In this book, Mark Gurry shares his in-depth knowledge of Oracle's SQL statement optimizers. Gurry's knowledge is the result of many hard-fought tuning battles during his many years of providing Oracl
Support for regular expressions in SQL and PL/SQL is one of the most exciting features of Oracle Database 10G. Oracle has long supported the ANSI-standard LIKE predicate for rudimentary pattern match
Simple instructions, diagrams for mastering such effects as passing coins through tables, cutting and restoring rope, much more; plus advice on presentation, patter, misdirection, and performance.
