Oracle SQL By Example (5th Edition)

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 10g Crafted 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 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!