Preface

This manual describes how to configure and use Oracle Plug-in for Microsoft IIS.

This preface contains these topics:

Audience

Oracle Plug-in for Microsoft IIS Configuration and User's Guide is intended for users who want to access PL/SQL and Java Web components, within the Oracle database, from Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS).

To use this document, you need to be familiar with the following:

Windows NT, and have installed and tested it on your computer system
Oracle databases
PL/SQL
Java
Object-relational database management concepts
Microsoft IIS, the Web server built-in with Windows NT
Technologies and programming languages used in middle-tier environments
Apache's PL/SQL Gateway (mod_plsql) and mod_ose concepts

Organization

This document contains:

Chapter 1, "Oracle Plug-in for Microsoft IIS Overview"

This chapter provides an overview of Oracle Plug-in for Microsoft IIS and describes the supported transaction types for PL/SQL and Java Web components.

Chapter 2, "Configuring Oracle Plug-in for Microsoft IIS"

This chapter describes how to register and load Oracle Plug-in for Microsoft IIS and how to access PL/SQL and Java Web components.

Chapter 3, "How to Use Oracle Plug-in for Microsoft IIS"

This chapter describes how to create PL/SQL Web components and trace component requests.

Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in the text and code examples of this documentation set. It describes:

Conventions in Text

We use various conventions in text to help you more quickly identify special terms. The following table describes those conventions and provides examples of their use.

Convention Meaning Example

Bold

Bold typeface indicates terms that are defined in the text or terms that appear in a glossary, or both.

The C datatypes such as ub4, sword, or OCINumber are valid.
When you specify this clause, you create an index-organized table.

Italics

Italic typeface indicates book titles, emphasis, syntax clauses, or placeholders.

Oracle8i Concepts
You can specify the parallel_clause.
Run Uold_release.SQL where old_release refers to the release you installed prior to upgrading.

UPPERCASE monospace (fixed-width font)

Uppercase monospace typeface indicates elements supplied by the system. Such elements include parameters, privileges, datatypes, RMAN keywords, SQL keywords, SQL*Plus or utility commands, packages and methods, as well as system-supplied column names, database objects and structures, user names, and roles.

You can specify this clause only for a NUMBER column.
You can back up the database using the BACKUP command.
Query the TABLE_NAME column in the USER_TABLES data dictionary view.
Specify the ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS parameter.
Use the DBMS_STATS.GENERATE_STATS procedure.

lowercase monospace (fixed-width font)

Lowercase monospace typeface indicates executables and sample user-supplied elements. Such elements include computer and database names, net service names, and connect identifiers, as well as user-supplied database objects and structures, column names, packages and classes, user names and roles, program units, and parameter values.

Enter sqlplus to open SQL*Plus.
The department_id, department_name, and location_id columns are in the hr.departments table.
Set the QUERY_REWRITE_ENABLED initialization parameter to true.
Connect as oe user.

Convention	Meaning	Example
Bold	Bold typeface indicates terms that are defined in the text or terms that appear in a glossary, or both.	The C datatypes such as ub4, sword, or OCINumber are valid. When you specify this clause, you create an index-organized table.
Italics	Italic typeface indicates book titles, emphasis, syntax clauses, or placeholders.	Oracle8i Concepts You can specify the parallel_clause. Run `U``old_release``.SQL` where old_release refers to the release you installed prior to upgrading.
UPPERCASE monospace (fixed-width font)	Uppercase monospace typeface indicates elements supplied by the system. Such elements include parameters, privileges, datatypes, RMAN keywords, SQL keywords, SQL*Plus or utility commands, packages and methods, as well as system-supplied column names, database objects and structures, user names, and roles.	You can specify this clause only for a `NUMBER` column. You can back up the database using the `BACKUP` command. Query the `TABLE_NAME` column in the `USER_TABLES` data dictionary view. Specify the `ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS` parameter. Use the `DBMS_STATS`.`GENERATE_STATS` procedure.
lowercase monospace (fixed-width font)	Lowercase monospace typeface indicates executables and sample user-supplied elements. Such elements include computer and database names, net service names, and connect identifiers, as well as user-supplied database objects and structures, column names, packages and classes, user names and roles, program units, and parameter values.	Enter `sqlplus` to open SQL*Plus. The `department_id`, `department_name`, and `location_id` columns are in the `hr.departments` table. Set the `QUERY_REWRITE_ENABLED` initialization parameter to `true.` Connect as `oe` user.

Conventions in Code Examples

Code examples illustrate SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, or other command-line statements. They are displayed in a monospace (fixed-width) font and separated from normal text as shown in this example:

SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'MIGRATE';

The following table describes typographic conventions used in code examples and provides examples of their use.

Convention Meaning Example

[ ]

Brackets enclose one or more optional items. Do not enter the brackets.

DECIMAL (digits [ , precision ])

{ }

Braces enclose two or more items, one of which is required. Do not enter the braces.

{ENABLE | DISABLE}

|

A vertical bar represents a choice of two or more options within brackets or braces. Enter one of the options. Do not enter the vertical bar.

{ENABLE | DISABLE}
[COMPRESS | NOCOMPRESS]

...

Horizontal ellipsis points indicate either:

That we have omitted parts of the code that are not directly related to the example

That you can repeat a portion of the code

CREATE TABLE ... AS subquery;

SELECT col1, col2, ... , coln FROM employees;

.
.
.

Vertical ellipsis points indicate that we have omitted several lines of code not directly related to the example.

Other notation

You must enter symbols other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipsis points as it is shown.

acctbal NUMBER(11,2);
acct CONSTANT NUMBER(4) := 3;

Italics

Italicized text indicates variables for which you must supply particular values.

CONNECT SYSTEM/system_password

UPPERCASE

Uppercase typeface indicates elements supplied by the system. We show these terms in uppercase in order to distinguish them from terms you define. Unless terms appear in brackets, enter them in the order and with the spelling shown. However, because these terms are not case sensitive, you can enter them in lowercase.

SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;
SELECT * FROM USER_TABLES;
DROP TABLE hr.employees;

lowercase

Lowercase typeface indicates programmatic elements that you supply. For example, lowercase indicates names of tables, columns, or files.

SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;
sqlplus hr/hr

Convention	Meaning	Example
[ ]	Brackets enclose one or more optional items. Do not enter the brackets.	`DECIMAL (digits [ , precision ])`
{ }	Braces enclose two or more items, one of which is required. Do not enter the braces.	`{ENABLE \| DISABLE}`
\|	A vertical bar represents a choice of two or more options within brackets or braces. Enter one of the options. Do not enter the vertical bar.	`{ENABLE \| DISABLE}` `[COMPRESS \| NOCOMPRESS]`
`...`	Horizontal ellipsis points indicate either: That we have omitted parts of the code that are not directly related to the example That you can repeat a portion of the code	`CREATE TABLE ... AS subquery;` `SELECT col1, col2, ... , col``n` `FROM employees;`
. . .	Vertical ellipsis points indicate that we have omitted several lines of code not directly related to the example.
Other notation	You must enter symbols other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipsis points as it is shown.	`acctbal NUMBER(11,2);` `acct CONSTANT NUMBER(4) := 3;`
`Italics`	Italicized text indicates variables for which you must supply particular values.	`CONNECT SYSTEM/``system_password`
`UPPERCASE`	Uppercase typeface indicates elements supplied by the system. We show these terms in uppercase in order to distinguish them from terms you define. Unless terms appear in brackets, enter them in the order and with the spelling shown. However, because these terms are not case sensitive, you can enter them in lowercase.	`SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;` `SELECT * FROM USER_TABLES;` `DROP TABLE hr.employees;`
`lowercase`	Lowercase typeface indicates programmatic elements that you supply. For example, lowercase indicates names of tables, columns, or files.	`SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;` `sqlplus hr/hr`

Conventions for Windows Operating Systems

The following table describes conventions for Windows operating systems and provides examples of their use.

Convention Meaning Example

Choose Start >

How to start a program. For example, to start Net8 Assistant, you must click the Start button on the taskbar and then choose Programs > Oracle - HOME_NAME > Network Administration > Net8 Assistant.

Choose Start > Programs > Oracle - HOME_NAME > Network Administration > Net8 Assistant

C:\>

Represents the Windows command prompt of the current hard disk drive. Your prompt reflects the subdirectory in which you are working. Referred to as the command prompt in this guide.

C:\oracle\oradata>

HOME_NAME

Represents the Oracle home name.
The home name can be up to sixteen alphanumeric characters. The only special character allowed in the home name is the underscore.

OracleHOME_NAMETNSListener

ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_BASE

In releases prior to 8.1, when you installed Oracle, all subdirectories were located under a top level ORACLE_HOME directory that by default was:

C:\orant for Windows NT

C:\orawin95 for Windows 95

C:\orawin98 for Windows 98

or whatever you called your Oracle home.
In this Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA)-compliant release, all subdirectories are not under a top level ORACLE_HOME directory. There is a top level directory called ORACLE_BASE that by default is C:\oracle. If you install Oracle8i release 9.0 on a clean computer (that is, there is no other Oracle software on the computer), the default setting for the first Oracle home directory is C:\oracle\ora90. The Oracle home directory is located directly under ORACLE_BASE.
All directory path examples in this guide follow OFA conventions.
See Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows for additional information on OFA compliances and for information on installing Oracle products in non-OFA compliant directories. This manual is available from Oracle Technology Network (OTN). See "Related Documentation" for information on how to access OTN.

Go to the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\rdbms\admin directory.

Convention	Meaning	Example
Choose Start >	How to start a program. For example, to start Net8 Assistant, you must click the Start button on the taskbar and then choose Programs > Oracle - HOME_NAME > Network Administration > Net8 Assistant.	Choose Start > Programs > Oracle - HOME_NAME > Network Administration > Net8 Assistant
`C:\>`	Represents the Windows command prompt of the current hard disk drive. Your prompt reflects the subdirectory in which you are working. Referred to as the command prompt in this guide.	`C:\oracle\oradata>`
HOME_NAME	Represents the Oracle home name. The home name can be up to sixteen alphanumeric characters. The only special character allowed in the home name is the underscore.	OracleHOME_NAMETNSListener
`ORACLE_HOME` and `ORACLE_BASE`	In releases prior to 8.1, when you installed Oracle, all subdirectories were located under a top level `ORACLE_HOME` directory that by default was: `C:\orant` for Windows NT `C:\orawin95` for Windows 95 `C:\orawin98` for Windows 98 or whatever you called your Oracle home. In this Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA)-compliant release, all subdirectories are not under a top level `ORACLE_HOME` directory. There is a top level directory called `ORACLE_BASE` that by default is `C:\oracle`. If you install Oracle8i release 9.0 on a clean computer (that is, there is no other Oracle software on the computer), the default setting for the first Oracle home directory is `C:\oracle\ora90`. The Oracle home directory is located directly under `ORACLE_BASE`. All directory path examples in this guide follow OFA conventions. See Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows for additional information on OFA compliances and for information on installing Oracle products in non-OFA compliant directories. This manual is available from Oracle Technology Network (OTN). See "Related Documentation" for information on how to access OTN.	Go to the `ORACLE_BASE``\``ORACLE_HOME``\rdbms\admin` directory.