Preface

This document is intended as an introduction to application development on Oracle Database with Oracle technologies for the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Audience

We assume that users of this book have already read the Oracle Database Express Edition 2 Day DBA and the Oracle Database Express Edition 2 Day Developer's Guide, are familiar with basics of SQL and PL/SQL, and know how to use Microsoft Visual Studio.

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in Oracle Database documentation set:

• Oracle Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide

• Oracle Database Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide

• Oracle Database Express Edition 2 Day DBA

• Oracle Database Express Edition 2 Day Developer's Guide

• Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio Dynamic Help

• Oracle Net Services Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database Express Edition Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows

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