5.1 Prerequisites

In order to run OrdImageSignature methods, you will need to include the following import statements in your Java file:

import oracle.ord.im.OrdMediaUtil;
import oracle.ord.im.OrdImageSignature;

You may also need to import classes from the following Java packages:

java.io.
java.sql.
oracle.jdbc.

Before running OrdImageSignature methods, the following operations must have already been performed:

• A connection has been made to a table that contains a column of type OrdImageSignature.

• A local OrdImageSignature object has been created and populated with data.