Mastering Oracle SQL

Acknowledgments

We are indebted to a great many people who have contributed in the development and production of this book. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Jonathan Gennick, the editor of the book. Jonathan’s vision for this book, close attention to details, and exceptional editing skills are the reasons this book is here today.

Our sincere thanks to our technical reviewers: Diana Lorentz, Jeff Cox, Stephan Andert, Rich White, Peter Linsley, and Chris Lee, who generously gave their valuable time to read and comment on a draft copy of this book. Their contributions have greatly improved its accuracy, readability, and value.

This book certainly would not have been possible without a lot of hard work and support from the skillful staff at O’Reilly & Associates, including Ellie Volckhausen and Emma Colby, the cover designers, David Futato, the interior designer, Neil Walls, who converted the files, Colleen Gorman, the copyeditor and production editor, Rob Romano and Jessamyn Read, the illustrators, Sheryl Avruch and Ann Schirmer, who provided quality control, and Tom Dinse, the indexer. Also, thanks to Tim O’Reilly for taking time to go through this book and providing valuable feedback.

From Sanjay

My heartfelt thanks to my coauthor Alan for his outstanding technical skills, and for his constant cooperation during the writing of this book. Special thanks to Jonathan for not only editing this book, but also for providing me with remote access to his Oracle9i database.

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