Oracle SQL by Example [With Free Web Access]

 “The book...has enough depth for even a seasoned professional to pick up enough tips to pay back the price of the book many times over.”

–Dr. Paul Dorsey, President Dulcian, Inc., and President, New York Oracle Users Group

“Students find Oracle SQL by Example to be extremely helpful not only to their coursework but also in preparing them for future careers as Oracle DBAs and developers. The layout of the text is conducive to the learning process. It introduces a concept and then reinforces that concept with an exercise.”

–Betsy Jenaway, Coordinator, Malcomb Operations, and Senior Lecturer College of Management, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI

The World's #1 Hands-On Oracle SQL Workbook–Fully Updated for Oracle 11g

Crafted for hands-on learning, tested in classrooms worldwide, and reorganized to deliver more skills even faster, this bookilluminates every Oracle SQL technique you need to know. Thoroughly updated for Oracle 11g, it focuses on the tasks that matter most, from simple queries to advanced data warehousing, and adds detailed coverage of Oracle’s powerful new SQL Developer tool. Step by step, hundreds of guided lab exercises will systematically strengthen your expertise in writing effective, high-performance SQL. You’ll acquire a powerful arsenal of useful skills–and an extraordinary library of real-world solutions.

100% focused on Oracle SQL for Oracle 11g, today's #1 database platform–not “generic” SQL!

Understand the role of SQL, and key concepts such as data normalization and schema.

Master core SQL techniques, including SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, and more.

Make the most of functions: character, number, date, conversion, aggregate, and more.

Build effective queries, subqueries, and joins–including complex joins.

Work with tables, indexes, sequences, views, the Data Dictionary, and regular expressions.

Secure databases using Oracle users, privileges, roles, and synonyms.

Explore Oracle 11g’s advanced data warehousing features.

Optimize Oracle SQL query performance.

Avoid common pitfalls and solve common mistakes.

For every database developer, administrator, designer, or architect, regardless of experience!

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1: SQL and Data

Chapter 2: SQL: The Basics

Chapter 3: The WHERE and ORDER BY Clauses

Chapter 4: Character, Number, and Miscellaneous Functions

Chapter 5: Date and Conversion Functions

Chapter 6: Aggregate Functions, GROUP BY, and HAVING Clauses

Chapter 7: Equijoins

Chapter 8: Subqueries

Chapter 9: Set Operators

Chapter 10: Complex Joins

Chapter 11: Insert, Update, and Delete

Chapter 12: Create, Alter, and Drop Tables

Chapter 13: Indexes, Sequences, and Views

Chapter 14: The Data Dictionary, Scripting and Reporting

Chapter 15: Security

Chapter 16: Regular Expressions and Hierarchical Queries

Chapter 17: Exploring Data Warehousing Features

Chapter 18: SQL Optimization

Appendix A: Answers to Quiz Questions

Appendix B: SQL Formatting Guide

Appendix C: SQL*Plus Command Reference

Appendix D: STUDENT Database Schema

Appendix E: Table and Column Descriptions

Appendix F: Additional Example Tables

Appendix G: Navigating through the Oracle Documentation

Appendix H: Resources

Appendix I: Oracle Data Types

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