Title: Extensive coverage of VB connectivity to Oracle.
Product review: This book extensively covers, in minute detail, every aspect of working with Visual Basic and Oracle. The author demonstrates his vast knowledge of both programs by walking the reader through Oracle architecture, Oracle programming, and the various ways of connecting to Oracle databases from Visual Basic. It is assumed that the VB programmer has little or no experience with Oracle. It would be ideal for an Oracle novice to obtain hands-on experience in Oracle either through classes or through self-instruction as the author does not intend to teach Oracle in this book, even though there are many examples of Oracle code included in the book. There are two serious drawbacks to this book: first, sometimes the author is prone to "overkilling" a topic and, second, the reading is very dry. However, I would recommend this book to any programmer who needs to connect to Oracle databases with Visual Basic. All the necessary techniques are in one place.
Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
