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Oracle Database 10g SQL
In this comprehensive book, you'll learn to write Structured Query Language (SQL) statements to access an Oracle database and use PL/SQL (Procedural Language/SQL) to write programs containing SQL statements. Developed in compliance with the new SQL2003 specification, this definitive resource explains how to use the latest Oracle Database 10g features,
and much more. Written by Oracle guru Jason Price, Oracle Database 10g SQL covers everything you need to know to master SQL.
Execute queries, inserts, updates, and deletes against a database
Write PL/SQL stored programs, packages, and triggers
Create database tables, sequences, indexes, views, and users
Use SQL*Plus to execute SQL statements, scripts, and reports
Perform complex calculations using analytic functions
Learn the basics of running SQL using Java through JDBC
Use large objects to store up to 128 terabytes of character and binary data
Define database object types and create object tables to handle advanced data
Use all the latest Oracle Database 10g features such as the BINARY_FLOAT and BINARY_DOUBLE types, the MODEL clause, and more
Implement high-performance tuning techniques to make your SQL statements really fly
Covers Oracle Database Releases 8i, 9i, and 10g
Contents
1: Introduction
2: Retrieving Information from Database Tables
3: Using Simple Functions
4: Storing and Processing Dates and Times
5: Using SQL*Plus
6: Subqueries
7: Advanced Queries
8: Changing Table Contents
9: Database Security
10: Creating Tables, Sequences, Indexes, and Views
11: Introducing PL/SQL Programming
12: Database Objects
13: Collections
14: Large Objects
15: Running SQL Using Java
16: High Performance SQL Tuning
A: Oracle Data Types
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