This concise introduction to Oracle SQL is ideal for students in a database course that requires programming SQL. This book covers the basics of Oracle and includes new topics associated with web server programming. This v.8 edition includes new material on Pro*C++ and a new chapter on SQLJ (a new Java interface to Oracle and other databases). Oracle 8 Object features have also been added, and all of the book's examples are updated to reflect Oracle 8. The final chapter is composed of a number of sample projects and programming applications that implement these basic concepts.