Oracle8 Bible [Paperback]

Carol McCullough-Dieter (Author), Jatinder Prem (Author), Ramesh Chandak (Author), Purshottam Chandak (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764531980 | ISBN-13: 978-0764531989 | Publication Date: June 11, 1998

The Oracle8 Bible is a comprehensive guide to the Oracle8 Enterprise Package. It supplies in-depth coverage of the latest Oracle8 tools as well as various commands and techniques for effectively managing and delivering large amounts of data with Oracle8. Using step-by-step instructions and plenty of samples, author Carol McCullough-Dieter explains important topics such as Object-relational database design, data backup and recovery, auditing, and partitioning. Part introductory tour, part reference guide, the Oracle8 Bible is an essential resource for novice Oracle developers and veteran database administrators alike.

The CD-ROM includes all the samples and SQL code in the book as well as a fully searchable version of Oracle8 Bible.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Carol McCullough-Dieter's massive Oracle8 Bible covers the extensive capabilities of Oracle8 from the ground up, including new features such as its object-relational model. The author covers basic Oracle8 tools, such as Enterprise Manager, SQL*Plus, and the basics of database design and PL/SQL. Along with this basic knowledge is a tour of Oracle8's cutting-edge features, including partitioning and performance tweaking for very large databases and working with objects. Bundled with more than 400 pages of reference material on all the commands available in PL/SQL and SQL*Plus, this is a truly comprehensive guide to the essential features of Oracle8. This resource will benefit beginning through advanced Oracle8 users. --Richard Dragan

From the Back Cover

If Oracle8 can do it, you can do it too … Find out how to use Oracle8 to manage and deliver large amounts of data to a large number of users — reliably, securely, and economically. Using step-by-step instructions and lots of sample Tables, Oracle expert Carol McCullough-Dieter details all of Oracle8's tools and commands and provides proven techniques for Object-relational database design, data backup and recovery, auditing, and partitioning. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Oracle8

• Get a complete overview of Oracle8's new Object-relational concepts
• Master its core utilities and primary client tools, including the new Enterprise Manager
• Learn the ins and outs of Tables, Users, Roles, Indexes, Synonyms, and views
• Find out how to use SQL*Plus and PL/SQL commands to define and manipulate data
• Monitor, diagnose, and tune databases for maximum performance
• Understand the features and functions of the Recovery Manager
• Partition Tables and Indexes on Very Large Databases (VLDBs)
• Find out how to combine relational Tables and Objects

All the sample Tables and SQL code discussed in the book on CD-ROM Plus a fully searchable version of the book! www.idgbooks.com System Requirements: 486DX or higher; 64MB RAM; 150MB hard disk space (for Windows NT), CD-ROM drive; active Internet connection

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1140 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (June 11, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764531980
• ISBN-13: 978-0764531989
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,124,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Re: It is a Favorite for Newbies, January 10, 2000

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"sinaj" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle8 Bible (Paperback)

<Oracle 8 Bible> is my first purchase on Oracle stuffs. For a naive newbie, it is appealing since it has a lot of pictures and a step by step walkthrough on different aspects of Oracle. Each concept is explained in quite a simple way. Even today, I still find the discussion on import/export very useful and I keep on referring them from time to time.

The book is intended for the newbie market. You will be disappointing if you have quite substantial experience and want the book a great reference. For one thing, the book focuses too much on Oracle in the NT environment and you will find helpless if you are working in an Unix environment.

I still make use of its reference from time to time. Its command reference is still much easy and clear to use than the Oracle manual.

In a word, it would be a great "bible" for newbies.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginner's Source of Information - Oracle8 Bible, January 31, 2000

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Bill McCarthy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle8 Bible (Paperback)

As a novice in using Oracle, I found this book to be most invaluable for clearing up the finishing details for Oracle database manipulation. I had no experience with Oracle8 and when asked to set up a server and workstation with Oracle then create a database and a front-end I was a little intimidated. I used "Oracle8 on Windows NT" by Lillian Hobbs to get it going, "The SQL Guide to ORACLE", by Rick F. van der Lans to get a feel for SQL commands and now "Oracle8 Bible" has become my reference of choice. It is very comprehensive (as far as this rookie can tell), the examples are clear and concise, and I look forward to trying out the ideas put forth regarding Oracle8 Object and Large Object Datatypes. Thanks Carol

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for Beginners and intermediate designers/DBA, February 4, 2000

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Dastagir Saiyed (United States Of America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oracle8 Bible (Paperback)

You must read the book from the start to the end. Understand and practice well to get the knowledge the book likes to deliver. When you finish the book, you will feel, you know how to design and Adminstrate the Oracle databases. Practically you should work on the book examples as well as your own. Just reading will not help you.

Well explained & systematically topic by topic structured book. Serious readers can go through it. You will not be disappointed.