Introduces the programming techniques and software engineering methods needed to build powerful, reusable enterprise software components. Coverage includes the fundamentals of PL/SQL; rules-based development; data types and composite structures; important types of database triggers and packages; how to combine and partition software; Oracle interprocess communication, error handling, exceptions, embedded SQL, SQL Plus scriptwriting; and advanced features such as stored procedures. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
KEVIN T. OWEN is an Oracle database consultant based in the Washington, DC area.