Oracle9i Supplied PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference Release 2 (9.2) Part Number A96612-01 |
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This reference manual describes the Oracle PL/SQL packages shipped with the Oracle database server. This information applies to versions of the Oracle database server that run on all platforms unless otherwise specified.
This preface contains these topics:
Oracle9i Supplied PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference is intended for programmers, systems analysts, project managers, and others interested in developing database applications. This manual assumes a working knowledge of application programming and familiarity with SQL to access information in relational database systems. Some sections also assume a knowledge of basic object-oriented programming.
See Table 1-1, " Summary of Oracle Supplied PL/SQL Packages" for information about the organization of this reference.
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This section describes the conventions used in the text and code examples of this documentation set. It describes:
We use various conventions in text to help you more quickly identify special terms. The following table describes those conventions and provides examples of their use.
Code examples illustrate SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, or other command-line statements. They are displayed in a monospace (fixed-width) font and separated from normal text as shown in this example:
SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'MIGRATE';
The following table describes typographic conventions used in code examples and provides examples of their use.
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JAWS, a Windows screen reader, may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, JAWS may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.
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