Beginning Oracle SQL is your introduction to the interactive query tools and specific dialect of SQL used with Oracle Database. The book is a revision of the classic Mastering Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus by Lex de Haan, and has been updated to cover developments in Oracle's version of the SQL query language. Written in an easygoing and example-based style, Beginning Oracle SQL is the book that will get you started down the path to successfully writing SQL statements and getting results from Oracle database.

• Takes an example-based approach, with clear and authoritative explanations


• Introduces both SQL and the query tools used to execute SQL statements


• Shows how to create tables, populate them with data, and then query that data to generate business results