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Getting Started

This chapter introduces the basic procedures for creating CORBA applications for Oracle8i. The emphasis in this chapter is to present the basics for developing an Oracle8i CORBA application. For advanced programming techniques and miscellaneous tips for CORBA applications, see Chapter 5, "Advanced CORBA Programming".

This chapter covers the following topics:

• A First CORBA Application

• The Interface Definition Language (IDL)

• Activating ORBs and Server Objects

• Debugging Techniques

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