Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7565 EAN: 9780071494458 ISBN: 0071494456 Label: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 835 Publication Date: March 21, 2008 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Sales Rank: 38547 Studio: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Deliver dynamic, client/server PL/SQL applications with expert guidance from an Oracle programming professional. With full coverage of the latest features and tools, Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming lays out each topic alongside detailed explanations, cut-and-paste syntax examples, and real-world case studies. Access and modify database information, construct powerful PL/SQL statements, execute effective queries, and deploy bulletproof security. You'll also learn how to implement C, C++, and Java procedures, Web-enable your database, cut development time, and optimize performance.
Create, debug, and manage Oracle-driven PL/SQL programs
Use PL/SQL structures, delimiters, operators, variables, and statements
Identify and eliminate errors using PLSQL_WARNINGS and exception handlers
Work with functions, procedures, packages, collections, and triggers
Define and deploy varray, nested table, and associative array data types
Handle external routines, object types, large objects, and secure files
Communicate between parallel sessions using DBMS_ALERT and DBMS_PIPE
Call external procedures through Oracle Net Services and PL/SQL wrappers
Integrate internal and server-side Java class libraries using Oracle JVM
Develop robust Web applications using PL/SQL Gateway and Web Toolkit
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Comprehensive
You can't go wrong with this book! It is truly comprehensive. I highly recommend it.
Rating: - I returned it.
I've been using PL/SQL for a few years, but not often and not well. I wanted a book that would serve as both a reference book and as a cover-to-cover read from which I could absorb all the niceties.
This isn't that book. As a reference book, I think it's okay, but as a read it was pretty bad. The book has a lot of cut-and-pasting, with paragraphs lifted from one chapter and dropped in another (albeit relevant) chapter, or similar information repeated redundantly. For example, CHAR, ... Read More
Rating: - The best book to understand Oracle's PL/SQL and how to use it effectively.
This is one of the best technical books I have read. It makes PL/SQL easy to learn for the beginners and it is so detailed that very experienced users will find it extremely useful. It covers the usage of PL/SQL with many different types of applications such as JAVA, XML, PHP, etc. I have recommended very few language books in my time, because, I have found them to be written with the writer's logic as to how the writer thinks the code would be better executed. However this is the first book that ... Read More
Rating: - Mike Farmer
Michael McLaughlin has delivered the most comprehensive book on PL/SQL on the market. No matter where you are, novice or master, you will find this book helpful. The book is loaded with practical, working examples and detailed descriptions that will help you from getting lost. Even the most complex topics are covered thoroughly and comprehensively in a way that makes them feel simple. Even if you are not on 11g yet, you need to buy this book. It's not only a great reference, but an interesting and ... Read More
- Comprehensive
- I returned it.
