Re: Good SQL book

Oracle7: The Complete Reference
George Koch and Robert Muller, ISBN 0-07-881919-9, published by McGraw Hill This book explains SQL*Plus, command and function syntax.

BM Lam wrote:

> My opinion on the book is:
>
> For someone more or less a layman to the programming craft, this book should
> be great bcos it explains the bits and bytes in great detail. But you are
> familiar with programming and want to get a quick start, the book might be
> dragging your feet as you browse thru the pages. Basically the same set of
> knowledge that the book conveys can be conveyed in maybe size of the page
> size or less. For example when covering a top (like cursor variable), it
> starts with different ways how you could do it incorrectly and then at the
> end it presents the right way to do it. As impatient as I was, I copied the
> first wrong code example I came across and fell into the pit, just to find
> out my mistake after I have read on. The point is, the code example does not
> conntain comments to make it clear that it is a bad example.
>
> Throughout the book, there quite many similar situation like that or the
> explanation is much too lengthy.
>
> mmacna_at_ftg-inc.com schrieb:
>
> > I use the Oralce PL/SQL Programming book from O'Reilly all the time. I
> > think it is a great reference. It also comes with a companion disk
> > with some good examples. If you want more, you can also go the website
> > referenced in the book to get more examples.
> >
> > In article <7hefic$3mi$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> > Todd Graham <board_shorts_at_my-dejanews.com> wrote:
> > > O'Reilly Press has recently published Oracle SQL*Plus, I looked at it
> > > recently and I looked pretty informative. It may be a little light on
> > > situational examples, but may be worth a look.
> > >
> > > In article <37355911.B6BFC9BE_at_home.com>,
> > > khanf_at_home.com wrote:
> > > > Can someone refer me a good SQL book, something
> > > > that covers all the basics and serves as a quick
> > > > reference as well.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Regards.
> > > >
> > > > Furkan
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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Received on Sun May 16 1999 - 11:04:19 CDT