See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.

14 used & new from £0.04
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Oracle: The Complete Reference (Oracle Press Series)
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Oracle: The Complete Reference (Oracle Press Series) (Paperback)

by George S. Koch (Author), Kevin Loney (Author, Editor)
2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


3 new from £29.19 11 used from £0.04
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Paperback (3rd Revised edition) 11 used & new from £3.89

Product details

  • Paperback: 1136 pages
  • Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill,U.S.; 4th Revised edition edition (1 Jan 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0078822858
  • ISBN-13: 978-0078822858
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.7 x 5.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,432,972 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

  • See Complete Table of Contents

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
Oracle Courses London
   www.london-campus.co.uk    Oracle 11g and OBIEE Courses State of the art Facilities London 
Official Oracle Training
   www.koenig-solutions.com    Official Course, on-site exam 1-on-1 training, from Any Date 
Oracle GUI admin tool
   www.Navicat.com/Oracle_tool    Manage and Develop your Oracle Easy-to-use, Powerful, Download now 
  
 

Product Description

Product Description
This reference contains details of all Oracle commands, functions, syntax, keywords, concepts and products. Examples are given of the effective use, design and maintenance of databases, plus an end-user guide to tuning SQL. The accompanying CD-ROM version includes all code and database tables.

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

6 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (3)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
2.8 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for anyone working with Oracle SQL, 11 Dec 1998
By A Customer
This book starts with a tutorial section that doesn't assume any Oracle knowledge, the 2nd half is reference. The online version on the CD is fairly clumsy in it's search capabilities.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Start With This Book, But You'll Finish With It..., 22 Jul 1998
By A Customer
The book definitely isn't a good starting place, and the copy protection on the CD is quite annoying, but still, overall, the book is extremely useful. It's reference is occasionally circular but exhaustive and invaluable when attempting to tune your database or use odd commands.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
1.0 out of 5 stars Take my Oracle reference....Please, 12 May 1998
By A Customer
The only thing "complete" about this book is how completely confused you will be if you expect to use this as a tutorial or reference and you have less than 5+ years of working experience with Oracle systems. The book reeks of being written by programmers who make bold assumptions as to what a person knows, often leaving gaping holes of critical information. The organization is just plain bad: It's not until Chapter 16 that you even learn how to create a table, after hundreds of pages of details on "complex possibilities". This book continuously puts advanced concepts in front of basic concepts and often ignores basic concepts altogether.

As a reference, the book is SORELY, SORELY lacking, with very few, if any examples of most SQL statements. Here's a classic example of the book's bad organization. You look up the TO_CHAR function, which converts a date or number to a character string and accepts a special format string, UNFORTUNATELY the specs on the format string are nowhere to be found; instead the book leads you on a wild scavenger hunt through hundreds of pages trying to find the information you seek. Perhaps by Oracle's attempt to integrate a tutorial with a reference they ended up botching both efforts.

With all this being said, I still have to admit that I use the book on a daily basis (embedded with post-its to mark the scattered info). It's often more efficient than wading through online documentation for quick info, and while I wouldn't consider it anywhere near a standard, it's the closest I've found to a useable reference -- but this says more about what's out there (or lack thereof) than the quality of this book.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars Take my Oracle reference....Please
The only thing "complete" about this book is how completely confused you will be if you expect to use this as a tutorial or reference and you have less than 5+ years of... Read more
Published on 12 May 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars CD does not have searchable electronic documentation
Inclusion of CD is misleading. It is copy protected and of very little value. This is the first book I have seen which deceives a customer.
Published on 23 April 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars The No.1 Oracle Encyclopedia : EXHAUSTIVE AND COMPLETE !
This is one of the very best books you will ever come across on Oracle. Current education units tend to make this powerful RDBMS seems very complex. Read more
Published on 21 April 1997

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]

   

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

The Body Shop

The Body Shop - Vitamin C Skin Boost
Protect and boost your glow with The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost.

›Shop The Body Shop

  

More From Kevin Loney

Oracle Database 11g...

Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook

The bestselling, comprehensive guide to Oracle database... Read more
£39.99 £19.99

 

A Close Shave

Philips Nivea Coolskin HS8060 Moisturizing Rotary Shaving System
For all types of hair removal, stay smooth with Amazon.co.uk.

›Discover Shaving & Hair Removal

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
4.5 out of 5 stars (72)£3.86
 Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
4.1 out of 5 stars (460)£6.49
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4.1 out of 5 stars (162)£3.99
 The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
4.2 out of 5 stars (80)£3.86

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates