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In article <ly895.3011$I76.224741_at_monger.newsread.com>, "Van Messner"
<vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote:
> All of Oracle's documentation is available on its web site for
> free although
> you may have to register as a developer - also free. The best
> book to start
> with is Oracle's concepts manual which helps you tie the various
> pieces
> together.
> Van
> Ethan Post <epost1NOepSPAM_at_yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:16d5c1ca.be755c70_at_usw-ex0101-008.remarq.com...
> > Start by by reading some books and watching online training.
> > Set up a Linux box or NT and order the CD's from Oracle and
> > start playing around with it.
> >
> > http://www.freetechnicaltraining.com/article_10.htm
> > http://technet.oracle.com
> >
> > -Ethan
> > http://www.gnumetrics.com
> >
> >
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> >
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No, don't read Oracle documentations, they are painful to read.
Start with CBT - computer based training. There are a number of good training CDs available. Try Learning Tree (www.learningtree.com).