Part I Getting Started

This part introduces Large Objects (LOBs) and discusses general concepts for using them in your applications.

This part contains these chapters:

• Introduction to Large Objects and SecureFiles

• Working with LOBs

• Using Oracle LOB Storage

• Operations Specific to Persistent and Temporary LOBs

• Distributed LOBs

• DDL and DML Statements with LOBs

• Introduction to Large Objects and SecureFiles
  Large Objects (LOBs), SecureFiles LOBs, and Database File System (DBFS) work together with various database features to support application development.
• Working with LOBs
  
• Using Oracle LOB Storage
  Oracle LOB storage has two types, SecureFiles LOB storage and BasicFiles LOB storage, which are used with different types of tablespaces.
• Operations Specific to Persistent and Temporary LOBs
  
• Distributed LOBs
  
• DDL and DML Statements with LOBs