Master PL/SQL through the hands-on exercises, extensive examples, and real-world projects inside this Oracle Press guide. Filled with best practices, Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming Workbook covers all the latest features and enhancements of the language. Mastery checks at the end of each chapter reinforce the material covered, and sample code from the book is available for download. Even experienced Oracle professionals will benefit from this practical resource.

Understand the Oracle development architecture and the mechanics of connections


Work with data types, structures, blocks, cursors, and PL/SQL semantics


Write, deploy, and use functions, procedures, and packages


Manage transactions and more


Use dynamic SQL statements in real-world applications


Support online transaction processing and data warehousing applications with external tables


Find syntax samples and best practices to solve problems


Write, deploy, and use object types


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Table of contents
Part I: PL/SQL Fundamentals; Chapter 1. Oracle Development Overview; Chapter 2. PL/SQL Basics; Chapter 3. Transaction Scope; Chapter 4. Error Management; Part II: PL/SQL Programming; Chapter 5. Functions; Chapter 6. Procedures; Chapter 7. Collections; Chapter 8. Packages; Chapter 9. Triggers; Chapter 10. Objects; Part III: PL/SQL Advanced Programming; Chapter 11. Dynamic SQL; Chapter 12. External Files; Part IV: Appendixes; Appendix A. Wrapping PL/SQL; Appendix B. PL/SQL Hierarchical Profiler; Appendix C. PL/Scope; Appendix D. PL/SQL Built-in Packages and Types; Appendix E. Mastery Check Answers; Index