Re: Oracle SQLPlus books for newbie?

Richard B. Becker schrieb:
> I work for a computer software company, and I've just
> started to work with clients who are on the Oracle
> version of our software. Basically, our software writes
> a bunch of data to the Oracle database, and part of my job
> is to help my clients write reports on that data, research
> any scenarios where the program might be writing incorrect
> data, and help the clients modify data if the program (or
> the client) does something to mess it up.
>
> Unfortunately, my company's training methods are pretty weak,
> so I'm looking to buy a book or two to train myself on Oracle
> and SQLPlus. Obviously, playing around in the database using
> SQLPlus is the most important part to me, but I'd also like
> to learn what I can about installing and maintaining an
> Oracle datbase on NT and HP-Ux environments.
>
> At this point, all I know is the absolute basics of SQLPlus
> queries, and pretty much nothing else about Oracle databases.
> I was thinking that it might be best to get two books: one
> as an introductory "class" type book that goes through the
> basics (SQL for Dummies, perhaps?), and the other being a
> more encyclopedic reference to look up the more detailed
> questions that might come up.
>
> Does anyone have recommendations for the best books for
> this? Any advice would be appreciated!
>
> --Richard

Hi Richard,

are you using SQLPlus or the SQLPlus workbench? If it is the first, then i suggest you to have a look on other tools like TOAD from Quest Software (www.quest.com). There is free program version available.

In my opinion, SQLPlus is only good for executing scripts and not for realizing PL/SQL apps. The user interface is quite dumb.

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