Preface

This preface introduces you to the Oracle Database SQLJ Developer's Guide and Reference, discussing the intended audience and conventions of this document. A list of related Oracle documents is also provided.

Audience

This manual is intended for anyone with an interest in SQLJ programming but assumes at least some prior knowledge of the following:

Java
SQL
PL/SQL
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Oracle Database

Although general knowledge of SQL and JDBC is sufficient, any knowledge of Oracle-specific SQL and JDBC features would be helpful as well.

Documentation Accessibility

Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible, with good usability, to the disabled community. 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

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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

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TTY Access to Oracle Support Services

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Related Documents

Also available from the Oracle Java Platform group are the following Oracle resources:

Oracle Database Java Developer's Guide

This book introduces the basic concepts of Java in Oracle Database 11g and provides general information about server-side configuration and functionality. Information that pertains to the Oracle database Java environment in general, rather than to a particular product such as JDBC or SQLJ, is in this book.

It also discusses Java stored procedures, which are programs that run directly in the Oracle database. With stored procedures, Java developers can implement business logic at the server level, thereby improving application performance, scalability, and security.
Oracle Database JDBC Developer's Guide and Reference

This book covers programming syntax and features of the Oracle implementation of the JDBC standard. This includes an overview of the Oracle JDBC drivers, details of the Oracle implementation of JDBC 1.22, 2.0, and 3.0 features, and discussion of Oracle JDBC type extensions and performance extensions.
Oracle Database JPublisher User's Guide

This book describes how to use the Oracle JPublisher utility to translate user-defined SQL types or PL/SQL packages into Java classes. If you are developing SQLJ or JDBC applications that use object types, VARRAY types, nested table types, object reference types, or PL/SQL packages, then JPublisher can generate custom Java classes to map to them.

The following OC4J documents, for Oracle9i Application Server releases, are also available from the Oracle Java Platform group:

The following documents are from the Oracle Server Technologies group:

Note:

Oracle error message documentation is available in HTML only. If you have access to the Oracle Documentation CD only, you can browse the error messages by range. Once you find the specific range, use the "find in page" feature of your browser to locate the specific message. When connected to the Internet, you can search for a specific error message using the error message search feature of the Oracle online documentation.

The following documents from the Oracle9i Application Server group may also be of interest:

The following are available from the Oracle9i JDeveloper group:

JDeveloper online help

JDeveloper documentation on the Oracle Technology Network:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/index.html

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http://oraclestore.oracle.com/

Other customers can contact their Oracle representative to purchase printed documentation.

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http://www.oracle.com/admin/account/index.html

If you already have a user name and password for OTN, then you can go directly to the documentation section of the OTN Web site at

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html

For documentation of SQLJ standard features and syntax, refer to ANSI specification X3.135.10-1998:

Information Technology - Database Languages - SQL - Part 10: Object Language Bindings (SQL/OLB)

You can obtain this from ANSI through the following Web site:

http://www.ansi.org/

(Click "Electronic Standards Store" and search for the specification number.)

The following location has SQLJ sample applications:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/sample_code/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/sqlj.html

Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in the text and code examples of this documentation set. It describes:

Conventions in Text
Conventions in Code Examples

Note:

Also note that command-line examples are for a UNIX environment with a system prompt of "%". This is only by convention and can be adjusted as appropriate for your operating system.

Conventions in Text

There are various conventions in text to help you more quickly identify special terms. The following table describes those conventions and provides examples of their use.

Convention	Meaning	Example
Italics	Italic typeface indicates book titles or emphasis, or terms that are defined in the text.	Oracle Database Concepts Ensure that the recovery catalog and target database do not reside on the same disk.
`UPPERCASE monospace (fixed-width) font`	Uppercase monospace typeface indicates elements supplied by the system. Such elements include parameters, privileges, data types, RMAN keywords, SQL keywords, SQL*Plus or utility commands, packages and methods, as well as system-supplied column names, database objects and structures, usernames, and roles.	You can specify this clause only for a `NUMBER` column. You can back up the database by using the `BACKUP` command. Query the `TABLE_NAME` column in the `USER_TABLES` data dictionary view. Use the `DBMS_STATS`.`GENERATE_STATS` procedure.
`lowercase monospace (fixed-width) font`	Lowercase monospace typeface indicates executables, filenames, directory names, and sample user-supplied elements. Such elements include computer and database names, net service names, and connect identifiers, as well as user-supplied database objects and structures, column names, packages and classes, usernames and roles, program units, and parameter values. Note: Some programmatic elements use a mixture of UPPERCASE and lowercase. Enter these elements as shown.	Enter `sqlplus` to open SQL*Plus. The password is specified in the `orapwd` file. Back up the data files and control files in the `/disk1/oracle/dbs` directory. The `department_id`, `department_name`, and `location_id` columns are in the `hr.departments` table. Set the `QUERY_REWRITE_ENABLED` initialization parameter to `true.` Connect as `oe` user. The `JRepUtil` class implements these methods.
`lowercase italic monospace (fixed-width) font`	Lowercase italic monospace font represents place holders or variables.	You can specify the `parallel_clause`. Run `old_release.SQL` where `old_release` refers to the release you installed prior to upgrading.

Conventions in Code Examples

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.

Convention	Meaning	Example
< >	In this document, angle brackets are used instead of regular brackets to enclose one or more optional items. Do not enter the angle brackets. (Regular brackets are not used due to SQLJ syntax considerations.)	`DECIMAL (digits` `< ,` `precision` `>)`
\|	A vertical bar represents a choice of two or more options within brackets or braces. Enter one of the options. Do not enter the vertical bar.	`{ENABLE \| DISABLE}` `[COMPRESS \| NOCOMPRESS]`
`...`	Horizontal ellipsis points indicate either: Omission of parts of the code that are not directly related to the example That you can repeat a portion of the code	`CREATE TABLE ... AS` `subquery;` `SELECT` `col1,` `col2, ... ,` `coln` `FROM employees;`
Other notation	You must enter symbols other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipsis points as shown.	`acctbal NUMBER(11,2);` `acct CONSTANT NUMBER(4) := 3;`
`Italics`	Italicized text indicates place holders or variables for which you must supply particular values.	`CONNECT SYSTEM/system_password` `DB_NAME =` `database_name`
`UPPERCASE`	Uppercase typeface indicates elements supplied by the system. These terms are in uppercase to distinguish them from terms you define. Unless terms appear in brackets, enter them in the order and with the spelling shown. However, because these terms are not case-sensitive, you can enter them in lowercase.	`SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;` `SELECT * FROM USER_TABLES;` `DROP TABLE hr.employees;`
`lowercase`	Lowercase typeface indicates programmatic elements that you supply. For example, lowercase indicates names of tables, columns, or files. Note: Some programmatic elements use a mixture of UPPERCASE and lowercase. Enter these elements as shown.	`SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;` `sqlplus hr/hr` `CREATE USER mjones IDENTIFIED BY ty3MU9;`