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Mastering Oracle SQL
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Mastering Oracle SQL

by Sanjay Mishra, Alan Beaulieu
April 2002
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
336 pages
9h 58m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Conventions Used in This Book

The following typographical conventions are used in this book.

Italic

Used for filenames, directory names, table names, field names, and URLs. It is also used for emphasis and for the first use of a technical term.

Constant width

Used for examples and to show the contents of files and the output of commands.

Constant width italic

Used in syntax descriptions to indicate user-defined items.

Constant width bold

Indicates user input in examples showing an interaction. Also indicates emphasized code elements to which you should pay particular attention.

Constant width bold italic

Used in code examples to emphasize aspects of the SQL statements, or results, that are under discussion.

UPPERCASE

In syntax descriptions, indicates keywords.

lowercase

In syntax descriptions, indicates user-defined items such as variables.

[ ]

In syntax descriptions, square brackets enclose optional items.

{ }

In syntax descriptions, curly brackets enclose a set of items from which you must choose only one.

|

In syntax descriptions, a vertical bar separates the items enclosed in curly brackets, as in {TRUE | FALSE}.

...

In syntax descriptions, ellipses indicate repeating elements.

Tip

Indicates a tip, suggestion, or general note. For example, we use notes to point you to useful new features in Oracle9i.

Warning

Indicates a warning or caution. For example, we’ll tell you if a certain SQL clause might have unintended consequences if not used carefully.

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