Oracle Database 11g SQL (Oracle Press)

There are some things it doesn't cover, but it's a good basis for Oracle SQL. There's definitely some topics you'll have to look up, but it's given me most of what I need to learn about it.

This book is good for beginner and intermediate users. When I bought the book last year, I was intermediate SQL and beginner Oracle. On my previous database projects, I used SQL Server and Sybase and used GUIs to create my tables and relationships. My current project requires PL/SQL scripts that can be run in batch. Since I had done a lot of DML (Data Manipulation Language, e.g., SELECT), little DDL (Data Definition Language, e.g., CREATE TABLE), and virtually no Oracle, I needed help! This book rescued me. This is now my main reference for SQL, and especially Oracle-specific SQL. It has many examples of SQL for specific basic tasks. Not system administration tasks, mind you, but DML and DDL. These examples are the biggest strength. Oracle's syntax flowcharts and O'Reilly's "SQL In A Nutshell" are fine, but I need examples. "Show me". One last note: the book is a SQL book, not a PL/SQL book. If you need to do PL/SQL you will need another PL/SQL-specific book.

I needed a refresher to my SQL knowledge and this book was put together extremely well given other books I've studied. I powered through it with ease. I'm always elated when someone values their craft so highly.

The book explains the subject matter in fullest details. The book begins by explaining SQL language then it goes through various Oracle query tools. The book suits novice and professionals and it is read from cover to cover.

Well I dont have much to say on this product since I was majoring in business applications programming but I have decided to change majors due to me not being able to understand none of this stuff.I thought this was going to be easy but its not for me.Everything the teacher at my school was teaching seemed pretty hard to understand and remember since its all about codes and abbreviating things and giving commands to pull things out of a specifc location of a chart or table.Idk how all this stuff works.Anyways the book arrived in good condition,no scratches,or bends,brand new.Well thats all I have to say since I didnt really use it,I will now be selling it since I dont need it anymore.

Exactly what I wanted. Good buying experience. On time delivery. No issues. Very much satisfied.

I have been using this book primarily as a reference and for that purpose it does a very good job. It does not go into all the detail I want but it often gets me pointed in the right direction. My ability to write Oracle queries has improved as a result of purchasing this book. The book is written as a training resource and if I was following that intent I would be satisfied but definitely looking for additional resources if I were pursuing an Oracle certification. This is definitely a book for someone who needs a quick reference and has little to no experience with Oracle query writing. To get five stars from me, it would need to go into more detail or provide references to materials that would go further into specialized topics. One reference I would like to recommend is Oracle’s message page: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e17766/intro.htm . This is a good place to go if you need to quickly identify errors with returns that may be vaguely written.

Great book. Really gives examples or every query. Worth gold. If you want to learn about SQL this is the book.

Excelent :)

Great book for quick reference