Oracle8i Data Cartridge Developer's Guide
Release 8.1.5
A68002-01

Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

alias library, 4-2

attributes of object type, 1-15, 11-2

referencing in method, 5-5

B

binary large object, see BLOB

EMPTY_BLOB function, 6-4

C

C and C++

debugging DLLs, 4-15

differences from PL/SQL, 5-9

callback

restrictions, 4-11

character large object, see CLOB

character sets

support for, 2-12

EMPTY_CLOB function, 6-4

collection types, 1-8

configuration files

naming conventions, 2-7

configuration files for external procedures, 4-5

constructor method, 3-4

context

WITH CONTEXT clause, 4-9

conventions

corruption of package, 5-10

CREATE TYPE BODY statement, 5-2

CREATE TYPE with OID statement, 3-3

curly brackets, xix

D

E

electric utility example, 11-1

EMPTY_BLOB function, 6-4

EMPTY_CLOB function, 6-4

error messages

naming conventions, 2-6

exception

raising (OCIExtProcRaiseExcp), 4-13

raising (OCIExtProcRaiseExcpWithMsg), 4-13

extdemo1.sql demo file (extensible indexing in power demand example), 11-15

extensibility

interfaces, 1-13

server execution environment, 1-10, 2-5

extensible indexing

queries benefitting, 11-14

external library, 1-17

external LOB, 6-2

external procedure

configuration files for, 4-5

guidelines, 4-15

guidelines for using with data cartridge, 4-15

how PL/SQL calls, 4-4

OCI access functions, 4-12

PARAMETERS clause, 4-9

passing parameters to, 4-6

registering, 4-3

specifying datatypes, 4-7

WITH CONTEXT clause, 4-9

extproc process, 4-4

G

globals

naming conventions, 2-5

I

index

domain

creating, 11-15

metadata for, 11-37

indexing

extensible

queries benefitting, 11-14

queries not benefitting, 11-14

index-organized table

not used in power demand example, 11-48

indextype implememntation methods, 11-22

installation directory

naming conventions, 2-6

installation of data cartridge, 2-4

interfaces

data cartridge, 1-14

extensibility, 1-13

internal LOB, 6-2

L

large object, see LOB

library

shared, 2-7, 4-2

LOB

external procedure use, 6-11

OCI use with, 6-6

triggers and, 6-12

locator

M

map methods, 3-5

member method, 3-2, 5-2

message files

naming conventions, 2-6

metadata

method, 1-8, 1-15, 11-2

constructor, 3-4

implementing, 5-2

member, 3-2, 5-2

referencing attributes, 5-5

N

name registration, 2-10

naming conventions, 2-8

configuration files, 2-7

error messages, 2-6

installation directory, 2-6

message files, 2-6

name format, 2-9

registering a name with Oracle, 2-10

shared libraries, 2-7

national language support (NLS), 2-12

NLS (national language support), 2-12

notation

conventions, xix

O

object identifier (OID)

with CREATE TYPE, 3-3

object type, 1-8

attributes, 1-15, 11-2

body code, 1-16

comparisons, 3-5

specification, 1-15

OCI

LOB manipulation functions, 6-6

OCIExtProcAllocCallmemory(), 13-2, 13-3, 13-4

OCIExtProcAllocMemory routine, 4-12

OCIExtProcRaiseExcp routine, 4-13

OCIExtProcRaiseExcp(), 13-3

OCIExtProcRaiseExcpWithMsg routine, 4-13

OCIExtProcRaiseExcpWithMsg(), 13-4

OCILob...() functions, 6-6

ODCIGetInterfaces method, 11-25

ODCIIndexClose method, 11-33

ODCIIndexCreate method, 11-25

ODCIIndexDelete method, 11-34

ODCIIndexDrop method, 11-27

ODCIIndexFetch method, 11-32

ODCIIndexGetMetadata method, 11-37

ODCIIndexInsert method, 11-33

ODCIIndexStart method, 11-28, 11-30

ODCIIndexUpdate method, 11-35

OID

with CREATE TYPE, 3-3

order methods, 3-5

P

package body, 5-5

package specification, 5-5

packages

corruption, 5-10

privileges required to create procedures in, 5-7

PARAMETERS clause with external procedure, 4-9

PL/SQL

DBMS_LOB package compared with OCI, 6-7

demo directory, 4-10

differences from C and C++, 5-9

power demand cartridge example, 11-1

demo file (extdemo1.sql), 11-15

pragma RESTRICT_REFERENCES, 5-6

privileges

required to create procedures, 5-7

purity level, 5-6

R

REF operator, 1-8

registering a data cartridge name, 2-10

registering an external procedure, 4-3

RESTRICT_REFERENCES pragma, 5-6

routine

RPC time out, 4-14, 5-10

S

schema

naming conventions, 2-5

SELF parameter, 5-4, 5-5

service interfaces, 1-14

service routine, 4-12

services

extensibility, 1-6

shared library, 4-2

naming conventions, 2-7

side effect, 5-6

signature mismatch, 5-9

.so files

naming conventions, 2-7

Spatial cartridge

use in power demand example, 11-54

suggested development approach for data cartridge, 2-14

T

Time Series cartridge

use in power demand example, 11-48

triggers

with LOBs, 6-12

W

WITH CONTEXT clause and external procedure, 4-9

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