Part II

Getting Started with PL/SQL

In this part . . .

The four chapters in this part describe some of the important concepts that you need to understand in order to be a PL/SQL programmer.

Chapter 3 describes the PL/SQL programming language and how it fits into the overall database environment. There are brief sections about the different PL/SQL structures and how to create reusable portions of code. You also find out about important extras that you need to be a successful programmer.

Chapter 4 introduces the important concepts of control structures, conditions, and loops and how to use them effectively in your programming.

Chapter 5 explains how to handle many different types of code exceptions.

Chapter 6 shows you how PL/SQL and SQL work together and discusses the important topic of cursors.

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