Oracle8 PL/SQL Programming [With Ready-To-Use Code from Book, Demos]

by Scott Urman

Book Overview

Designed for both the novice programmer as well as the experienced systems engineer, this text seeks to show the reader how to develop, test, debug and tune Oracle applications using Visual Basic,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0078823056
• ISBN13: 9780078823053
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
• Length: 1022 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.6" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

This is how ORACLE books should be written.

The book is plentiful of carefully selected examples, which illustrate each topic in a very clear and real-life simulation. The complete sections of practical real-life examples found at the end of some chapters are very useful and can be modified and used in practical applications. It is really a great job. Buy this book. It is really a great job.

Excellent for beginners and experts alike...

I bought this book as a complete Oracle novice, transitioning from Microsoft T-SQL to PL/SQL. I was worried about the transition being difficult until I read this book.It is one of those very rare books that presents advanced concepts in a context understandable by users of all experience levels. The author often throws in tips about Oracle PL/SQL quirks to watch out for, as well as some very applicable information about how Oracle works internally.I've since become more comfortable with PL/SQL, and the book also serves as a great reference. I highly encourage you to read this book straight through.I recommend this well-written book to anybody wanting to learn PL/SQL, as well as anyone needing a great reference.

PL/SQL made easy with this book -- A must read!

Scott Urman has done a terrific job in explaining PL/SQL with such a clarity, making this subject easy to understand. What I really like is that he uses examples, not jargons, to illustrate PL/SQL concepts. This book is a must-have for everyone who either wants to master PL/SQL or simply want to clear up confusions after reading PL/SQl sections of Koch & Loney (Don't take me wrong, it was also a wonderful book.). This book worths every penny!

Great general knowledge PL/SQL book

This is a great book for either learning PL/SQL or as a reference. I went through a little better than half of the book word for word before I gave up. But I still use this book as a reference whenever I need to program in PL/SQL. I would suggest this book to anyone who either wants to learn PL/SQL or just needs to check something really quickly. If you use PL/SQL on a regular to semi-regular basis, then this is a must have.

One the Best Documents on Oracle 8 PL/SQL features

I found "Oracle8 Pl/Sql Programming" to be worth my time and money. Reading the "Oracle8 Pl/Sql Programming" book was like being in the Oracle Education course without paying $2000. Here's why - each chapter has short narrative descriptions of the topics followed by a lab you can do. I like the learn by experimentation approach. Beneficial topics were: Oracle Objects, Collections, DBMS_OUTPUT, TEXT_IO, cursors, and Dynamic cursors. I found "Oracle8 PL/SQL Programming" far superior to the Oracle documentation.