Oracle8

SQL Reference

Release 8.0

December 1997

Part No. A58225-01

Oracle8 Server SQL Reference

Part No. A58225-01

Release 8.0

Primary Author: Diana Lorentz

Contributors: Steve Bobrowski, Robert Jenkins, Susan Kotsovolos, Andre Kruglikov, Vishu Krishna, Muralidhar Krishnaprasa, Michael Kung, Paul Lane, Nina Lewis, Lefty Leverenz, Phil Locke, William Maimone, Mohammad Monajjemi, Rita Moran, Thomas Portfolio, Valarie Moore, Denis Raphaely, Richard Sarwal, Rick Wong

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