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Write Powerful SQL Statements and PL/SQL Programs

Learn how to access Oracle databases through SQL statements and construct PL/SQL programs. Oracle Database 12c SQL offers complete coverage of the latest database features and techniques. Find out how to write SQL statements to retrieve and modify database information, use SQL*Plus and SQL Developer, work with database objects, write PL/SQL programs, use performance optimization techniques, incorporate XML, and more. This Oracle Press guide contains everything you need to know to master SQL.

Use SQL statements to access an Oracle database
Work with SQL*Plus and SQL Developer
Write PL/SQL programs
Create tables, sequences, indexes, views, and triggers
Design advanced queries containing complex calculations
Create database objects to handle abstract data
Use date, time stamp, and time interval data types
Establish user roles and privileges
Handle multimedia files using large objects
Tune SQL statements to make them execute faster
Generate, process, and store XML data
Master the very latest Oracle Database 12c features

Code examples in the book are available for download.

About the Author

Jason Price is a freelance consultant and former product manager at Oracle Corporation. He has contributed to many of Oracle's products and is an Oracle Certified Database Administrator and Application Developer. Price is the author of books on C#, Java programming, and Oracle Databases.

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