Michael Rosenblum & Paul Dorsey 
Oracle PL / SQL For Dummies 

Find tips for creating efficient PL/SQL code

If you know a bit about SQL, this book will make PL/SQL
programming painless!

The Oracle has spoken–you need to get up to speed on
PL/SQL programming, right? We predict it’ll be a breeze with this
book! You’ll find out about code structures, best practices, and
code naming standards, how to use conditions and loops, where to
place PL/SQL code in system projects, ways to manipulate data, and
more.

Discover how to

* Write efficient, easy-to-maintain code

* Test and debug PL/SQL routines

* Integrate SQL and PL/SQL

* Apply PL/SQL best practices

* Use new features introduced in Oracle 9i and 10g

Table of Content

Introduction.

Part I: Basic PL/SQL Concepts.

Chapter 1: PL/SQL and Your Database.

Chapter 2: The PL/SQL Environment.

Part II: Getting Started with PL/SQL.

Chapter 3: Laying the Groundwork: PL/SQL Fundamentals.

Chapter 4: Controlling Program Flow.

Chapter 5: Handling Exceptions.

Chapter 6: PL/SQL and SQL Working Together.

Part III: Standards and Structures.

Chapter 7: Putting Your Code in the Right Place.

Chapter 8: Creating Naming Standards.

Chapter 9: Creating Coding Standards.

Part IV: PL/SQL Data Manipulations.

Chapter 10: Basic Datatypes.

Chapter 11: Advanced Datatypes.

Part V: Taking PL/SQL to the Next Level.

Chapter 12: Transaction Control.

Chapter 13: Dynamic SQL and PL/SQL.

Chapter 14: PL/SQL Best Practices.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten PL/SQL Tips.

Chapter 16: Ten Common Mistakes to Avoid in PL/SQL.

Index.

About the author

Michael Rosenblum is originally from Kremenchuk, Ukraine. In
2000, he moved to the United States, where he lives with his family
in Edison, New Jersey. He works as a Development DBA at Dulcian,
Inc. Michael is responsible for system tuning and application
architecture. He also supports Dulcian developers by writing
complex PL/SQL routines and researching new features. He is a
frequent presenter at various regional and national Oracle user
group conferences.

In his native Ukraine, he received the scholarship of the President
of Ukraine, a Masters Degree in Information Systems, and a Diploma
with Honors from the Kiev National University of Economics,
Ukraine.

Dr. Paul Dorsey is the founder and President of Dulcian,
Inc. (www.dulcian.com), an Oracle consulting firm that specializes
in business rules-based Oracle Client-Server and Web custom
application development. He is the chief architect of
Dulcian’s Business Rules Information Manager (BRIM®)
tool.

Paul is the co-author of seven Oracle Press books that have been
translated into nine languages: Oracle JDeveloper 10g
Handbook, Oracle9i JDeveloper Handbook, Oracle JDeveloper 3
Handbook, Oracle Designer Handbook (2 editions), Oracle
Developer Forms and Reports: Advanced Techniques and Development
Standards, Oracle8 Design Using UML Object Modeling. In
2003, he was honored by ODTUG as volunteer of the year, in 2001 by
IOUG as volunteer of the year and by Oracle as one of the six
initial honorary Oracle 9i Certified Masters. Paul is an
Oracle Fusion Middleware Regional Director. He is the President of
the New York Oracle Users’ Group and a Contributing Editor of
the International Oracle User Group’s SELECT Journal. He is
also the founder and chairperson of the ODTUG Business Rules
Symposium (now called Best Practices Symposium), currently in its
sixth year, and the J2EE SIG.