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Oracle Supplied Packages

Oracle provides many packages with the Oracle server, either to extend the functionality of the database or to give PL/SQL access to SQL features. You may take advantage of the functionality provided by these packages when creating your application, or you may simply want to use these packages for ideas in creating your own stored procedures.

Note: Oracle provides packages with various products, such as Oracle Developer and the Oracle Application Server. This manual, however, only covers the packages that Oracle provides with the database server.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Package Overview

• List of Oracle Supplied Packages

• Subprograms in Supplemental Packages

  See Also: For detailed information on how to create your own packages, see Oracle8i Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals.