Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference

Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference

by Steven Feuerstein
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(60 votes)

The fourth edition of this popular pocket guide provides quick-reference information that will help you use Oracle's PL/SQL language, including the newest Oracle Database 11g features.

It's a companion to Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl's bestselling Oracle PL/SQL Programming.

This concise guide boils down the most vital PL/SQL information into an accessible summary of:Fundamental language elements (e.

, block structure, datatypes, declarations)Statements for program control, cursor management, and exception handlingRecords, procedures, functions, triggers, and packagesCalling PL/SQL functions in SQLCompilation options, object-oriented features, collections, and Java integrationThe new edition describes such Oracle Database 11g elements as PL/SQL's function result cache, compound triggers, the CONTINUE statement, the SIMPLE_INTEGER datatype, and improvements to native compilation, regular expressions, and compiler optimization (including intra-unit inlining).

In addition, this book now includes substantial new sections on Oracle's built-in functions and packages.

When you need answers quickly, the Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference will save you hours of frustration.

First published
2007
Publishers
O'Reilly Media· Incorporated
Subjects
Oracle sql

Like all of O'Reilly's pocket reference books, this is not to be used for learning PL/SQL. But for those who already know the language (or, like myself, knew it once upon a time), this is the best reference for quickly checking syntax or similar points quickly.

Great reference.

Answers 90% of the questions I used to go to my full size book to find.However, I still consider it a supplement to the real book NOT a replacement.

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