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Oracle SQL Interactive Workbook,9780131002777
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Oracle SQL Interactive Workbook


Edition: 2nd
Author(s): Rischert, Alice
ISBN10:  0131002775
ISBN13:  9780131002777
Format:  Paperback
Pub. Date:  1/1/2003
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall Ptr

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SummaryTable of Contents
-- Unique workbook pedagogy with hands-on exercises, programming projects and a free Web-based training module.

-- Covers every key Oracle SQL concept: SQL*Plus, DDL, DML, DQL, the Oracle Data Dictionary, and more!

-- The author chairs the Database Application Development and Design track at Columbia University School of Continuing Education.

Oracle SQL Interactive Workbook is the fastest way to master Oracle SQL. This integrated book-and-Web learning solution teaches all the Oracle SQL skills you need, through hands-on, real-world labs, exercises, projects, and our great Web-based training site! Coverage includes every key Oracle SQL concept, including: entity-relationship diagrams, the SQL*Plus environment, SELECT and other statements, Boolean operations, joins, aggregate and not-aggregate functions.

(NOTE: All chapters conclude with Test Your Thinking.)
Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Introduction.
1. SQL and Data.

Data, Databases, and the Definition of SQL. Table Relationships. The Student Schema Diagram.

2. SQL: The Basics.
The SQL*Plus Environment. The Anatomy of a SELECT Statement. Editing a SQL Statement. The WHERE Clause: Comparison and Logical Operators. The ORDER BY Clause.

3. Character, Number, and Miscellaneous Functions.
Character Functions. Number Functions. Miscellaneous Single-Row Functions.

4. Date and Conversion Functions.
Applying Oracle's Date Format Models. Performing Date and Time Math. Using the New Oracle 9i DATETIME Datatypes. Performing Calculations with the INTERVAL Datatype. Converting from One Datatype to Another.

5. Aggregate Functions, Group By, and Having.
Aggregate Functions. The GROUP BY and HAVING Clauses.

6. Equijoins.
The Two-Table Join. Joining Three or More Tables.

7. Subqueries.
Simple Subqueries. Correlated Subqueries. Inline Views, Scalar Subquery Expressions, and the Subquery WITH Clause. ANY, SOME, and ALL Operators in Subqueries.

8. Set Operators.
The Power of UNION and UNION ALL. The MINUS and INTERSECT Set Operators.

9. Complex Joins.
Outer Joins. Self-Joins.

10. Insert, Update, and Delete.
Creating Data and Transaction Control. Updating and Deleting Data.

11. Create, Alter, and Drop Tables.
Creating and Dropping Tables. Altering Tables and Manipulating Constraints.

12. Views, Indexes, and Sequences.
Creating and Modifying Views. Indexes. Sequences.

13. The Data Dictionary and Dynamic SQL Scripts.
The Oracle Data Dictionary Views. Dynamic SQL Scripts.

14. Security.
Users, Privileges, Roles, and Synonyms.

15. Advanced SQL Queries.
Advanced SQL Concepts and Analytical Functions. ROLLUP and CUBE Operators. Hierarchical Queries.

16. SQL Optimization.
The Oracle Optimizer and Writing Effective SQL Statements.

Appendix A. Answers to Self-Review Questions.
Appendix B. SQL Formatting Guide.
Appendix C. SQL*Plus Command Reference.
Appendix D. Student Database Schema.
Appendix E. Table and Column Descriptions.
Appendix F. Additional Example Tables.
Appendix G. Navigating through the Oracle Documentation.
Appendix H. Resources.
Index.

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