The bestselling PL/SQL desktop reference--fully rewritten and expanded for Oracle Database 11g

Completely up-to-date for the new database release, this Oracle Press guide explains how to write robust, database-driven PL/SQL applications. Full details on the PL/SQL language, scripting semantics, and syntax are included. You will learn how to write powerful programs, interact with Oracle databases, perform complex calculations, and handle error conditions.

Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming features a real-world example that runs throughout the book to illustrate the programming techniques presented. The book explains how various programming concepts work as well as how components fit together to solve programming problems. Advanced topics such as Dynamic SQL and intersession communication are also included.

About The Author


Michael McLaughlin is a professor of Computer Information Technology at BYU-Idaho, the author of Oracle Database 10g Express Edition PHP Web Programming, and coauthor of the previous edition of this book. He has been working with PL/SQL since release 1.