This concise introduction to Oracle SQL is ideal for students in a database course that requires programming SQL. This book covers the basics of Oracle and includes new topics associated with web server programming. This v. 8 edition includes new material on Pro*C++ and a new chapter on SQLJ (a new Java interface to Oracle and other databases). Oracle 8 Object features have also been added, and all of the book's examples are updated to reflect Oracle 8. The final chapter is composed of a number of sample projects and programming applications that implement these basic concepts. * Introduces a new database (Investment Portfolio Database) in Ch. 1. * Includes new material on Pro*C++ and a new chapter on SQLJ. * Devotes separate chapters to JDBC (in the context of Oracle) and embedded-SQL (PRO*C). * Includes an extensive selection of problems and project suggestions, all updated to reflect Oracle 8. * Contains new exercises at the end of each chapter and new projects added to Chapter 7.