Oracle SQL Plus

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Despite its wide availability and usage, few developers and DBAs have mastered the true power of Oracle SQL*Plus. This book is an in-depth guide to this interactive query tool for writing SQL scripts. It describes how to perform, step-by-step, all of the tasks that Oracle developers and DBAs want to perform with SQLPlus. With this guide, you'll expertly: write and execute script files, generate ad hoc reports, extract data from the database, query the data dictionary tables, customize an SQLPlus environment, and much more. It includes a handy quick reference to all of its syntax options and a chapter on SQL itself, along with a clear, concise, and complete introduction. This book is a definitive guide to SQLPlus, serving as an indispensable resource for those who are new to SQLPlus, a task-oriented learning tool for those who are already using it, and a useful quick reference for every user. If you want to leverage the full power and flexibility of this popular Oracle tool, you'll need this book.