Wednesday, December 31st, 2003 by Mark Rittman
Someone recently asked me to recommend a good book for Oracle Reports, and I thought it worth jotting down my thoughts in this area, as it’s something I’ve been asked about a few times in the past.
Oracle Reports has traditionally ‘fallen between the cracks’ when it comes to books, usually getting bundled in with Oracle […]
Tuesday, December 30th, 2003 by Mark Rittman
“You’re writing a query that returns computed column values. As input to your calculations, you need values from multiple rows. What do you do? This is actually a fairly common problem. Solutions to it often involve inscrutable combinations of self-joins and subqueries.
Oracle Database 10g enables a new approach. Using the SELECT statement’s new MODEL clause, […]
Monday, December 29th, 2003 by Mark Rittman
Jonathan Lewis recently posted a guide on comp.databases.oracle.server to the best online resources for answering Oracle questions. A couple of them were new to me, so I thought it worth mentioning them here.
The Co-operative Oracle Users’ FAQ - a whole list of Oracle frequently asked questions hosted on Jonathan’s site
Steve Adams’ Ixora Web Site - […]
Sunday, December 28th, 2003 by Mark Rittman
You’ve probably noticed that the site has gone through a makeover in time for the New Year. It’s largely been driven by the move to Moveable Type as the engine behind the site, but I’ve taken the opportunity to add a few new features as well, including category archives, a better search engine, and listings […]
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003 by Mark Rittman
Well that’s it for 2003. I’m going to spend the next week or so eating too many mince pies, helping my son open his presents, and watching too much television. Have an excellent Christmas and New Year, and see you all in January!
