Oracle SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Expert's Voice in Oracle) - Softcover

Allen, Grant; Bryla, Bob; Kuhn, Darl; Allen, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1430225092 ISBN 13: 9781430225096

Publisher: Apress, 2009

Synopsis

Have you ever been faced with a new type of query to write, or been asked to create an unfamiliar database object? In such situations, you have probably wanted a good, solid example upon which to build, and instead have been forced into the drudgery of parsing railroad-style syntax diagrams in Oracle's manual set. This book frees you from that drudgery by providing tested and working examples of SQL used to solve common problems faced by developers and database administrators on a daily basis. When you're under pressure to get results fast, Oracle SQL Recipes is there at your side. Example-based, providing quality solutions to everyday problems Respects your time by putting solutions first and keeping discussions short Solves the most commonly encountered SQL problems What you'll learn Recognize common query patterns and apply their corresponding solutions. Solve common reporting problems such as sorting rows into buckets. Troubleshoot SQL performance problems. Create and manage database objects such as tables, indexes, and views. Work with XML and tree-structured data. Take advantage of analytic functions, regular expressions, hierarchical query support, and other powerful aspects of Oracle SQL. Who is this book for? Oracle SQL Recipes is written for developers and database administrators who write SQL to run against an Oracle database. It is further written for those whose time is precious, and who just wish for a good example to help them get on with their work. If you want to spend your time writing SQL rather than reading about it, then this is the right book for you. About the Apress Recipes Series Apress Recipes series books are carefully selected compendiums of solutions and techniques to help you solve the difficulties that regularly beset developers when they are learning a new language or technology. The recipes are short, and each provides a step-by-step explanation and working code example that allows

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About the Author

Bob Bryla is an Oracle 8, 8i, 9, and 10g Certified Professional with more than 15 years of experience in database design, database application development, training, and Oracle database administration. He is the primary internet database designer and an Oracle DBA at Lands' End in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Bob works with PHP and Oracle on a daily basis to support the back end of the world's #1 clothing web site, landsend.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1430225092
• ISBN 13: 9781430225096
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576