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Oracle8i Advanced PL/SQL Programming

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I agree with the previous reviewer. If you own a copy of the version 8 book, you can definitely skip this one. The only new info included in this book is a survey of PL/SQL IDE's and their built-in debuggers (this might be the only added value to this edition), summary of Oracle8i PL/SQL new features, and Java external procedures. Other chapters are practically identical to those in the older edition. In fact, the chapter on the DBMS_LOB package has been removed from the printed version.

If you need to learn Oracle8i's new PL/SQL capabilities, pick up Steven Feuerstein's Guide.

Hello Oracle users. Oracle 8i pl/sql programming book is a very good reference book but if you have learned pl/sql using the Oracle 8 pl/sql programming book in the past then this book is not a good buy. Poor coverage of Java related programming and implementation in Oracle 8i database version. I would strongly recommend if you are planning on learning Java with Oracle then maybe you want to take a look at "Oracle 8i SQLJ programming book" also published by Oracle press. Most of this book is copy of Oracle 8 pl/sql programming book with few modified examples. Since I like Oracle 8 Pl/Sql programming book I will give this book also 4 stars.

This is a very good book that seems to cover most of the PL/SQL language. There are lots of great examples, but quite a number of the code examples, provided on CD, will not compile due to various errors (bad column names, datatype mismatches, etc). I was able to fix some of the errors, but not all, leaving me with lots of questions.

I bought this book just have a reference copy regarding PL/SQL. As oracle has come up with new version 8i and it's quite popular in the market so I wanted to have a book which can cover my PL/SQL concept and keep me up regarding latest update in 8i.
This book is a disappointment, may be a bad choice for me. It actually validate it title quite closely. It is absolutly an advance book not for beginner or middle level guys. If you are looking for a book which can give you all the concepts and advance then probably this is not the book for you.
This book really starts in advance mode. Even for the middle level guy like me I really feel to buy oracle 8 book instead of a Advance book like this.

This book explains Oracle8i PL/SQL features and could be used as guide or reference. Advanced Queueing, work with Blobs and many other packages are explained.

Simaply the best reference book for Oracle PL/SQL, I highly recomment this book to new users. Over all this is nice book to read and i recommend this to all my collegues and friends. Paper quality is Good and examples could have been better in terms of more elaboration as this is a new Oracle technologies book.