Oracle SQL*Plus Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
Oracle SQL*Plus Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) by Jonathan Gennick
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 160
- ISBN:
- 0596008856
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
- Publication Date:
- Nov. 11, 2004
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 1597
This portable, quick-reference guide is a must-have for developers and DBAs looking to maximize use of SQL*Plus. The new third edition of the' Oracle SQL*Plus Pocket Reference' updates the SQL*Plus syntax and format options for Oracle Database 10g, Oracle's latest database release.
Reviews for Oracle SQL*Plus Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
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Taught me a thing or two
Rated out of 5 stars, June 12th, 2003
I've been in Oracle development for quite a while, and find that as the toolset develops, it becomes more difficult to remember everything that Oracle introduces on each new release. This book is an excellent, concise reference book, excellent for jogging the memory. Additionally, it had a couple of topics which I wasn't aware of and I've since used them on a live problem, so for me the book has already paid for itself. One critisism though, was I couldn't find information on the CUBE and ROLLUP functions. It covers 'GROUP BY' so I thought that it would have these too. This is a minor point, but is reflected in the four star rating. Highly recommended as a dip-in reference. -
Good quick reference book
Rated out of 5 stars, June 12st, 2000
If you're looking for a compact quick reference book on SQL*Plus then this'll do the job. The second half the text is purely given over to listing the commands in alpha order, with short examples, but if you want more on SQL query statements (other than "select"), then look elsewhere. On the whole, it does what it sets out to do.