Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide

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Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

By Jonathan Gennick
Second Edition November 2004
Pages: 582
ISBN 10: 0-596-00746-9 | ISBN 13: 9780596007461
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Updated for Oracle 10g, this bestselling book is the only in-depth guide to SQL*Plus. It clearly describes how to perform, step-by-step, all of the tasks that Oracle developers and DBAs want to perform with SQL*Plus--and maybe some you didn't realize you could perform. If you want to leverage of the full power and flexibility of this popular Oracle tool, this book is an indispensable resource.
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Despite its wide availability and usage, few developers and DBAs have mastered the true power of Oracle SQL*Plus. This bestselling book--now updated for Oracle 10g--is the only in-depth guide to this interactive query tool for writing SQL scripts. It's an essential resource for any Oracle user. The new second edition of Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide clearly describes how to perform, step-by-step, all of the tasks that Oracle developers and DBAs want to perform with SQL*Plus--and maybe some you didn't realize you could perform. With Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide, you'll expertly:

write and execute script files
generate ad hoc reports
extract data from the database
query the data dictionary tables
customize an SQL*Plus environment
and much more

It also includes a handy quick reference to all of its syntax options and an often-requested chapter on SQL itself, along with a clear, concise, and complete introduction. This book is truly the definitive guide to SQL*Plus. It's an indispensable resource for those who are new to SQL*Plus, a task-oriented learning tool for those who are already using it, and an immediately useful quick reference for every user. If you want to leverage the full power and flexibility of this popular Oracle tool, you'll need this book.

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great guide, January 14 2005

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Submitted by Doroszlai Attila [Respond | View]

I have found this book to be a really great guide that is easy to follow. The author provides a gentle, but thorough introduction to topics like creating reports, writing scripts, customization etc. He offers methodologies and alternatives beyond the syntax that you can find in the manual. For example, he presents and evaluates six ways you can achieve some kind of if-then-else flow control in SQL*Plus.

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"This book is fairly specific to the usage of SQL Plus itself and does not delve too deeply into the inner workings of the Oracle database, but it does have examples in SQL query language and PL/SQL stored procedures...Unfortunately this book is so useful my coworkers keep taking it. If one needs a book on SQL Plus, get this one. "
-- Jeremy Druin, UPS BSI Web Interest Group

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