Oracle8i

Oracle8i Application Developer's Guide - XML

Release 3 (8.1.7)

September 2000

Part No. A86030-01

Oracle8i Application Developer's Guide -XML, Release 3 (8.1.7)

Part No. A86030-01

Primary Author: Shelley Higgins

Graphics: Valerie Moore

Contributing Authors: Sandeepan Banerjee, Kishore Bhamidipati, Stefan Buchta, Dipto Chakravarty (Artesia Technologies, Inc.), Robert Dell'immagine, Brajesh Goyal, Robert Hall, Karun K, Stefan Kiritzo,Vishu Krishnamurthy, Murali Krishnaprasad, Olivier LeDiouris, Bryn Llewellen, Roger Medlin (Artesia Technologies, Inc.), Steve Muench,Visar Nimani, Paul Nock, Rajesh Raheja, Tomas Saulys, Mark Scardina, Flora Sun, Prabhu Thukkaram

Contributors: Ari Adler, Omar Alonso, Phil Bates, Mark Bauer, Ravinder Booreddy, Steve Cave, Steve Corbett, Claire Dessaux, Janet Lee, Shailendra Mishra, Andy Page, Rahul Pathak, Padmini Ranganathan, Den Raphaely, Jim Rawles, David Saslav, Chitra Sharma, Ena Singh, Keith Swartz, Kurt Thompson, Melanie Watson, Jon Wilkinson

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