November 2001
Intermediate to advanced
496 pages
13h 51m
English
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This Book’s Intended Audience
This book covers a lot of material about Oracle’s implementation of JDBC. It provides both the beginner and the advanced Oracle or Java user with all the information needed to be successful. However, a certain amount of basic knowledge about SQL, Java, and object orientation is a must.
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Go to http://technet.oracle.com/membership/ and sign up on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN, or Technet) as a member. It doesn’t cost you anything to become a member, and you get access to all of the Oracle documentation online. You also get access to the discussion forums, where others like yourself post questions when they’re having problems. And you can download the most recent Java drivers and other software for free.
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Do some serious studying. Read the Oracle Concepts Manual. Then read Oracle: The Complete Reference, by George Koch and Kevin Loney (Osborne McGraw-Hill). Follow that with the Oracle Developer’s Guide. Then finish your beginner’s ...
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