Preface

This reference contains the syntax and description for Oracle8i JServer command-line tools.

How This Reference is Organized

This book has the following two chapters:

Chapter 1, "Tools" describes all of the tools that support Java development within Oracle8i version 8.1.7.
Chapter 2, "Backwards Compatibility Tools" describes tools that have been deprecated for 8.1.7, but that still can be used for existing 8.1.6 Java development.

Notational Conventions

This guide follows these conventions:

Italic

Italic font denotes terms being defined for the first time, words being emphasized, error messages, and book titles.

Courier

Courier font denotes Java program names, file names, path names, and Internet addresses.

Java code examples follow these conventions:

{ }

Braces enclose a block of statements.

//

A double slash begins a single-line comment, which extends to the end of a line.

/* */

A slash-asterisk and an asterisk-slash delimit a multi-line comment, which can span multiple lines.

...

An ellipsis shows that statements or clauses irrelevant to the discussion were left out.

lower case

Lower case is used for keywords and for one-word names of variables, methods, and packages.

UPPER CASE

Upper case is used for names of constants (static final variables) and for names of supplied classes that map to built-in SQL datatypes.

Mixed Case

Mixed case is used for names of classes and interfaces and for multi-word names of variables, methods, and packages. The names of classes and interfaces begin with an upper-case letter. In all multi-word names, the second and succeeding words also begin with an upper-case letter.

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Italic	Italic font denotes terms being defined for the first time, words being emphasized, error messages, and book titles.
`Courier`	Courier font denotes Java program names, file names, path names, and Internet addresses.

{ }	Braces enclose a block of statements.
//	A double slash begins a single-line comment, which extends to the end of a line.
*/ /*	A slash-asterisk and an asterisk-slash delimit a multi-line comment, which can span multiple lines.
...	An ellipsis shows that statements or clauses irrelevant to the discussion were left out.
lower case	Lower case is used for keywords and for one-word names of variables, methods, and packages.
UPPER CASE	Upper case is used for names of constants (static final variables) and for names of supplied classes that map to built-in SQL datatypes.
Mixed Case	Mixed case is used for names of classes and interfaces and for multi-word names of variables, methods, and packages. The names of classes and interfaces begin with an upper-case letter. In all multi-word names, the second and succeeding words also begin with an upper-case letter.