What software you need
Oracle Database will run on any type of operating system,
including Windows, Unix, Linux, and IBM mainframe systems
like z/OS.
To run SQL statements with an Oracle database using the techniques in this book, you need:
- The Express Edition of Oracle Database
- Oracle SQL Developer
Both of these products can be downloaded for free from Oracle's web site. And appendix A of this book provides complete instructions for installing them.
You can also purchase either the Standard or the Enterprise Edition of Oracle Database and use it with this book. Appendix B tells you how to install either of these editions.
Note: Although the SQL taught in this book will work with any version of Oracle Database up through 11g, you can't use SQL Developer to connect to versions that are prior to version 9.2.0.1. So if your company is using an earlier version, one alternative is to use SQL*Plus to work with it (SQL*Plus is described briefly in chapter 2).
A better training alternative, though, is to download and install the
Express Editions of Oracle Database and SQL Developer.
Then, when you're through training, you can use SQL*Plus
or a commercial product like Toad to work with the version
of Oracle Database that your company uses.
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