Re: Drowning in Oracle...{Extreme Newbie}

Also, Oracle Complete Reference is very good for starter which is pulished by McGraw-Hill.

fred wrote:

> I've just started learning oracle myself.
> Oracle 8 for dummies was ok
> Oreilly's oracle design book was great, but not for db beginners
> I'd start with SQL in 21 days and get a 5$ copy of Personal oracle 8 from
> oracle.com
> goto the bookstore and find the one that lists your steps
> check out an oracle club in your area
> Oracle is hard to learn by yourself (my IQ 99.7% and it hasn't been easy)
> so don't get stressed out when you hit a perceived wall.:)
>
> Brian Lavender <brian_at_brie.com> wrote in article
> <368a9cf2.173044197_at_news.pacbell.net>...
> > If you are starting with Oracle I think you are way deep, because
> > there are some basics you will want to get. Oracle covers lots o
> > details which you might get bogged down with. I suggest getting
> > "Understanding SQL" by Martin Gruber and start with something
> > lightweight like Paradox.
> >
> > brian
> >
> > On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:30:25 -0600, "Kelly R. Kerr"
> > <interactive_at_multi-scribe.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Hey all!
> > >
> > >Can anyone tell me some good resources to find out the "basics" of
> > >Oracle 8. (Like how to create a db, how to enter data into that db, and
> > >
> > >how to manipulate the data once I have it entered?) I know these may
> > >seem like simple questions, but I have been trying to get through
> > >"Oracle8: A Beginner's Guide" as well as the "Oracle Documentation" and
> > >
> > >for some reason it is not sinking in.
> > >
> > >Basically what I am looking for is a step by step list of how to set up
> > >a db and then access it. (As usual time is not on my side.) Any help
> > >would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > --------
> > Brian E. Lavender
> > http://www.brie.com/brian/
> >
> > "For every complex problem, there is
> > a solution that is simple, neat, and
> > wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
> >
Received on Mon Jan 04 1999 - 06:54:07 CST