Despite its wide availability and usage, few developers and DBAs have mastered the true power of Oracle SQLPlus. This bestselling book--now updated for Oracle 10g--is the only in-depth guide to this interactive query tool for writing SQL scripts. It's an essential resource for any Oracle user.The new second edition ofOracle SQLPlus: The Definitive Guide clearly describes how to perform, step-by-step, all of the tasks that Oracle developers and DBAs want to perform with SQLPlus--and maybe some you didn't realize you could perform.WithOracle SQLPlus: The Definitive Guide, you'll expertly:
- write and execute script files
- generate ad hoc reports
- extract data from the database
- query the data dictionary tables
- customize an SQLPlus environment
- and much more
It also includes a handy quick reference to all of its syntax options and an often-requested chapter on SQL itself, along with a clear, concise, and complete introduction.This book is truly the definitive guide to SQLPlus. It's an indispensable resource for those who are new to SQL*Plus, a task-oriented learning tool for those who are already using it, and an immediately useful quick reference for every user. If you want to leverage the full power and flexibility of this popular Oracle tool, you'll need this book.
Preface;Why I Wrote This Book;Objectives of This Book;What's New in the Second Edition?;Which Platform and Version?;Structure of This Book;Obtaining the Scripts and Sample Data;What About Those Names?;Conventions Used in This Book;Using Code Examples;Comments and Questions;Acknowledgments from the First Edition;Second Edition Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Introduction to SQL*Plus;1.1 What Is SQL*Plus?;1.2 History of SQL*Plus;1.3 Why Master SQL*Plus?;1.4 Creating and Loading the Sample Tables;Chapter 2: Command-Line SQL*Plus;2.1 Starting Command-Line SQL*Plus;2.2 Starting Windows SQL*Plus;2.3 Some Basiclƒe
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