Preface

Oracle Database Advanced Application Developer's Guide explains topics that experienced application developers reference repeatedly. Information in this guide applies to features that work the same on all supported platforms, and does not include system-specific information.

Preface Topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

Oracle Database Advanced Application Developer's Guide is intended for application developers who are either developing applications or converting applications to run in the Oracle Database environment. This guide is also valuable to anyone who is interested in the development of database applications, such as systems analysts and project managers.

To use this document effectively, you need a working knowledge of:

• Application programming

• Structured Query Language (SQL)

• Object-oriented programming

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers 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.

Related Documents

For more information, see these documents in the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 documentation set:

• Oracle Database PL/SQL Language Reference

• Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide

• Oracle Database Security Guide

• Pro*C/C++ Programmer's Guide

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

• Oracle Database Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide

• Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide

• Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide

• Oracle Database Sample Schemas

See also:

• Oracle PL/SQL Tips and Techniques by Joseph C. Trezzo. Oracle Press, 1999.

• Oracle PL/SQL Programming by Steven Feuerstein. 3rd Edition. O'Reilly & Associates, 2002.

• Oracle PL/SQL Developer's Workbook by Steven Feuerstein. O'Reilly & Associates, 2000.

• Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices by Steven Feuerstein. O'Reilly & Associates, 2001.

Conventions

This document uses these text conventions:

Also:

• *_view means all static data dictionary views whose names end with view. For example, *_ERRORS means ALL_ERRORS, DBA_ERRORS, and USER_ERRORS. For more information about any static data dictionary view, or about static dictionary views in general, see Oracle Database Reference.

• Table names not qualified with schema names are in the sample schema HR. For information about the sample schemas, see Oracle Database Sample Schemas.