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Mastering PL/SQL using various database tables Key Features _ Creating PL/SQL blocks using database tables. _ Cursors and Cursor For loops. _ Functions and Procedures in PL/SQL. _ Triggers and Packages. _ Exceptions in PL/SQL. _ Collections and its methods. Description This book helps you to improve your employability and job market so that you can sprint towards a rewarding career in the area of databases. . You will learn PL/SQL starting from fundamentals to advanced level. The detailed description of Cursors will enable you to write professional codes using Cursors in PL/SQL. You will learn how to raise exceptions when errors are encountered, create Triggers before/after a DML operation, create Functions /Procedures and packages.. By the end of the book, you will be able to use collections and also write advanced PL/SQL blocks using database tables with ease. What will you learn _ Get an overview of Control Structures and Loops in PL/SQL. _ Understand the working of Cursors and Cursor FOR LOOPS. _ Learn how to create triggers, packages, functions and procedures in PL/SQL. _ Learn how to handle errors by raising Exceptions. _ Learn how to use Collections in PL/SQL. Who this book is for This book is for those who want to learn PL/SQL and its applications in depth. It is also best suited for professionals looking to pursue a career in the area of databases as a Database Administrator /Developer. Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Pl/Sql 2. Pl/Sql Control Structures 3. Loops in Pl/Sql 4. Cursors in Pl/Sql 5. Exceptions in Pl/Sql 6. Procedures in Pl/Sql 7. Functions in Pl/Sql 8. Triggers in Pl/Sql 9. Packages in Pl/Sql 10. Pl/Sql Collections

If you have mastered the fundamentals of the PL/SQL language and are now looking for an in-depth, practical guide to solving real problems with PL/SQL stored procedures, then this is the book for you.

*Ideal for anyone who wants to learn SQL programming for Oracle database. *Author has 25 years of teaching experience; 14 years of curriculum develoment experience; 14 years of experience with the Orcle database. *Book can be used as collateral/handouts for SQL training courses at universities/ high schools.

This integrated learning solution teaches all the Oracle PL/SQL skills you need, hands-on, through real-world labs, extensive examples, exercises, and projects! Completely updated for Oracle 11g, Oracle PL/SQL by Example , Fourth Edition covers all the fundamentals, from PL/SQL syntax and program control through packages and Oracle 11g’s significantly improved triggers. One step at a time, you’ll walk through every key task, discovering the most important PL/SQL programming techniques on your own. Building on your hands-on learning, the authors share solutions that offer deeper insights and proven best practices. End-of-chapter projects bring together all the techniques you’ve learned, strengthening your understanding through real-world practice. This book’s approach fully reflects the authors’ award-winning experience teaching PL/SQL programming to professionals at Columbia University. New database developers and DBAs can use its step-by-step instructions to get productive fast; experienced PL/SQL programmers can use this book as a practical solutions reference. Coverage includes • Mastering basic PL/SQL concepts and general programming language fundamentals, and understanding SQL’s role in PL/SQL • Using conditional and iterative program control techniques, including the new CONTINUE and CONTINUE WHEN statements • Efficiently handling errors and exceptions • Working with cursors and triggers, including Oracle 11g’s powerful new compound triggers • Using stored procedures, functions, and packages to write modular code that other programs can execute • Working with collections, object-relational features, native dynamic SQL, bulk SQL, and other advanced PL/SQL capabilities • Handy reference appendices: PL/SQL formatting guide, sample database schema, ANSI SQL standards reference, and more

If you work with Oracle in any capacity, whether as a Java programmer, Database Administrator, or PL/SQL programmer, chances are good that you write SQL statements to query for data within the database. Knowledge of SQL, and particularly of Oracle's implementation of SQL, is the key to writing good queries in a timely manner. In this book, authors Sanjay Mishra and Alan Beaulieu share their knowledge of Oracle SQL, and show you many creative techniques that you can use to advantage in your own applications. Book jacket.

The authors have revised and updated this bestseller to include both the Oracle8i and new Oracle9i Internet-savvy database products.

Write powerful queries using as much of the feature-rich Oracle SQL language as possible, progressing beyond the simple queries of basic SQL as standardized in SQL-92. Both standard SQL and Oracle’s own extensions to the language have progressed far over the decades in terms of how much you can work with your data in a single, albeit sometimes complex, SQL statement. If you already know the basics of SQL, this book provides many examples of how to write even more advanced SQL to huge benefit in your applications, such as:Pivoting rows to columns and columns to rowsRecursion in SQL with MODEL and WITH clausesAnswering Top-N questionsForecasting with linear regressions Row pattern matching to group or distribute rowsUsing MATCH_RECOGNIZE as a row processing engineThe process of starting from simpler statements in SQL, and gradually working those statements stepwise into more complex statements that deliver powerful results, is covered in each example. By trying out the recipes and examples for yourself, you will put together the building blocks into powerful SQL statements that will make your application run circles around your competitors. What You Will LearnTake full advantage of advanced and modern features in Oracle SQL Recognize when modern SQL constructs can help create better applicationsImprove SQL query building skills through stepwise refinementApply set-based thinking to process more data in fewer queriesMake cross-row calculations with analytic functionsSearch for patterns across multiple rows using row pattern matchingBreak complex calculations into smaller steps with subquery factoring Who This Book Is For Oracle Database developers who already know some SQL, but rarely use features of the language beyond the SQL-92 standard. And it is for developers who would like to apply the more modern features of Oracle SQL, but don’t know where to start. The book also is for those who want to write increasingly complex queries in a stepwise and understandable manner. Experienced developers will use the book to develop more efficient queries using the advanced features of the Oracle SQL language.

SQL (Structured Query Language), the heart of a relational database management system, is the language used to query the database, to create new tables in the database, to update and delete fields, and to set access privileges. Aimed at everyone who needs to access an Oracle database using SQL, including developers, DBAs, designers, and managers, this book delivers all the information they need to know about standard SQL, and Oracle's extensions to it.