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"In short this is a well-written book that provides a wealth of information in a highly condensed form." - James Robert, Cvu, August 2003


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Introduced a quarter-century ago, the Oracle database remains the leading enterprise relational database management system (RDBMS) in the world. Oracle is a complex system, offering a myriad of products, languages, and tools. Frequent updates, releases, and editions complicate the ability of Oracle users to keep up with the huge amounts of frequently changing information about the database and its capabilities. The goal of Oracle in a Nutshell is to pull together the most essential information on Oracle architecture, syntax, and user interfaces. The content and format of this book, an admirable addition to O'Reilly's respected In-a-Nutshell line, combine to boil down vital Oracle commands, language constructs, parameters, and file formats in a succinct and highly accessible desktop reference. Oracle in a Nutshell covers the information that database administrators PL/SQL and Java developers, and system, network, and security administrators need as they manage Oracle databases and write code for these databases.

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  • Paperback: 912 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (December 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0596003366
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596003364
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #860,350 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For experienced developers, October 23, 2003
I agree with another reviewer who said if you know Oracle this could be the book for you. I'm tired of digging through huge books to answer a simple syntax question. This book enables me to get concise answers quickly. But, if you're an Oracle neophyte this is NOT the book for you.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything All In One Place, February 18, 2003
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This book is a terrific reference. I love having one place to look for all of those "simple" questions that come up -- the syntax for a particular function, how to format a column heading in SQL*Plus, what does a particular function from a package do. It comes in very handy when reading someone else's code. This book does not bog you down with lengthy explanations. It is not intended to replace training. It just pulls everything together in one place. If you're going to buy one Oracle book, this is it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Oracle work, June 17, 2003
This is a huge book, and it's tough to consider it a "nutshell" (I'd hate to see the squirrel)---but it is far and away the most accurate and complete of all the Oracle mega-references out there. If you've tried to muddle through Oracle documentation, this is really a breath of fresh air.
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1.0 out of 5 stars This is sad
This is a prime example of a book trying to be all things and falling to be anything at all.

It is to big to be a quick ref and to small to be anything else... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Marc Grundfest

4.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need but organization might be better?
I am an experienced developer who purchased this book as a quick reference because I don't always have time to hack through the Oracle documentation. Read more
Published on November 11, 2005 by Matt D from DC

1.0 out of 5 stars No Star
Well , yes the so often chosen approach by technical book writers, of lets make it very large with lot's of STUFF, so it sells, which unfortunately most of the time does work. Read more
Published on December 14, 2004 by Robert Gloor

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable. But experienced DBAs only please!
When I purchased Oracle in a Nutshell I thought I would need to buy another book for a quick reference to the data dictionary views but to my pleasant surprise these were included... Read more
Published on April 23, 2004 by Ben Smith

2.0 out of 5 stars Inconvenient and Uneducational
This book was very disappointing. It contains very few examples of anything. While it is useful (though cumbersome) to determine the syntax of Oracle commands, it provides no... Read more
Published on February 12, 2004 by S. Warren

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
As an Oracle developer, I don't get much use out of this book. I rarely find an answer quickly.
Published on December 6, 2003 by A. S. Drury

2.0 out of 5 stars This reference misses tons of basics
If you know Oracle and SQL well, this might be the book for you.
I have a MS in CS and this book (2003 edition) sucks. Read more
Published on October 14, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference
As an Oracle developer, I have been frustrated reading all the Oracle documentations. It's hard to locate what you want to know in those big and thick documentations. Read more
Published on March 20, 2003 by conniezhao

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Book
You might think that 900+ pages is a big nutshell, but they couldn't have done Oracle justice in fewer. Read more
Published on February 28, 2003 by Michael Milligan

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD PRACTICAL PRESENTATIONS
This well-written multi-purpose 'Oracle' text has managed to track changes, and keep pace with all the recent developments in the software arena. Read more
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