Preface
Oracle OLAP Provider for OLE DB enables OLE DB and ADO MD applications to retrieve multidimensional data from Oracle databases running on all platforms. This documentation describes Oracle OLAP Provider for OLE DB provider-specific features and properties.
This preface contains these topics:
Intended Audience
Oracle OLAP Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide is intended for programmers developing applications to access an Oracle database using Oracle OLAP Provider for OLE DB. This documentation is also valuable to systems analysts, project managers, and others interested in the development of database applications.
To use this product, you must have a conceptual understanding of OLE DB, OLAP, multidimensional concepts, and OLE DB for OLAP. You should have a working knowledge of application programming using Microsoft C/C++, Visual Basic, or ActiveX Data Objects - Multidimensional (ADO MD). Knowledge of Component Object Model (COM) concepts are also useful.
Structure
This document contains:
This chapter discusses OLE DB, Oracle OLAP Provider for OLE DB, system requirements, and installation.
This chapter discusses Oracle OLAP Provider for OLE DB components and describes how they are used to develop consumer applications.
This appendix provides provider-specific information that is applicable for both OLE DB and ADO MD users.
This appendix describes provider-specific OLE DB information.
This appendix describes provider-specific ADO MD information.
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Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in the text and code examples of this documentation set.
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 |
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Bold |
Bold typeface indicates terms that are defined in the text or terms that appear in a glossary, or both. |
When you specify this clause, you create an index-organized table. |
Italics |
Italic typeface indicates book titles or emphasis. |
Oracle Database Concepts Ensure that the recovery catalog and target database do not reside on the same disk. |
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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, usernames, and roles. |
You can specify this clause only for a You can back up the database by using the Query the Use the |
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Lowercase monospace typeface indicates executables, filenames, directory names, 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, usernames and roles, program units, and parameter values. Note: Some programmatic elements use a mixture of UPPERCASE and lowercase. Enter these elements as shown. |
Enter The password is specified in the Back up the datafiles and control files in the The Set the Connect as The |
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Lowercase italic monospace font represents placeholders or variables. |
You can specify the Run |
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 |
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[ ] |
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} |
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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:
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CREATE TABLE ... AS subquery; SELECT col1, col2, ... , coln FROM employees; |
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Vertical ellipsis points indicate that we have omitted several lines of code not directly related to the example. |
SQL> SELECT NAME FROM V$DATAFILE; NAME ------------------------------------ /fsl/dbs/tbs_01.dbf /fs1/dbs/tbs_02.dbf . . . /fsl/dbs/tbs_09.dbf 9 rows selected. |
Other notation |
You must enter symbols other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipsis points as shown. |
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Italics |
Italicized text indicates placeholders or variables for which you must supply particular values. |
CONNECT SYSTEM/system_password DB_NAME = database_name |
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. Note: Some programmatic elements use a mixture of UPPERCASE and lowercase. Enter these elements as shown. |
SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees; sqlplus User_id/password CREATE USER user_name IDENTIFIED BY password; |
Conventions for Windows Operating Systems
The following table describes conventions for Windows operating systems and provides examples of their use.
Convention | Meaning | Example |
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Choose Start > |
How to start a program. |
To start the Database Configuration Assistant, choose Start > Programs > Oracle - HOME_NAME > Configuration and Migration Tools > Database Configuration Assistant. |
File and directory names |
File and directory names are not case sensitive. The following special characters are not allowed: left angle bracket (<), right angle bracket (>), colon (:), double quotation marks ("), slash (/), pipe (|), and dash (-). The special character backslash (\) is treated as an element separator, even when it appears in quotes. If the file name begins with \\, then Windows assumes it uses the Universal Naming Convention. |
c:\winnt"\"system32 is the same as C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 |
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Represents the Windows command prompt of the current hard disk drive. The escape character in a command prompt is the caret (^). Your prompt reflects the subdirectory in which you are working. Referred to as the command prompt in this manual. |
C:\oracle\oradata> |
Special characters |
The backslash (\) special character is sometimes required as an escape character for the double quotation mark (") special character at the Windows command prompt. Parentheses and the single quotation mark (') do not require an escape character. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information on escape and special characters. |
C:\>exp user_id/password TABLES=emp QUERY=\"WHERE job='SALESMAN' and sal<1600\" C:\>imp SYSTEM/password FROMUSER=user_id TABLES=(emp, dept) |
HOME_NAME |
Represents the Oracle home name. The home name can be up to 16 alphanumeric characters. The only special character allowed in the home name is the underscore. |
C:\> net start OracleHOME_NAMETNSListener |
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In releases prior to Oracle8i release 8.1.3, when you installed Oracle components, all subdirectories were located under a top level
This release complies with Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) guidelines. All subdirectories are not under a top level All directory path examples in this guide follow OFA conventions. Refer to Oracle Database Platform Guide for Windows for additional information about OFA compliances and for information about installing Oracle products in non-OFA compliant directories. |
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