Oracle and PL/SQL Recipes A Problem-Solution Approach

Oracle PL/SQL Recipes is your go to book for PL/SQL programming solutions. It takes a task-oriented approach to PL/SQL programming that lets you quickly look up a specific task and see the pattern for a solution. Then it's as simple as modifying the pattern for your specific application and implementing it. And you’re done and home for dinner.

Oracle PL/SQL Recipes is another in Apress’ ongoing series of recipe books aimed at Oracle practitioners. The recipe format is ideal for the busy professional who just needs to get the job done.

• Covers the most common PL/SQL programming problems
• Presents solutions in ready-to-use format
• Stays short and to-the-point

1. PL/SQL Fundamentals
2. Essential SQL
3. Looping and Logic
4. Functions, Packages, and Procedures
5. Triggers
6. Type Conversion
7. Numbers, Strings, and Dates
8. Dynamic SQL
9. Exceptions
10. PL/SQL Collections and Records
11. Automating Routine Tasks
12. Oracle SQL Developer
13. Analyzing and Improving Performance
14. Using PL/SQL on the Web
15. Java in the Database
16. Accessing PL/SQL from JDBC, HTTP, Groovy, and Jython
17. Unit Testing With utPLSQL

Josh Juneau has been developing software since the mid-1990s. PL/SQL development and database programming was the focus of his career in the beginning, but as his skills developed, he began to use Java and later shifted to it as a primary base for his application development. Josh has worked with Java in the form of graphical user interface, web, and command-line programming for several years. During his tenure as a Java developer, he has worked with many frameworks such as JSF, EJB, and JBoss Seam. At the same time, Josh has extended his knowledge of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) by learning and developing applications with other JVM languages such as Jython and Groovy. His interest in learning new languages that run on the JVM led to his interest in Jython. Since 2006, Josh has been the editor and publisher for the Jython Monthly newsletter. In late 2008, he began a podcast dedicated to the Jython programming language.