Preface

Oracle Database Advanced Application Developer's Guide explains topics that experienced application developers reference repeatedly. Information in this guide applies to features that work the same on all supported platforms, and does not include system-specific information.

Preface topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

Oracle Database Advanced Application Developer's Guide is intended for application developers who are either developing applications or converting applications to run in the Oracle Database environment. This guide is also valuable to anyone who is interested in the development of database applications, such as systems analysts and project managers.

To use this document effectively, you need a working knowledge of:

• Application programming

• Structured Query Language (SQL)

• Object-oriented programming

Documentation Accessibility

Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible to all users, including users that are disabled. To that end, our documentation includes features that make information available to users of assistive technology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Accessibility standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle is actively engaged with other market-leading technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For more information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web site at http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/.

Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation

Screen readers 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, some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation

This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizations that Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Access to Oracle Support Services

To reach Oracle Support Services, use a telecommunications relay service (TRS) to call Oracle Support at 1.800.223.1711. An Oracle Support Services engineer will handle technical issues and provide customer support according to the Oracle service request process. Information about TRS is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/trs.html, and a list of phone numbers is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trsphonebk.html.

Related Documents

For more information, see these documents in the Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1) documentation set:

• Oracle Database PL/SQL Language Reference

• Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide

• Oracle Database Security Guide

• Pro*C/C++ Programmer's Guide

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

• Oracle Database Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle XML Developer''s Kit Programmer's Guide

• Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide

• Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide

• Oracle Database Sample Schemas

See also:

• Oracle PL/SQL Tips and Techniques by Joseph C. Trezzo. Oracle Press, 1999.

• Oracle PL/SQL Programming by Steven Feuerstein. 3rd Edition. O'Reilly & Associates, 2002.

• Oracle PL/SQL Developer's Workbook by Steven Feuerstein. O'Reilly & Associates, 2000.

• Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices by Steven Feuerstein. O'Reilly & Associates, 2001.

Conventions

This document uses these text conventions:

Also:

• *_view means all static data dictionary views whose names end with view. For example, *_ERRORS means ALL_ERRORS, DBA_ERRORS, and USER_ERRORS. For more information about any static data dictionary view, or about static dictionary views in general, see Oracle Database Reference.

• Table names not qualified with schema names are in the sample schema HR. For information about the sample schemas, see Oracle Database Sample Schemas.