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Product Description: Support for regular expressions in SQL and PL/SQL is one of the most exciting features of Oracle Database 10G. Oracle has long supported the ANSI-standard LIKE predicate for rudimentary pattern matching, but regular expressions take pattern matching to a new level...read more

Discusses the command line SQL and PL/SQL language interface and reporting tool, providing information about its syntax and format elements.

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A complete guide to SQL*Loader, a utility used to move data from external files into an Oracle database, offers step-by-step instruction in the various applications of SQL*Loader, providing a task-oriented approach that covers the latest Oracle 8 and Oracle 8i features. Original. (Beginner/Intermediate) (view table of contents)

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Product Description: This pocket reference provides quick reference information that will help you use SQLPlus, Oracle's interactive query tool. It summarizes all of the SQLPlus syntax, including the syntax for new Oracle8i release 8.1.6 features.SQLPlus is available at every Oracle site--from the largest data warehouse to the smallest single-user system--and it's a critical tool for virtually every Oracle user...read more

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Product Description: Sams Teach Yourself PL/SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition, quickly empowers you to create your own Oracle solutions with PL/SQL. Completely revised to cover Oracles 8i, the book provides guidance and direction, leading you through a progression of topics that begin with the basic building blocks of PL/SQL, and ending with in-depth discussions of the more commonly used advanced features of Oracle's database programming environment...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

An interactive guide to Oracle's intensive query tool, SQL* Plus, discusses its powerful features, furnishes a syntax quick reference, and explains how to write and execute script files, generate reports, extract data from the database, utilize new administrative features, query data dictionary tables, and more. Original. (Intermediate) (view table of contents)

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