Beginning Oracle PL SQL gets you started in using the built-in language that every Oracle
developer and database administrator must know. Oracle Database is chock-full of built-in
application features that are free for the using and PL SQL is your ticket to learning about
and using those features from your own code. With it you can centralize business logic in the
database you can offload application logic and you can automate database- and
application-administration tasks. Author Don Bales provides in Beginning Oracle PL SQL a
fast-paced and example-filled tutorial. Learn from Don s extensive experience to discover the
most commonly used aspects of PL SQL without wasting time on obscure and obsolete features.
The author takes his 20+ years of experience and a wealth of statistics he's gathered on PL SQL
usage over those years and applies the 80 20 rule: cover what's most needed and used by PL SQL
professionals and avoid what's not necessary! The result is a book that covers all the key
features of PL SQL without wasting your time discussing esoteric and obsolete parts of the
language. Learn what really matters so that you can get to work feeling confident with what
you know about PL SQL. Covers the key topics that matter including variables and datatypes
executing statements working with cursors bulk operations real-world objects debugging
testing and more. Teaches you to write production-level object-oriented PL SQL. You'll
explore relational PL SQL but unlike most other books on the subject this one emphasizes the
use of PL SQLs object-oriented features as well. Guides you in working through real examples of
using of PL SQL. You'll learn PL SQL by applying it to real-world business problems not by
heavy theory.
