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Part IV. SQL in PL/SQL

This part of the book addresses a central element of PL/SQL code construction: the connection to the underlying Oracle database (which takes places through SQL (Structured Query Language). Chapters 13 through 15 show you how to define transactions that update, insert, and delete tables in the database; query information from the database for processing in a PL/SQL program; and execute SQL statements dynamically, using native dynamic SQL (NDS), which was introduced in Oracle8i.

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

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