Preface

This guide explains how to install and configure Oracle Database Free on Microsoft Windows.

This guide also provides information about resources available to develop applications and how to remove the database software.

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Command Syntax

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

This guide is intended primarily for application developers who are either developing applications or converting applications to run in the Oracle Database environment.

Oracle Database Free is a free version of the world's most advanced database. Oracle Database Free is easy to install, easy to manage, and easy to develop with. With Oracle Database Free, you use an intuitive, browser-based interface to administer the database, create tables, views, and other database objects, import, export, and view table data, run queries and SQL scripts, and generate reports.

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Command Syntax

Refer to these command syntax conventions to understand command examples in this guide.

Convention	Description
$	Bourne or BASH shell prompt in a command example. Do not enter the prompt as part of the command.
%	C Shell prompt in a command example. Do not enter the prompt as part of the command.
#	Superuser (root) prompt in a command example. Do not enter the prompt as part of the command.
monospace	UNIX command syntax
backslash \	A backslash is the UNIX and Linux command continuation character. It is used in command examples that are too long to fit on a single line. Enter the command as displayed (with a backslash) or enter it on a single line without a backslash: dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \ count=10000
braces { }	Braces indicate required items: .DEFINE {macro1}
brackets [ ]	Brackets indicate optional items: cvtcrt termname [outfile]
ellipses ...	Ellipses indicate an arbitrary number of similar items: CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN
italic	Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable: library_name
vertical line |	A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets: FILE filesize [K|M]

Related Documents

To help you with your development efforts, consult the books in the development category of the Oracle Database documentation set.

For more information, see these documents in the Oracle Database documentation set:

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

• Oracle Database PL/SQL Language Reference

• Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference

• Oracle Database JSON Developer’s Guide

• Oracle Database Development Guide

• Oracle Database Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide

• Oracle Database Object-Relational Developer's Guide

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle Database Sample Schemas

• Oracle APEX Documentation
• Application Development with Oracle Database

Conventions

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.