Oracle in a Nutshell (Paperback)

~ (Author), David C. Kreines (Editor)

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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

Product Description

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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Product Details

• 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

By	"[e-mail]" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything All In One Place, February 18, 2003

By	Beth Rice Lewis "jhlblr" (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Oracle work, June 17, 2003

By	"longhornjim" (Austin) - See all my reviews

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.