The first edition of Oracle PL/SQL Programming quickly became an indispensable reference for both novice and experienced PL/SQL developers. Oracle8 presents PL/SQL programmers with new challenges by increasing both the possibilities and complexities of the language. This second edition focuses on Oracle8, covering Oracle8 object types, collections, object views, and external procedures. It also contains a chapter on tuning PL/SQL, as well as expanded discussions of debugging and tracing PL/SQL execution. A companion diskette contains the Companion Utilities Guide for Oracle PL/SQL Programming, an online Windows-based tool that includes more than 100 files of source code and documentation prepared by the authors. Experienced developers will learn even more about this powerful language, and newcomers to PL/SQL will soon be on the road to mastery.