Oracle XSQL

* Presents a complete approach to building XML Web applications and Web services with XSQL, Oracle Text, SQL, XSLT, and Java from data found in Oracle databases
* Offers expert tips on how to enhance XSQL with servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP)
* Provides a detailed comparison of XSQL and XQuery
* Companion Web site contains the code examples in the book as well as useful links where readers can download the Oracle XDK

User review
A great reference
There are few books out that deal with Oracle Text and XSQL. Applying the methodologies, practices, etc. I found no need to search for another reference.

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A wealth of details!
Mike has done an outstanding job with a complicated topic, a remarkable achievment from a Carolina fellow!

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An interesting approach
This book describes a new and interesting approach to some well-known web development problems. Though not all of the technologies described are mature (yet), they are largely standards-based and likely to grow in popularity in the coming years. The author does a good job of showing how several different technologies (SQL, XML, XSLT, HTML and others) can be focused into a coherent whole. Probably not for beginners, but anyone with web development experience should be able to learn a lot from this book.

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Excellent Work
The author has done a excellent job. It describes about the important pieces in a dedicated chapter - XSQL architecture. After that he delves into SQL, PLSQL, XSQL , XSLT. The best part is chapter 14 on Building XSQL web applications. This explains how all the above pieces are put into a working model. The material is written keeping oracle 9i in mind. As a whole, I felt very comfortable reading the whole book.

Especially for database developers who come from sql, plsql background and are trying to get into web development world ( without the hassle of learning Java Servlets, Jsp etc ,,. ), I would definitely recommend it.