sql for dummies, 5th (2003)

... should probably know SQL before trying to use PL /SQL. This book assumes that you already know SQL. Ifyou haven’t mastered SQL, take a good long look at SQL For Dummies, 5th Edition, by Allen ... versions.The purpose of SQL and PL /SQL SQL is the industry standard language for manipulating DBMS objects. Using SQL, you can create, modify, or delete database objects. This part of SQL iscalled Data ... makes PL /SQL unique is its tight integration with SQL. It is easier andmore natural to embed SQL in PL /SQL than to do so in any other program-ming language. This makes PL /SQL ideal for writing...

... DBMS? 16The Scoop on SQL and PL /SQL 16The purpose of SQL and PL /SQL 17The difference between SQL and PL /SQL 18What’s new in Oracle SQL and PL /SQL? 18What Is PL /SQL Good For? 19Using database ... the information and test any code carefully before deploying it. The follow-ing are two particularly useful Web sites for obtaining the latest informationabout PL /SQL: 4Oracle PL /SQL For Dummies ... PL /SQL programmer without understanding a bit about SQL, so Chapter 6 discusses how SQL and PL /SQL can work together andintroduces cursors. (If you don’t know any SQL, this isn’t the book for...

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