Re: Learning Personal Oracle8i

Hello,

Go to amazon.com and do a search for "oracle8i starter kit", without the quotes. There is an Osborne series for Windows NT and Linux - "Oracle8i for Windows NT (or Linux) Starter Kit. There is also a SAMS publication that is similar to the Osborne series. I didn't find the dummies series very useful. You didn't mention the os you're using.

For databases an VBScript there is a WROX series called "ASP Databases". This book is pretty good. There is also an Instant SQL Programming book from WROX.

For perl you can get, from OReilly, the book "Programming the Perl DBI". You can get the DBI module from cpan.org.

If you know SQL then you'll have no time mastering the concepts from these books.

Regards,

LowJay wrote:

> I am recently laid off and I thought I would at least learn the concepts behind
> Oracle8i while I had the time. I know SQL and used it often in my last job.
> I downloaded Personal Oracle and installed it and then I bought Oracle8i DBA
> Handbook to try to get a handle on it, but the book does not seem to be written
> for Personal Oracle8i. It seems to be written for the Enterprise Edition. I
> also went and bought Oracle8i for dummies and now I feel like a dummy.
>
> I am more of a developer than I am an administrator and I am looking for a way
> to learn Oracle to at least a solid, BASIC level. I would like to be able to
> write a vbscript to access a database or use PERL to access Oracle.
>
> What resources are available to help me with this?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> TIA
Received on Tue Feb 26 2002 - 13:39:59 CST