With this book, you willMaster standard SQL, as well as the extensions developed by Oracle Corporation for use with the specific features of the Oracle database. Explore PL/SQL (Procedural Language/SQL), which is built on top of SQL and enables you to write programs that contain SQL statements. Use SQL*Plus to execute SQL statements, scripts, and reports; SQL*Plus is a tool that allows you to interact with the database. Execute queries, inserts, updates, and deletes against a database. Create database tables, sequences, indexes, views, and users. Perform transactions containing multiple SQL statements. Define database object types and create object tables to handle advanced data. Use large objects to handle multimedia files containing images, music, and movies. Perform complex calculations using analytic functions.
Use all the very latest Oracle Database 11g features such as PIVOT and UNPIVOT, flashback archives, and much more.
Implement high-performance tuning techniques to make your SQL statements really fly.