Re: Where do I start?

I'm just getting to Oracle myself so I have a perspective that many experienced users may have long forgotten. My first impression when introduced to Oracle was "holy #$&*" there's too much to learn.

As Mr. Bell pointed out you'll likely recieve instruction as to what you'll need to learn. In the mean time I would recommend reading Beginner's guide to Oracle from Oracle press. It'll give you an overview of the different packages oracle offers and give you some fundamentals.

No prior experience most likely means you won't need coding skills. However you will want understand the lingo.Therefore I think it would be more productive to familiarize yourself with db theory first. Any community college should have a course for this. Don't enroll in the course just buy the book they're using. At the same time you can practice w/ msaccess (I'm really sticking my neck out here recommending a MS product...but it has a graphical design enviornment and is relativly cheap.

You can practice w/ msaccess to create tables and queries. You can use the query wizard to build a query and then view the underlying SQL code that made the query. (word of caution here. vbSQL is not real SQL don't get too involved in the syntax for joining tables. It'll get you on your way though).

Once you're comfortable with msaccess stop using it! Uninstall it from your computer and smash the CD. Get Personal Oracle (I think it's still free on their website.) Now you can create tables and queries with SQL.

The Martian <dmcgrat1_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ub_F6.29563$U4.6400316_at_news1.rdc1.tn.home.com...
> There is a job opening up where I work in about 9 mos. working w/ Oracle.
> No prior experience is necessary; they will train whomever they select. I
> want to make myself as strong a candidate as I can, by starting to
> self-study. I have minimal experience as a coder (some Pascal, some
> FORTRAN, but not much of either). Where would be the best place for me to
> start studying? Thanks!
>
> Dave McGrath
> dmcgrat1_at_hotmail.com
>
>
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