable guidance so you can:

-Minimize the time spent learning PL/SQL get clear, concise examinations of the essential features that all Oracle developers, programmers, and DBAs must know
-Understand how PL/SQL 8.0 interacts with the new object relational database, Oracle8
-Become fluent in new, advanced PL/SQL 8.0 features, such as large objects and abstract data types
-Find solutions to your common business problems using real-world examples of PLSQL at work
-Learn how to expertly test and debug your PL/SQL code suing a variety of methods and tools, including Platinum's SQL-Station
-Find out how to use PL/SQL with third-party tools, and in such diverse environments as Oracle Developer/2000 and the Oracle Application Web Server
-Discover rich resources on the CD-ROM, including ready-to-use code from the book, and demo versions of Platinum's SQL-Station and Oracle's Web Server

Take your applications from specifications from specification to brilliantly working code in no time with Oracle8 PL/SQL Programming.

Edition details

• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0078823056
• ISBN 13: 9780078823053
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 848