# Paperback: 321 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.85 x 9.46 x 6.86
# Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates; (April 2002)
# ISBN: 0596001290
Authors offer the full range of Oracle SQL features that apply to query writing.
Discover ways to use Oracle's new analytic SQL features to write ranking queries,
lag and lead queries, and more. Softcover.
Few books on the market today go beyond discussing syntax and the barest
rudiments of using Oracle SQL. This book changes that, showing you how to
creatively leverage the full power of SQL to write queries in an Oracle
environment. This book shows you how to:
Leverage Oracle's vast library of built-in SQL functionsQuery time-based data,
and write joins involving date and time rangesUse Oracle SQL's hierarchical
query features to deal with data best represented in a tree formatUse DECODE and
CASE to implement conditional logic in your queriesUse Oracle's new, analytic
SQL features to write ranking queries, lag and lead queries, windowing queries,
and moreJoin data from two or more tables using the newly supported SQL92 join
syntax
In addition, the authors cover the full range of Oracle SQL features that apply
to query writing. You'll learn many creative techniques for writing effective,
good performing, and accurate queries.