Oracle9i Database Documentation Readme

This document contains the following topics:

 o Welcome to the Oracle9i Database Documentation
 o Viewing Documentation
 o Installing Documentation
 o Ordering Hard Copy Documentation or CDs
 o Differences Between Documentation Formats
 o Finding Other Oracle Documentation
 o Contacting Oracle Support Services
 o Sending Comments
 o Documentation Accessibility

Welcome to the Oracle9i Database Documentation

This CD contains the database documentation for Oracle9i, Release 2
(9.2.0.2). You can find installation guides and similar documentation
on the corresponding product CD. The documentation is available in
HTML and PDF formats.

The CD uses a Rock Ridge/Joliet/ISO-9660 hybrid format, which should
be readable by any computer that supports any one of these standards.

Starting with Oracle9i, the database documentation CD includes an HTML
search feature to help you find information more quickly. To learn how
to use this search feature, click the Help link on the top-level
index.htm page.

For information about new features in Oracle9i, refer to the online
manual Oracle9i Database New Features.

Viewing Documentation

To view the documentation from the CD or local installation, follow
these steps:

 1. Open the top-level index.htm file with your favorite Web browser.

 2. From there, go to the list of books, the master index, or search
    the documentation. Click Help if necessary.

Note
In order to use the dynamic features of the documentation library,
including the search and virtual book features, you must have an
account with the Oracle Technology Network and an Internet
connection. You can get a free OTN account from

   http://otn.oracle.com/admin/account/membership.html

Viewing PDF Documentation

View the PDF documentation without a Web browser by opening the top
level booklist.pdf with your PDF viewer. The file contains a list of
documents available on the CD, and each title that has a PDF version
is a hyperlink to the document.

Searching the PDF Documentation

You can search the PDF documentation using the Adobe Acrobat Search
function. PDF searching allows you to scan through all the PDF files
on the CD at once. Finding, on the other hand, is slower and allows
you to scan through only one document at a time. Before you can search
the documentation, you need to add the PDF index for the CD to your
Available Indexes. Click Tools > Search > Indexes, click Add, then add
index.pdx. Click Tools > Search > Query to search the documentation.

Tool Requirements for Viewing Documentation

You can install the documentation on your local system, or you can
read the files directly from the CD without installing them. You need
one of the tools listed in Table 1 to view the documentation.

Table 1: Minimum Tools Requirements for Viewing Documentation

   On-Line Format   Requires
   --------------   --------------------------------------
   HTML viewing     Any modern Web browser
   PDF viewing      Adobe Acrobat 4 or later
                    Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or later
                    Adobe Acrobat Reader+Search 4 or later

The HTML search facility uses JavaScript, and has been designed to
work in Netscape Navigator 3 or later and Microsoft Internet Explorer
3 or later.

Acrobat Reader is available as a free download from the Adobe Web
site:

   http://www.adobe.com/

Installing Documentation

You can view the documentation directly from the CD, or you can copy
it to your local system. Use your operating system's commands to copy
the contents to the appropriate directory on your system. The entry
point for each HTML manual is toc.htm.

Ordering Hard Copy Documentation or CDs

To order printed documentation or additional copies of this CD, visit
the online Oracle Store at

   http://oraclestore.oracle.com/

Differences Between Documentation Formats

As a result of publishing deadlines, the online versions of manuals in
this library may contain updates or corrections that are not included
in the printed books. Additionally, the HTML version of a manual may
contain minor updates or corrections that do not appear in the PDF
version.

Finding Other Oracle Documentation

This documentation library does not include installation guides and
similar documentation. You can find those manuals on the appropriate
product CD. You can also find installation guides and other manuals on
the Oracle documentation Web sites.

 o Oracle Technology Network

   http://otn.oracle.com/docs/

 o Oracle Docs Online

   http://docs.oracle.com/

 o Oracle Tahiti

   http://tahiti.oracle.com/

Contacting Oracle Support Services

If you need to contact Oracle Support Services, visit Oracle Support
Services:

   http://www.oracle.com/support/

Sending Comments

If you have questions or comments about this CD, e-mail your feedback
to infodev_us@oracle.com.

Note
The infodev_us@oracle.com e-mail address is only for documentation
feedback. If your question pertains to software installation or
software problems, contact Oracle Support Services.


If you have comments about the content of a particular book, then use
the e-mail address provided on the reader comment form in that
book. Follow the Send Us Your Comments link from the table of contents
to reach the reader comment form. Each documentation HTML file also
includes a feedback link at the top and bottom of each page. The link
takes you to a page that provides answers to common questions and
identifies the feedback e-mail addresses.

Documentation Accessibility

Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting
documentation accessible, with good usability, to the disabled
community. To that end, our documentation includes features that make
information available to users of assistive technology. Our
HTML-format documentation contains markup to facilitate access by the
disabled community. Standards will continue to evolve over time, and
Oracle Corporation is actively engaged with other market-leading
technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that our
documentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For
additional information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web
site at

   http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/

Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation 

JAWS, a Windows screen reader, may not always correctly read the code
examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require
that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however,
JAWS may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a
bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation 

This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies
or organizations that Oracle Corporation does not own or
control. Oracle Corporation neither evaluates nor makes any
representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.
