SQL*Plus Getting Started
Release 8.1.6
for Windows
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Overview

You can use the SQL*Plus tool with SQL (Structured Query Language) and its procedural language extension, PL/SQL. These database languages allow you to store and retrieve data in Oracle databases. PL/SQL allows you to link several SQL commands through procedural logic.

SQL*Plus enables you to manipulate SQL commands and PL/SQL blocks, and to perform many additional tasks. With SQL*Plus, you can:

SQL*Plus on Windows provides both a command line interface and a graphical user interface (GUI). See Chapter 3, "Using SQL*Plus" for more information.


Note:

Although Server Manager is shipped with this 8.1.6 release, Oracle Corporation recommends that you migrate to SQL*Plus.  



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