Re: SQL Book Recommendation

J wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've done some searching on the forum/group here and I'm having a hard
> time trying to find a book that suits my needs. I'm looking for a
> book that I can use/reference to find how to use all of the various
> SQL commands in Oracle. I've had prior experience in Transact-SQL in
> my last job writing against a MS SQL Server. The book that I found
> and love is "The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL" by Ken Henderson. This
> book, IMHO, is the best, definite guide on how to query a database.
>
> Link here:
> http://www.amazon.com/Gurus-Guide-Transact-SQL-Ken-Henderson/dp/0201615762/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-2354524-8312132?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183663381&sr=8-2
>
> I'm trying to find this same book for Oracle, but I'm not sure if one
> exists. What I'm not looking for is a book that teaches you the
> administrative side of an Oracle server/db, database tuning, etc. I'm
> looking for a book that teaches all of the SQL commands (select,
> insert, pivot tables, subquerying, etc), how they work, and what the
> syntax is.
>
> Is there anything out there that has this?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jeff

There is no such book in Oracle as the product is far too rich in terms of features.

The books I'd recommend are any written by Tom Kyte but for the full documented capabilities go to http://tahiti.oracle.com.

For demos you can cut and paste to help you learn to use it: http://www.psoug.org and click on Morgan's Library.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org