This manual provides reference information for Oracle Text. Use it as a reference for creating Oracle Text indexes, for issuing Oracle Text queries, for presenting documents, and for using the Oracle Text PL/SQL packages.
This preface contains these topics:
Oracle Text Reference is intended for an Oracle Text application developer or a system administrator responsible for maintaining the Oracle Text system.
To use this document, you need experience with the Oracle relational database management system, SQL, SQL*Plus, and PL/SQL. See the documentation provided with your hardware and software for additional information.
If you are unfamiliar with the Oracle RDBMS and related tools, see the Oracle Database Concepts, which is a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and terminology used throughout Oracle documentation.
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The following text conventions are used in this document:
| Convention | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boldface | Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary. |
| italic | Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values. |
monospace |
Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter. |