Oracle8 Client Getting Started for Windows NT and Windows 95
Release 8.0.3
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Preface

This guide is your primary source of introductory, configuration and usage information for Oracle8 Client for Windows NT and Windows 95.

Specific topics discussed are:

Prerequisites

This guide assumes that you are familiar with:

Intended Audience

This guide is necessary for anyone installing, configuring, or using Oracle8 Client for Windows NT and Windows 95.

How This Guide Is Organized

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, "Getting Started with Your Documentation"

Introduces you to the Oracle documentation set. Oracle Corporation recommends that you read this chapter before installing or using Oracle8 Client for Windows NT and Windows 95.

Chapter 2, "Introducing Oracle8 Client"

Describes the basic components of Oracle8 Client for Windows NT and Windows 95.

Chapter 3, "Database Tools"

Describes the contents of the preconfigured starter database.

Chapter 4, "Configuring Oracle Enterprise Manager"

Provides a list of preferred tools, among the many tools available to you, to perform common database administration tasks.

Chapter 5, "Compiling and Linking Pro*C/C++ and OCI Applications"

Describes how to compile and link the XA Library.

Chapter 6, "Oracle8 ConText Cartridge Demonstrations and Workbench"

Describes how to set up and use Oracle ConText Cartridge demonstrations and Workbench.

Appendix A, "Directory Structures"

Lists default directory structures for Oracle8 Client components installed on Windows NT and Windows 95 operating systems.

Appendix B, "Configuration Parameters and the Registry"

Describes the use of the registry for various Oracle8 Client components. Additionally, it lists the defaults and ranges for configuration parameters.

Appendix C, "Messages and Codes"

Lists the error messages, causes, and corrective actions specific to installing and using Oracle8 Client for Windows NT and Windows 95.

Appendix D, "National Language Support"

Explains the NLS_LANG configuration parameter and its components and lists the available options.

Appendix E, "Distributing and Managing Oracle Software"

Describes how to install Oracle8 Client for Windows NT and Windows 95 using Oracle Client Software Manager (OCSM) and Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).

Appendix F, "Troubleshooting"

Describes how to install Oracle8 Client products using Oracle Client Software Manager (OCSM) and Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

Convention   Example   Meaning  

All uppercase plain  

ORANT\DATABASE\INITORCL.ORA  

Indicates command names, SQL reserved words, and keywords, as in ALTER DATABASE. All uppercase plain is also used for directory names and file names  

Italic  

Italic used to indicate a variable:

MIG80 CFILE="C:\ORACLE_HOME\filename\"

Italic used for emphasis:

The WHERE clause may be used to join rows in different tables.  

Indicates a value that you must provide. For example, if a command asks you to type filename, you must type the actual name of the file.

Italic is also used for emphasis in the text and to indicate the titles of other guides.  

Horizontal ellipsis ...  

CHKVAL fieldname value 1 value 2... valueN  

Indicates that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted.  

Vertical bar |  

..DEFINE [ macro1 | macro2 ]  

Represents an `or' option between several options. You must enter only one of the options. Do not enter the vertical bar. The set of alternative choices is enclosed by curly braces if one of the items is required, or by square brackets if the item is an optional alternative.  

Curly braces {}  

..DEFINE { macro1 | macro2 }  

Encloses required items. You must choose one of the alternatives.  

Square brackets [ ]  

cvtcrt termname [outfile]

 

Encloses optional items. You can choose one or none of the alternatives.

Square brackets also indicate a function key, for example [Enter].  

Oracle8 database  

 

The database component of Oracle8 Client.  

C:\>  

C:\ORANT\DATABASE>  

Represents the Windows NT command prompt of the current hard disk drive. Your prompt may differ and may, at times, reflect the subdirectory in which you are working. Referred to as the MS-DOS command prompt in this guide.  

Oracle home  

Go to the ORACLE_HOME\DATABASE directory.

SVRMGR> @%ORACLE_HOME%\RDBMS80\ADMIN\CATALOG.SQL  

Oracle home is the top level directory where your Oracle software is installed. By default, the Oracle home directory for Windows NT products is ORANT and for Windows 95 products is ORAWIN95. In this guide, the convention ORACLE_HOME is used to indicate your Oracle Home directory, which may be ORANT, ORAWIN95, or whatever you may have called your Oracle home.

In Server Manager commands you may see %ORACLE_HOME%. Server Manager is able to locate your Oracle Home directory using the %ORACLE_HOME% variable. This convention can be used in Server Manager, SQL*Plus, Export and Import.  

Backslash (\) before a directory name  

\DATABASE  

Indicates that the directory is a subdirectory of the root directory.  

Symbols  

period .

comma ,

hyphen -

semicolon ;

colon :

equal sign =

backslash \

single quote `

double quote "

parentheses ()  

Symbols other than brackets and vertical bars must be entered in commands exactly as shown.  




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