On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:57:38 +0300, Thalis Kalfigopoulos <t.kalfigopoulos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Apparently Jonathan's "Practical Oracle 8i" is a pretty highly > appreciated/respected/used book. On > the other hand I am a bit worried about going for such an oudated[?] Oracle > version even though I > assume from the book's Contents that it talks about a lot of Oracle's > internals/basics, which > obviously haven't changed that dramatically even in 10g. Is my assumption > safe or should I be > worried about the "8i" in the title? From the preface "My strategy for tackling problems is the same regardless of the version of Oracle with which I am working, so when you read this book you don't really have to worry about which version of Oracle you are using. " I have to say that I think if I were recommending a book to start with - especially for someone who is new to Oracle but not to the field in general - I'd go for Expert One on One Oracle from Tom Kyte. I haven't read DBA 101 (sorry Rachel) but that ought to be a pretty good foundation type book as well. -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------