Release 8.0.6 for Windows NT and Windows 95/98
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This chapter introduces you to Oracle8 Client.
Specific topics discussed are:
Oracle8 Client software operates on a personal computer (PC), running on the following Microsoft operating systems:
Although the Oracle8 Client for Windows NT CD-ROM in your kit contains many Oracle products, you may install and use only those products for which you have purchased licenses. For additional licensing information, refer to the Global License Terms booklet in your kit.
Oracle Support Services does not provide support for products where licenses have not been purchased.
When you run Oracle Installer, a dialog box displays several product installation options. If you choose Oracle8 Client, a group of products are automatically installed. If you choose Custom Installation, you can selectively install products. Available options depend upon the operating system you are using:
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Oracle8 Client Custom Installation |
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Windows 98 |
Oracle8 Client Custom Installation |
The products in the following table are listed according to the installation option, of which they are a part, for each operating system (OS).
| Oracle8 Client for Windows NT and Windows 95/98 | Installation Options Available on Each OS | |
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| Oracle8 Client on Windows NT and Windows 95/98 | Custom Installation on Windows NT and Windows 95/98 | |
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A graphical user interface (GUI) application that lets you quickly install, update, and remove Oracle products. |
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Available in HTML, viewable using a web browser. PDF is also available but is not installable with any installation option. You can find the PDF documentation on the CD-ROM disc in the \PDFDOC directory. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is located in the \ACROREAD directory. |
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Required Support Files release 8.0 can be installed from each installation option. |
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Required Support Files release 7.3 are supplied for third party applications linked with them. |
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Appropriate for use by Java applets that can be downloaded in a web browser. The JDBC Thin Client Driver provides a direct connection from the web browser to the database by emulating SQL*Net and TTC (the wire protocol used by Oracle Call Interface [OCI]) on top of Java sockets. This driver works for Oracle7 version 7.2 and later. |
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The OCI based drivers are used by Java applications. The OCI JDBC Drivers call OCI directly from Java to connect to the database. |
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A set of files distributed by Sun that allows Java applications to run. It is required by many of the Oracle Assistants. |
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Files for Oracle Java products. |
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Oracle Web Publishing Assistant Enables you to query the database and publish the data retrieved to a web page at specified time intervals. |
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Provides an easy and intuitive GUI to generate input files necessary for the OTT. This wizard is used in conjunction with Oracle development environments to build rapid object-oriented applications. |
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Provides fast and simple configuration of Net8 products. |
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A suite of products used for database administration. Oracle8 Utilities include ORADIM80, Server Manager, Export Utility, Import Utility, SQL*Loader, DBVERIFY, NT Backup Manager, NT Recovery Manager, TKPROF, Migration Utility, OCOPY80, and the Password Utility. |
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A suite of products used for database administration. Oracle7 Utilities include NT Instance Manager, ORADIM73, Server Manager, Export Utility, Import Utility, SQL*Loader, DBVERIFY, NT Backup Manager, NT Recovery Manager, TKPROF, Enterprise Backup Manager, OCOPY80, and the Password Utility. |
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The Pro*C/C++ precompiler takes SQL statements embedded in your C and C++ program and converts them to standard C code. When you precompile this code, the result is a C or C++ program that you can compile and use to build applications that access an Oracle database. |
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To access an Oracle database, you use a high-level query language called Structured Query Language (SQL). You often use SQL through an interactive interface, such as SQL*Plus. Pro*COBOL is a precompiler that converts SQL statements embedded within COBOL programs into standard Oracle run-time library calls. The output file can then be compiled by a COBOL compiler. |
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To access an Oracle database, you use a high-level query language called Structured Query Language (SQL). You often use SQL through an interactive interface, such as SQL*Plus. Pro*COBOL is a precompiler that converts SQL statements embedded within COBOL programs into standard Oracle run-time library calls. The output file can then be compiled by a COBOL compiler. |
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Oracle8 ConText Cartridge Workbench A suite of products used in conjunction with Oracle8 ConText Cartridge to enhance viewing, storage, and manipulation of text data. If you select Oracle8 ConText Cartridge Workbench, the following components are installed. |
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TextServer3 Migration Tool This is not an installable product. The TextServer3 Migration Tool is a PL/SQL package that must be created after Oracle ConText Cartridge and the Oracle ConText Cartridge Workbench (as well as SQL*Net and SQL*Plus) have been installed. See Oracle8 ConText Cartridge Workbench User's Guide for details on how to install and use the Migration Tool. |
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Oracle8 Open Database Connectivity Driver (ODBC) Driver Provides support for ODBC connections from Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 98 client systems to Oracle8 databases. The Oracle8 ODBC Driver complies with version 3.00 of the Microsoft ODBC specification and supports all ODBC Core and the following Level 1 and Level 2 calls: |
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An application programming interface (API) for accessing an Oracle database from a C or C++ program. You make calls directly to the OCI functions from within your C or C++ program to direct the execution of your SQL statements. |
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Oracle Objects for Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Provides a custom control (OCX or ActiveX) combined with an OLE in-process server that lets you plug native Oracle8 Enterprise Edition functionality into your Windows applications. |
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Enables you to use the SQL and PL/SQL database languages in the Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1 environments. SQL*Plus has both a command line and graphical user interface. |
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Performs the most common web administrative tasks through web pages. Web administrative tasks include creating, modifying, deleting, Database Connection Descriptors (DCDs). |
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Oracle Security Server Manager Provides complete management of subjects, certificates, attributes, and applications. |
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Combines a graphical console, agent processes, and common services to provide an integrated, comprehensive systems management platform for managing distributed databases and networks. |
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Enables you to execute commands and run applications in Oracle Enterprise Manager. |
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Oracle Enterprise Manager Software Development Kit (SDK) Provides sample source files, libraries, and header files for integrating new applications into the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console. |
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Oracle Enterprise Manager DB Admin Applications Installed as part of Oracle Enterprise Manager. |
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Simplifies the complex tasks of managing and maintaining multiple copies of data in a distributed environment. The application provides immediate local access to data and allows local systems to function automatically, even when networks or other systems in the environment fail. |
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Oracle Object Type Translator (OTT) OTT (executable name OTT80.EXE) is used to create C-struct representations of Abstract Data Types that have been created and stored in an Oracle8 database. To take advantage of objects, run OTT against the database, and a header file is generated that includes the C-structs. |
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Used to configure simple network configurations. |
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Net8 establishes and maintains a connection between the client application and the server and exchanges messages between them. Net8 is a software layer that is required to communicate between Oracle clients and servers. It provides both client-server and server/server communications across any network. It enables client tools to access, modify, share, and store data on Oracle8 Enterprise Edition servers over a network. See Net8 Getting Started for Windows NT and Windows 95/98 for detailed information on each Net8 product. |
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Net8 client software. |
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Oracle Net8 Protocol Adapters are responsible for mapping Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) functionality to industry-standard protocols used in the client/server connection. Each protocol adapter is responsible for mapping the equivalent functions between TNS and a specific protocol. See Net8 Getting Started for Windows NT and Windows 95/98 for detailed information on each protocol adapter. |
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Oracle TCP/IP Protocol Adapter Enables client/server conversation over a network using TCP/IP and SQL*Net. This combination of Oracle products enables an Oracle application on a client to communicate with remote Oracle databases through TCP/IP (if the Oracle database is running on a host system that supports network communication using TCP/IP). |
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Oracle SPX Protocol Adapter Enables client/server conversation over a network using SPX/IPX and SQL*Net. This combination of Oracle products enables an Oracle application on a client to communicate with remote Oracle databases through SPX/IPX (if the Oracle database is running on a host system that supports network communication using SPX/IPX). |
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Oracle Named Pipes Protocol Adapter Enables client/server conversation over a network using Named Pipes and SQL*Net. This combination of Oracle products enables an Oracle application on a client to communicate with remote Oracle databases through Named Pipes (if the Oracle database is running on a host system that supports network communication using Named Pipes). |
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Oracle LU6.2 Protocol Adapter IBM's Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC) architecture. APPC is the IBM peer-to-peer (program-to-program) protocol for a System Network Architecture (SNA) network. SNA is an IBM reference model similar to the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model of the International Standards Organization (ISO). |
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A software layer that is required to communicate between Oracle clients and servers. It provides both client-server and server/server communications across any network. It enables client tools to access, modify, share, and store data on Oracle8 Enterprise Edition servers over a network. See Net8 Getting Started for Windows NT and Windows 95 for detailed information on each SQL*Net product. |
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Oracle Protocol Adapters are responsible for mapping Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) functionality to industry-standard protocols used in the client/server connection. Each protocol adapter is responsible for mapping the equivalent functions between TNS and a specific protocol. See Net8 Getting Started for Windows NT and Windows 95 for detailed information on each protocol adapter. |
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Oracle TCP/IP Protocol Adapter Enables client/server conversation over a network using TCP/IP and SQL*Net. This combination of Oracle products enables an Oracle application on a client to communicate with remote Oracle databases through TCP/IP (if the Oracle database is running on a host system that supports network communication using TCP/IP). |
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Oracle SPX Protocol Adapter Enables client/server conversation over a network using SPX/IPX and SQL*Net. This combination of Oracle products enables an Oracle application on a client to communicate with remote Oracle databases through SPX/IPX (if the Oracle database is running on a host system that supports network communication using SPX/IPX). |
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Oracle Named Pipes Protocol Adapter Enables client/server conversation over a network using Named Pipes and SQL*Net. This combination of Oracle products enables an Oracle application on a client to communicate with remote Oracle databases through Named Pipes (if the Oracle database is running on a host system that supports network communication using Named Pipes). |
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Oracle LU6.2 Protocol Adapter IBM's Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC) architecture. APPC is the IBM peer-to-peer (program-to-program) protocol for a System Network Architecture (SNA) network. SNA is an IBM reference model similar to the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model of the International Standards Organization (ISO). |
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