Oracle Web Applications 101 [Paperback]

Sten E. Vesterli (Author)

Book Description

Series: Oracle | Publication Date: April 26, 2001

This resource gives an overview of the Oracle database and covers the five basic tools for Oracle web application development: PL/SQL and PL/SQL server pages, Oracle portal, Oracle designer, form and reports, Java servlets and Java server pages. The techniques and tools are detailed with comparisons and descriptions and hands-on exercises are interspersed throughout the book.

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From the Back Cover

Learn to build Web-based applications using Oracle development tools

Get step-by-step details on creating and deploying Web applications on Oracle servers.

Oracle Web Applications 101 discusses the Oracle9i Application Server architecture and explains how to build Web applications in five different ways--with Java servlets and JavaServer Pages, PL/SQL and PL/SQL Server Pages, Oracle Designer, Oracle Portal, and Oracle Forms and Reports. You'll learn how and when to use an HTML-based application, a Java applet-based application, or a code generation tool to build powerful Web applications.

• Understand how the components of the Oracle9i Application Server work together
• Install all the Oracle software you need to get started building Web applications
• Design HTML-based Web applications using Java servlets or JavaServer Pages
• Build HTML applications with PL/SQL stored procedures or PL/SQL Server Pages
• Create PL/SQL Web applications quickly and easily with Oracle Designer
• Use Oracle Portal to build application components, such as dynamic Web pages
• Web-enable existing client/server applications built with Oracle Forms and Reports

Officially authorized by Oracle Corporation, this hands-on resource shows you everything you need to know to get started building Oracle Web applications right away.

About the Author

Sten Vesterli (Switzerland) is an expert on Oracle Internet Technology and a frequent speaker at international Oracle conferences on this topic. An experienced Internet programmer, Sten also has experience with database design, Java programming and the latest Oracle software, including Oracle8 and 8i, Oracle Application Server 4.0 and Oracle Designer 6.0 and 6i. Currently working at Profitline, he designs system architecture, moving existing systems to a threetier solution.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (April 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072132213
• ISBN-13: 978-0072132212
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,002,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #75 in Books > Computers & Technology > Web Development > Web Servers

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific guide for beginners, August 22, 2001

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M. WILLIAMS (Las Vegas NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oracle Web Applications 101 (Paperback)

I'm totally new to Oracle, and this book was just what I needed. It led me through every step of installing and configuring Oracle Database, the Oracle Internet Application Server, plus all the tools needed to develop Oracle applications. Then it gave a separate chapter on 5 different methods of writing the applications, including Java, Pl/SQL, Portals, Forms Designer, and Oracle Developer. Everything was clearly laid out, step by step, so that by following the instructions given, I had working examples of all the methods. I especially appreciated chapter 5, Designing an HTML Application, where the author showed an excellent method for designing a web application, starting with storyboards, proceeding to flow diagrams, then writing the code, and then separating the business logic from the presentation code. Using easy to follow examples that lead you from start to finish, the author teaches good programming practices as well as the "how-to's". I'm also used to most books having many errors in them, so you have to troubleshoot to figure out what's supposed to happen. This book was very accurate and complete, and the code actually works. The code examples are also available for download from the website, so you don't have to do a lot of typing. I appreciated the author's clear, easy to understand language. His extensive knowledge of Oracle is evident in the way he made things simple for the beginner. I'll be looking for more books by this author.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what the doctor ordered!, December 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Oracle Web Applications 101 (Paperback)

I couldn't sing enough praises of this book! To be sure, the "beginner" that this is book is aimed at has some oracle development experience, but little - or as in my case - no web development experience. Having some pl/sql programming background, and wanting now to learn how to write web-enabled interfaces for my oracle apps, i couldn't have asked for a better-designed book.

First of all, it takes you through all the web-related jargon (for instance, the difference between a servlet and a server page), and explains how web and database apps fit in the overall scheme of things. Then it clearly demarcates the different approaches one could take to developing oracle web applications, and then - best of all - develops the same little app using each of those approaches.

Of course, there will be a lot more to learn, but this book will start you off right!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginner, August 6, 2001

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"laivincent" (Scarborough, On Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle Web Applications 101 (Paperback)

Oracle 101 Web applications is a very good book for the beginner of web development using oracle.

The book explains how to develope the Web application using the Oracle techology in a simple and understandable way. It includes the whole cycle of development such as step by step installation of the database, Web Server and Application Server, how to design the web page then how to use different techology (java servlet,jsp, psp,html) to code the web pages. The Author explains and compares the advantage and disadvantage of different language which make us to know when to use the corrent language. Also, the book can make you clearly understand how oracle achieve different new techology (jsp, servlet,psp,pl/sql) in Application server and Apache Server.

If you want to understand how Oracle can achieve the internet techology , this is a great book to start.