Preface

This manual provides reference information for Oracle8i interMedia Text. Use it as a reference for creating interMedia Text indexes, issuing Text queries, presenting documents, and using the interMedia Text PL/SQL packages.

Audience

This manual is intended for a interMedia Text application developer or a system administrator responsible for maintaining the interMedia Text system.

Prerequisites

This document assumes that you have experience with the Oracle relational database management system, SQL, SQL*Plus, and PL/SQL. See the documentation provided with your hardware and software for additional information.

If you are unfamiliar with the Oracle RDBMS and related tools, read Chapter 1, "An Introduction to the Oracle Server", in Oracle8 Concepts. The chapter is a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and terminology used throughout Oracle documentation.

Related Publications

For more information about interMedia Text, see:

• Oracle8i ConText to interMedia Text Migration

For more information about Oracle8i, see:

• Oracle8i Concepts

• Oracle8i Administrator's Guide

• Oracle8i Utilities

• Oracle8i Tuning

• Oracle8i SQL Reference

• Oracle8i Reference

• Oracle8i Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals

For more information about PL/SQL, see:

• PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference

How This Manual Is Organized

See the table of contents.

Type Conventions

This manual adheres to the following type conventions:

Type	Meaning
UPPERCASE	Uppercase letters indicate Oracle commands, standard database objects and constants, and standard Oracle PL/SQL procedures.
lowercase italics	Italics indicate variable names, names of user objects (tables, views, preferences, policies, etc.), PL/SQL parameter/argument names, and names of example PL/SQL procedures. Italics also indicate emphasis.
monospace	Monospace type indicate example SQL*Plus commands and example PL/SQL code. Type in the command or code exactly as it appears.

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