Publisher's Synopsis
This integrated learning solution teaches all the Oracle PL/SQL skills you need, hands-on, through real-world labs, extensive examples, exercises, and projects! Completely updated for Oracle 11g, Oracle PL/SQL by Example, Fourth Edition covers all the fundamentals, from PL/SQL syntax and program control through packages and Oracle 11g's significantly improved triggers.
One step at a time, you'll walk through every key task, discovering the most important PL/SQL programming techniques on your own. Building on your hands-on learning, the authors share solutions that offer deeper insights and proven best practices. End-of-chapter projects bring together all the techniques you've learned, strengthening your understanding through real-world practice.
This book's approach fully reflects the authors' award-winning experience teaching PL/SQL programming to professionals at Columbia University. New database developers and DBAs can use its step-by-step instructions to get productive fast; experienced PL/SQL programmers can use this book as a practical solutions reference. Coverage includes
Mastering basic PL/SQL concepts and general programming language fundamentals, and understanding SQL's role in
PL/SQL
Using conditional and iterative program control techniques, including the new CONTINUE and CONTINUE WHEN statements
Efficiently handling errors and exceptions
Working with cursors and triggers, including Oracle 11g's powerful new compound triggers
Using stored procedures, functions, and packages to write modular code that other programs can execute
Working with collections, object-relational features, native dynamic SQL, bulk SQL, and other advanced PL/SQL capabilities
Handy reference appendices: PL/SQL formatting guide, sample database schema, ANSI SQL standards reference, and
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