num_pages: 932
description: 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 10gCrafted 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 ofsubquery, 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! 
 
language: English
title: Oracle SQL by Example
titlecomplete: Oracle SQL by Example
genres: Nonfiction, Reference
ratings_count: 59
publisher: Pearson