Oracle (Database Management System), Databases - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
Learn Oracle8i is a comprehensive guide covering all of the features of the newest release of the Oracle database. Author José A. Ramalho begins with an overview of the Oracle database, including its structure and components, and introduces the basics of database programming. Readers learn to create and maintain tables, use indexes and sequences, restrict access to tables using privileges and roles, and implement constraints and triggers to ensure data integrity. In addition, the main commands of SQL-structured query language-are introduced, and PL/SQL, Oracle's extension to SQL, is covered in detail, including its stored procedures and functions, packages, triggers, cursors, and transactions. Readers also learn about SQL*Plus, a tool for working with SQL commands and configuring PL/SQL commands. Advanced topics include distributed processing, data replication, Oracle utilities, and publishing databases to the Internet.Author Biography: José A. Ramalho is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities and journalists on database technology. He is the best-selling computer book author in Brazil, and a columnist for the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo. He has written more than 70 computer books in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, including Learn Personal Oracle 8.0 with Power Objects 2.0 (1-55622-546-6), Learn SQL (1-55622-661-6), and Learn Microsoft SQL Server (1-55622-639-X). END.
Book Details
Published
May 30, 2000
Publisher
Wordware Publishing Inc.
Pages
474
Format
Multimedia Set
ISBN
9781556227318