Re: Best way to learn oracle basics - self study

    Buy the trial 8i CD. You don't have the hassle of downloading and you can load or reload products whenever you need them. This CD ships without Enterprise Manager, so also buy the 8.0.5 CD to get Enterprise Manager 1.6. Buying the CDs will also include the first few books you need to install Oracle and set up a simple database. Buy more Ram if you have to. Try for 192M or more. At some point you'll want to create a second database so you can learn about links.

    You definitely need the server edition, not the client, even if you're going to set it up on NT workstation.

    Oracle Press and O'Reilly both do good books, by and large. You can browse them at Barnes and Noble, then buy the ones you want at FatBrain and save money.

    Register yourself as a devloper at the Oracle technical site. It's free. Then you can access Oracle's own documentation. It's often better than commercial books. Join the IOUGA also.

    Every time you read about something interesting on forums like this, try it out. Make your own notebook in Word with a table of contents for things you discover or that are worth noting down.

    Oracle is very encouraging to people who want to learn their products. They're not going to give you free technical support but they'll provide just about anything else.

Jerry Gitomer <jgitomer_at_hbsrx.com> wrote in message news:7q1e2d$4mv$1_at_autumn.news.rcn.net...
> Hi Daisy,
>
> Download or buy the Trial version of the standard Oracle
> Workgroup Server for NT. Depending on how much RAM you have you
> should get 8.0.5 (you need at least 32MB of RAM) or 8i -- aka
> 8.1.5 which I understand should have 128MB for a single user.
>
> I can't make any useful suggestions on beginner level books since
> I know too much and don't have the patience to read them. There
> is an Oracle for Beginners book from Oracle Press which may prove
> useful. Once you understand it you may want to get copies of the
> DBA handbook and the Complete Reference. Both were authored by
> Kevin Loney and are also available from Oracle Press.
>
> regards and good luck
> Jerry Gitomer
>
>
> Daisy wrote in message <37c3ed58_at_news1.us.ibm.net>...
> >Hello:
> >
> >As a newbie I want some advice on what is the best way to learn
> oracle
> >fundamentals at home, basically sql, pl/sql and sql*plus.
> >
> >The courses offered by oracle are very expensive so I would like
> to study by
> >myself. Please tell me if I need to download the client and the
> server. I
> >looked up the free downloads page but I am confused as to which
> one would be
> >the best one to download.
> >
> >I have NT workstation 4.0 at home and also have access to a
> machine running
> >NT server.
> >
> >If there's is any other point that I need to keep in mind,
> please let me
> >know.
> >
> >Thanks for your help.
> >
> >I apologize if this is not the correct forum to post this
> message.
> >
> >Daisy
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Wed Aug 25 1999 - 18:46:15 CDT