Oracle SQL by Example (Prentice Hall Ptr Oracle Series) - Softcover

Rischert, Alice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131451316 ISBN 13: 9780131451315

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2004

Synopsis

Oracle SQL by Example, Third Edition is a convenient, quick way to master Oracle SQL. This unique integrated book-and-Web learning solution teaches all the SQL skills you will need to succeed in an Oracle environment. Through hands-on, real-world labs, exercises, projects, and a superb Web-based training site, the book teaches administrators and programemrs alike the core skills required for their jobs. Coverage includes every key Oracle SQL concept, including: entity-relationship diagrams, the SQL*Plus environment, SELECT and other statements, Boolean operations, joins, aggregate and not-aggregate functions. Each chapter contains review exercises that help the reader master the important skills before they move on.

About this title

About the Author

ALICE RISCHERT chairs the Database Application Development and Design program at Columbia University's School of Continuing Education. She has worked with Oracle for well over a decade as a database administrator, database architect, and project leader for Fortune 100 companies.

From the Back Cover

The book ... has enough depth for even a seasoned professional to pick up enough tips to pay back the price of the book many times over.―Dr. Paul Dorsey, President Dulcian, Inc., and President, New York Oracle Users Group.

Students find Oracle SQL by Example to be extremely helpful not only to their coursework but also in preparing them for future careers as Oracle DBAs and developers. The layout of the text is conducive to the learning process. It introduces a concept and then reinforces that concept with an exercise.―Betsy Jenaway, Coordinator, Malcomb Operations, and Senior Lecturer College of Management, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI.

The world's #1 hands-on Oracle SQL workbook ... fully updated for Oracle 10g

Crafted for hands-on learning and tested in classrooms worldwide this book illuminates in-depth every Oracle SQL technique you'll need. From the simplest query fundamentals through the newest regular expression database enhancements, you will focus on the tasks that matter most. Hundreds of guided lab exercises will systematically strengthen your expertise in writing effective, high-performance SQL. Along the way, you will acquire an arsenal of useful Oracle SQL knowledge and techniques: an extraordinary library of solutions for your real-world challenges with Oracle SQL.

• Creating and using tables, views, indexes, and sequences
• Working in SQL*Plus and iSQL*Plus environments
• Oracle functions in depth―especially number, character, date, timestamp, interval, time zone, aggregate, and analytical functions
• All types of joins, including equijoins, outer joins, self joins and ANSI join syntax options
• Every type of subquery, including correlated and scalar subqueries, set operators, hierarchical queries, flashback queries, data dictionary, object-relational features, regular expressions, and more
• Common pitfalls to avoid, and solutions for common mistakes
• Practical performance, security, and architectural solutions
• Insights, tips, and tricks-of-the-trade from an experienced Oracle professional
• For every database developer, administrator, designer or architect, regardless of experience!

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0131451316
• ISBN 13: 9780131451315
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 960