Write Powerful SQL Statements and PL/SQL Programs

Learn how to access Oracle databases through SQL statements and construct PL/SQL programs. Oracle Database 12c SQL offers complete coverage of the latest database features and techniques. Find out how to write SQL statements to retrieve and modify database information, use SQL*Plus and SQL Developer, work with database objects, write PL/SQL programs, use performance optimization techniques, incorporate XML, and more. This Oracle Press guide contains everything you need to know to master SQL.

Use SQL statements to access an Oracle database

Work with SQL*Plus and SQL Developer

Write PL/SQL programs

Create tables, sequences, indexes, views, and triggers

Design advanced queries containing complex calculations

Create database objects to handle abstract data

Use date, time stamp, and time interval data types

Establish user roles and privileges

Handle multimedia files using large objects

Tune SQL statements to make them execute faster

Generate, process, and store XML data

Master the very latest Oracle Database 12c features

Code examples in the book are available for download.