Are you frustrated by your attempts to learn Oracle or improve your Oracle skills because of the sheer amount of technical documentation you have to wade through? This concise tutorial walks you step-by-step through the process, showing you exactly what you need to know to install, create, and support a successful Oracle 8i or 9i environment with Web capabilities.

Guerrilla Oracle: The Succinct Windows Perspective presents clear explanations of database, SQL, and Oracle fundamentals. Using a real-world, large-scale example to demonstrate essential tasks, the book follows the Oracle DBMS life cycle from business idea to functioning database.

Guerrilla Oracle® gives you the foundation you need to build a functioning system and to begin exploring more complex technical topics. Along with a deeper understanding of the Oracle DBMS, you will learn the concrete skills, strategies, and techniques you need to make your database a reality.

You will learn how to:

Install and configure the Oracle Database server on a Windows server

Configure client PCs

Install and define the Oracle Database software

Create basic database security schemas and formalize backup plans

Design a database and normalize the data

Integrate a legacy system into the Oracle relational database model using SQL*Loader

Create the tables

Develop and modify Oracle Forms and Reports

Program in SQL, SQL*Plus, and PL/SQL

Perform major DBA responsibilities

Enable remote access

Prepare your database for Web access and e-commerce