| Java Programming with Oracle SQLJ | | | | Copyright | | | | Table of Contents | | | | Preface | | | | 1. Introduction | | | | 2. Relational Databases, SQL, and PL/SQL | | | | | 2.1 Relational Databases | | | | | 2.2 Structured Query Language (SQL) | | | | | 2.3 PL/SQL | | | | 3. Fundamental SQLJ Programming | | | | 4. Database Objects | | | | 5. Collections | | | | 6. Deploying SQLJ in the JServer | | | | 7. Large Objects | | | | 8. Contexts and Multithreading | | | | 9. Advanced Transaction Control | | | | 10. Performance Tuning | | | | 11. Combining JDBC, SQLJ, and Dynamic SQL | | | | A. Java and Oracle Type Mappings | | | | B. Oracle Java Utilities Reference | | | | C. SQLJ in Applets, Servlets, and JavaServer Pages | | | | Colophon | | | | Index | | | Database > Java Programming with Oracle SQLJ > 2. Relational Databases, SQL, and PL/SQL | Chapter 2. Relational Databases, SQL, and PL/SQL As you now know, SQLJ enables you to access a database using SQL statements in your Java programs. Therefore, to use SQLJ, you need to know about databases and SQL. This chapter provides a basic introduction to relational databases, SQL, and Oracle's proprietary PL/SQL procedural language. It cannot possibly cover these large subjects in depth, but it will give you a strong enough foundation for you to be productive and to understand the rest of this book. For a detailed discussion of SQL, I recommend the book Oracle 8i: The Complete Reference by Kevin Loney and George Koch (Oracle Press). If you want to learn more about PL/SQL, I recommend Oracle PL/SQL Programming by Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl (O'Reilly). | |