Index

A  C  D  E  F  H  I  M  N  O  P  R  S  T  U  W  X 

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A

adding modules, 4-6

administration tools

for Personal Express, 1-5

list of, 1-5, 4-2

running, 4-2

ANSI character set, 6-2

applying

configuration settings, 4-8

module list, 4-6

ASCII character set, 6-2

AUTOGO programs

not running at startup, 3-6

running at startup, 3-6

AUTOSHUTDOWN parameter, 3-7

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C

character set

single-byte, 6-2

translation, 6-6

client support files, defined, 1-4

clients

communication with Express, 1-6

connecting to Personal Express, 1-7

debugging, 1-6

deinstalling, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11

installing, 2-9

of Personal Express, 1-5

OLAP, 1-5

use of Express language, 1-2

use of ServerObjectId setting, 4-10

use of XCAPortNumber setting, 4-9

client/server, 1-2, 1-8

code page. See character set

configuration optional modules, 1-4

configuration settings

applying, 4-8

database paging, 4-8

default values, 4-7

defined, 4-7

drives, 4-7

exception handling, 4-7

file I/O, 4-7

internationalization, 4-7

memory, 4-8

process control, 4-8

security, 4-8

service identifiers, 4-7

session, 4-8

when to change, 2-9, 4-8

connect string, 5-8

connection options (SQL), 5-2

connections

introduction to, 1-7

SNAPI, 1-7

XCA, 1-7

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D

data sources (ODBC), 5-11

database alias, 5-8

database arguments, specifying at startup, 3-4

databases, migrating, 2-2

deinstalling

Oracle products, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11

Personal Express, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11

deleting modules, 4-6

directories. See Oracle homes

documentation

downloading, 2-12

formats, 2-12

downloading documentation, 2-12

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E

EBCDIC character set, 6-2

EIF file, 6-6

event log, 4-10

EventLogPath setting, 4-10

Express

configuring when sharing a computer, 4-9

databases, defined, 1-2

defined, 1-1

language, defined, 1-2

server, defined, 1-2

user interface to, 1-2

Express clients. See clients

Express Communications Architecture. See XCA

Express Configuration Manager, 1-5, 4-2

Express language

defined, 1-2

session sharing, 1-8

use by client applications, 1-2

Express Session Manager, 1-5, 4-2, 4-3

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F

files

configuration, 4-8

event log, 4-10

PEXEvent.log, 4-10

PEXEvent.log file, 4-10

finding information

in HTML, 2-14

in PDF, 2-13

FreePageHighCount setting, 3-8

FreePageLowCount setting, 3-8

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H

Home Selector, 2-4

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I

INFILE parameter, 3-5, 3-6

infiles, specifying at startup, 3-5, 3-6

information

finding in HTML, 2-14

finding in PDF, 2-13

installation

directories, 2-2 to 2-5

issues to address first, 2-1

re-install configuration, 4-6

installing

Express client products, 2-9

Personal Express, 2-7

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M

ModifiedPageCount setting, 3-8

module list

applying, 4-6

defined, 4-5

determining contents of, 4-6

displaying, 4-6

modules, 1-3

adding, 4-6

deleting, 4-6

optional, 1-3 to 1-4, 4-5 to 4-6

required, 1-3, 4-5

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N

Net8, 5-7

NOSYSAUTOGO parameter, 3-6

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O

OCI

configuration diagram, 5-3

ODBC

configuration diagram, 5-4

restrictions, 5-2

ODBC drivers, 5-9

conformance levels, 5-10

definition of tiers, 5-10

OEM character set, 6-2

OLAP, 1-2

OLAP clients. See clients

OLAP home, 2-3

online documentation, 2-12

Oracle Express Administrator, 1-6

Oracle Express Analyzer, 1-6

Oracle Express Objects, 1-6

Oracle Express Spreadsheet Add-In, 1-6

Oracle Financial Analyzer, 1-6

Oracle homes, 2-11

changing primary, 2-4

choosing, 2-5

creating, 2-4

defined, 2-2

multiple, 2-3

primary, 2-3

Oracle Personal Express. See Personal Express

Oracle Sales Analyzer, 1-6

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P

PageBufferCount setting, 3-7

pausing Personal Express, 3-2

Personal Express, 1-5

administration tools, 1-5, 4-2

automatic shutdown of, 3-4

clients. See clients

configuring with Express Server, 4-9

defined, 1-2

deinstalling, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11

difficulty starting, 3-7, 3-8

installation types, 2-6

installing, 2-7

memory requirements, 3-8

modules, 1-3, 4-5

pausing, 3-2

release notes, 2-12

running, 3-2, 3-3

shortcut for, 3-2

specifying automatic shutdown at startup, 3-7

starting, 3-1 to 3-7

startup parameters, 3-4 to 3-7

stopping, 3-1 to 3-3

timing out, 3-7

Personal Express 5

using with Personal Express 6, 1-6

PEXEvent.log

defined, 4-10

location of, 4-10

printing documents, 2-13

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R

relational database access, 5-1

release notes, 2-12

running

administration tools, 4-2

Personal Express, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3

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S

security, 4-8

ServerInitializationMilliseconds setting, 3-7

ServerObjectId setting

changing, 4-10

defined, 4-10

use by clients, 4-10

session configuration settings, 4-8

Session Manager, 1-9

sessions

aborting, 1-9

defined, 1-8

making shareable, 4-5

properties of, 4-3

sharing, 1-8, 4-4

terminating, 4-3, 4-4

viewing list of, 4-3

sharing sessions, 4-4, 4-5

SNAPI

defined, 1-7

use of by Personal Express, 1-7

SPL. See Express language

SQL access, 5-1

SQL connection

basic steps, 5-5

Express configuration requirements, 5-6

starting Personal Express, 3-2 to 3-7

startup parameters

AUTOSHUTDOWN parameter, 3-7

database arguments, 3-4

INFILE parameter, 3-5, 3-6

NOSYSAUTOGO parameter, 3-6

overview of, 3-4

procedure for specifying, 3-4

startup problems

caused by page settings, 3-8

login identity, 3-7

PageBufferCount setting, 3-8

possible causes, 3-7

ServerInitializationMilliseconds setting, 3-7

stopping Personal Express, 3-1 to 3-3, 3-4

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T

terminating sessions, 4-3, 4-4

tnsnames.ora, 5-8

transactions

defined, 3-3

handling when Personal Express stops, 3-3

statistics for, 4-3

tuning

database paging, 4-8

memory, 4-8

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U

user for Personal Express, 1-3, 2-2, 3-7

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W

Windows registry, 4-8

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X

XCA

defined, 1-7

use of by Personal Express, 1-7

XCAPortNumber setting

changing, 4-9

defined, 4-9

use by clients, 4-9