Oracle Database Programming using Java and Web Services

Pragmatic Solutions for DBA, Database Developers, Data Architects, Java Developers and Web Services Assemblers

"If you are a Java programmer looking to exploit Oracle, or a database developer looking to exploit Java '" this is the book for you." — Thomas Kyte, VP Oracle

Oracle's support for Java in the database has continued to break new ground since it was first introduced in Oracle8i. More importantly, however, it has continued to find a larger audience over time, as people discover just how useful it is in solving their real world problems both efficiently and easily. This book is an important and welcome step forward to helping Java developers make even better use of the Oracle database."

Steven G. Harris — VP, Java Platform Group

'The book impressed me with its in-depth coverage on practical techniques essential to Java and Web services development across database boundary.' — Quan Wang.

"This book provides a wealth of information regarding the Oracle embedded JVM and how to use it, that is simply not available anywhere else."

' Avi Abrami, Senior Software Engineer, InterSystems (http://www.intersystemsww.com/

Steven G. Harris, VP Java Platform Group, Oracle

The traditional division of labor between the database (which only stores and manages SQL and XML data for fast, easy data search and retrieval) and the application server (which runs application or business logic, and presentation logic) is obsolete. Although the books primary focus is on programming the Oracle Database, the concepts and techniques provided apply to most RDBMS that support Java including Oracle, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. This is the first book to cover new Java, JDBC, SQLJ, JPublisher and Web Services features in Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (the coverage starts with Oracle 9i Release 2). This book is a must-read for database developers audience (DBAs, database applications developers, data architects), Java developers (JDBC, SQLJ, J2EE, and OR Mapping frameworks), and to the emerging Web Services assemblers.

Key Features:

'Describes pragmatic solutions, advanced database applications, as well as provision of a wealth of code samples

'Addresses programming models which run within the database as well as programming models which run in middle-tier or client-tier against the database.

'Discusses languages for stored procedures: when to use proprietary languages such as PL/SQL and when to use standard languages such as Java; also running non-Java scripting languages in the database

'Describes the Java runtime in the Oracle database 10g (i.e., OracleJVM), its architecture, memory management, security management, threading, Java execution, the Native Compiler (i.e., NCOMP), how to make Java known to SQL and PL/SQL, data types mapping, how to call-out to external Web components, EJB components, ERP frameworks, and external databases.

'Describes JDBC programming and the new Oracle JDBC 10g features, its advanced connection services (pooling, failover, load-balancing, and the fast database event notification mechanism) for clustered databases (RAC) in Grid environments.

'Describes SQLJ programming and the latest Oracle SQLJ 10g features , contrasting it with JDBC

'Describes the latest Database Web services features, Web services concepts and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) for DBA, the database as Web services provider and the database as Web services consumer.

'Abridged coverage of JPublisher 10g, a versatile complement to JDBC, SQLJ and Database Web Services.

Kuassi Mensah (kuassi360.blogspot.com) is Group Product Manager within the Java and Web services products group, part of Oracles server technologies.. He joined Oracle France in 1989 where he sets up the Center of Expertise specializing in systems architecture, performance as well as massively parallel systems. In 1999, he moved to Oracle headquarters . Mr Mensah holds a MS in Computer Sciences and Post graduate degree from the Programming Institute of University of Paris VI. He lives with his wife and two sons in San Francisco.

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'" Thomas Kyte, VP Oracle

'This book is an important and welcome step forward to helping Java developers make even better use of the Oracle database.'

'" Steven G. Harris, VP Java Platform Group

'The book impressed me with its in-depth coverage on practical techniques essential to Java and Web services development across database boundary.'

'" Quan Wang

'This book provides a wealth of information regarding the Oracle embedded JVM and how to use it, that is simply not available anywhere else.'

'" Avi Abrami, Senior Software Engineer, InterSystems

'The first book to cover both Java and Oracle Database and the emerging concept of database Web services. This book provides a practical description of advanced database applications ...'

'" Oracle Magazine, April 2006

• Discuss languages for stored procedures: when to use proprietary languages such as PL/SQL and when to use standard languages such as Java?

• Complete description of new JDBC connection services such as advanced connection pooling, connection fail-over, runtime load-balancing and the fast database event notification mechanism for clustered databases (RAC) and Grid environments.

Kuassi Mensah is Group Product Manager within the Java and Web services products group, part of Oracle’s server technologies development organization. He joined Oracle France in 1989. In 1999, he moved to Oracle headquarters within the Distributed Objects practice of Oracle's Advanced Technology consulting. Mr Mensah holds a MS in Computer Sciences from the Programming Institute of University of Paris VI.

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•Abridged coverage of JPublisher 10g, a versatile complement to JDBC, SQLJ and Database Web Services.

Kuassi Mensah (kuassi360.blogspot.com) is Group Product Manager within the Java and Web services products group, part of Oracle’s server technologies.. He joined Oracle France in 1989 where he sets up the Center of Expertise specializing in systems architecture, performance as well as massively parallel systems. In 1999, he moved to Oracle headquarters . Mr Mensah holds a MS in Computer Sciences and Post graduate degree from the Programming Institute of University of Paris VI. He lives with his wife and two sons in San Francisco.

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The author handles product management for Java, JDBC, and Database Web Services for the Oracle Database; as a result this book offers insider details and tips.

Introduction

Part I: Java in the Database

1 Stored Procedures as Database Programming Model

2 OracleJVM: Under the Hood

3 Developing and Running Java in

the Database

4 Pragmatic Applications Using Java in

the Database

5 Database Scripting Using Non-Java Languages

Part II: Java Persistence and Java SQL Data Access

6 Introducing the JDBC Technology and Oracles Implementation

7 URL, DataSource, Connection,

and Statements

8 SQL Data Access and Manipulation

9 JDBC Quality of Services and

Best Practices

Part III: Oracle Database Programming with SQLJ

10 Introducing the SQLJ Technology and

Oracles Implementation

11 The SQL Language and Oracle Extensions

12 SQL Data Access and Best Practices

Part IV: Oracle Database Programming with JPublisher

13 Abridged Oracle JPublisher

Part V: Programming the Oracle Database with Web Services

14 Web Services and SOA for DBA, Data Architects,

and Others

15 Database as Web Services Provider Service 901

16 Database as Web Services Consumer

Part VI: Putting Everything Together

17 360-Degree Programming the

Oracle Database

Index