Re: Advice on Learning Oracle?

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:56:33 -0000
Message-ID: <92f2oi$hsh$1_at_soap.pipex.net>


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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Murf" <smurphy_at_triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:92dnbq$uq3$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...

> That "Complete Reference" is not exactly a beginner's book, but it is
> certainly complete! If your employer has had Oracle loaded onto your
> machine, you should have also had the documentation loaded. This
> documentation is a good place for explaining some of the things that
> the huge book talks about.
>
> You should also have a paid registration to Oracle's site, where they
> offer help support and tidbits of info that the rest of us can't get to.
> -Murf
>
> In article <24di4tsagdcf6au3nhf2ieo1raqdtbo9vi_at_4ax.com>,
> Zatherus <zatherus_at_theriver.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:41:30 GMT, David Fitzjarrell <oratune_at_aol.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >In article <JerL5.375900$i5.6111462_at_news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com>,
> > > "Lamar Thomas" <lamart_at_home.com> wrote:
> > >> Hi All,
> > >>
> > >> I would like to learn Oracle Database. My company made me an offer
to stay
> > >> on with them. Among the many other offers they made, they offered
to send
> > >> me to an Oracle class and let me learn Oracle for personal/career
growth. I
> > >> am not a programmer (however I do understand the concepts, I work
for a
> > >> software company and have read a book or two). I also have read a
book on
> > >> MS Access and have taken an Access class at our local college. I
am a
> > >> Network Administrator and I am Microsoft Certified.
> > >>
> > >> I just wanted to know what is a GOOD book for a beginner so I can
read it
> > >> before I take a class. The way I look at it is if I learn the
basics on my
> > >> own, then I can have the company pay for an intermediate class.
They are
> > >> also paying for a UNIX/Linux class that I start tomorrow. Thanks
for your
> > >> help.
> > >>
> > >> Regards
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >The text I teach from is "Oracle 8i: The Complete Reference" from
> > >Oracle Press. It covers, quite well, the concepts and skills needed
to
> > >effectively interact with an Oracle instance. Also provided with the
> > >book is the "On-line Reference" that you can install on your PC and
> > >have a ready reference available.
> >
> > Also, anything from TUSC is EXCELENT. They have written some of the
> > Oracle Press books.
> >
> >
>
> --
> -Murf
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