Preface

Oracle8i interMedia provides easy integration of image, audio, video, and text data into Web applications through Oracle8i interMedia Clipboard and Web Agent. Using Oracle8i interMedia Clipboard and Web Agent, you can drag multimedia objects from a database into Web applications or store multimedia objects into a database from Web applications.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for Web application programmers who need to store and retrieve multimedia objects from an Oracle8i database server.

Structure

This manual contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1

Provides an introduction to using Oracle8i interMedia with the Web.

Chapter 2

Describes how to configure Oracle8i interMedia Web Agent so you can access databases from Oracle8i interMedia Clipboard.

Chapter 3

Describes how to retrieve, store, and update multimedia data using Oracle8i interMedia Clipboard.

Chapter 4

Describes how to store and update multimedia data from a browser or Web application and how to write PL/SQL procedures that retrieve, store, and update multimedia data. In addition, it describes how to handle errors.

Appendix A

Describes the error messages you might encounter when you use Oracle8i interMedia Web Agent.

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

Convention Meaning

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Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.

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Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted.

boldface text

Boldface text indicates a control, such as a button or tab, in a graphical user interface or it indicates a term defined in the text.

italic text

Italic text is used for user-supplied names, emphasis, or book titles.

monospace text

Monospace text is used for code examples, text entered by the user, or URLs.

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Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.

Chapter 1	Provides an introduction to using Oracle8i interMedia with the Web.
Chapter 2	Describes how to configure Oracle8i interMedia Web Agent so you can access databases from Oracle8i interMedia Clipboard.
Chapter 3	Describes how to retrieve, store, and update multimedia data using Oracle8i interMedia Clipboard.
Chapter 4	Describes how to store and update multimedia data from a browser or Web application and how to write PL/SQL procedures that retrieve, store, and update multimedia data. In addition, it describes how to handle errors.
Appendix A	Describes the error messages you might encounter when you use Oracle8i interMedia Web Agent.

Convention	Meaning
. . .	Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.
. . .	Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted.
boldface text	Boldface text indicates a control, such as a button or tab, in a graphical user interface or it indicates a term defined in the text.
italic text	Italic text is used for user-supplied names, emphasis, or book titles.
`monospace text`	Monospace text is used for code examples, text entered by the user, or URLs.
[ ]	Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.

Preface

Intended Audience

Structure

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Conventions