Easy Oracle PLSQL Programming: Get Started Fast with Working PL/SQL Code Examples - Paperback

by John Garmany (Author)

This second edition, authored by distinguished Oracle veteran, John Garmany, is an indispensable guide for any Oracle professional who must quickly implement Oracle reporting. John's decades of SQL*Plus experience come to bear in this indispensible book. New tips and tricks have been included in this cutting edge edition. In this text, John Garmany leverages his ability to explain complex issues in plain English into a one-of-a-kind book for PL/SQL beginners. This book is intended for anyone who needs to extract Oracle data and format reports. John reveals even more secrets for quickly and easily producing stunning reports from Oracle. This second edition of Easy Oracle PL/SQL provides the reader with the tools needed to create, debug and execute PL/SQL code. The example driven methodology will have users coding basic PL/SQL blocks by the end of the first chapter. Each chapter builds on previous concepts, introducing increasingly more complex PL/SQL coding, while always focusing on readability and manageability. Each concept is introduced using multiple examples and each chapter has exercises to test knowledge. With Easy Oracle PL/SQL, the incredible power to use the Oracle Database in harmony with your application will be at your fingertips.

Author Biography

John Garmany is an OCP Certified Oracle DBA and a senior oracle DBA with Burleson Consulting. He is a writer for "Oracle Internals," "DBAZine," "www.SearchOracle.com," and "SELECT" magazine and the author of "Oracle 11g New Features," "Oracle RAC &Grid Turning with Solid-state Disk," and "Oracle Replication." He lives in Golden, Colorado. Donald K. Burlesonis one of the world's top Oracle Database experts with more than 20 years of full-time DBA experience. He has written 30 books, including "Oracle Data Mining" and" Oracle Shell Scripting," and serves as editor in chief of Rampant TechPress. He lives in Kittrel, North Carolina.