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Documentation Readme

10g Release 1 (10.1)

Part No. B13795-01

March 2004

The documentation on this CD is available in HTML and PDF formats. Installation guides and additional documentation is available on the accompanying product CD.

The CD uses a hybrid format incorporating the Rock Ridge, Joliet, and ISO 9660 CD formats. The information on the CD is viewable on computers that support any of these standards.

1 Viewing HTML Documentation

To view the HTML documentation from the CD or local installation, open the top-level index.htm file with your favorite Web browser. From there, go to the list of books, the master index, or search the documentation. Click Help if necessary.

Note:

To use the dynamic features of the documentation library, including the search and virtual book features, you need an Oracle Technology Network account and an Internet connection. Get a free OTN account from

http://otn.oracle.com/membership/

2 Viewing PDF Documentation

To view the PDF documentation from the CD or local installation, open the top-level booklist.pdf. The file contains a list of documents available on the CD with hyperlinks to other PDF documents.

You can search all the PDF documentation at once using the Acrobat Search facility. Searching allows you to scan through all the PDF files on the CD at once. Finding, on the other hand, allows you to scan through only the currently active document. Before you can search the documentation, you need to add the PDF index for the CD to your Available Indexes. Prior to Acrobat 6, choose Tools > Search > Indexes, click Add, add index.pdx, then choose Tools > Search > Query. In Acrobat 6, choose Edit > Search, click Use Advanced Search Options near the bottom right of your screen, choose Select Index from the Look In field, add index.pdx, then search. The Acrobat documentation has more details.

3 Tool Requirements for Viewing Documentation

You can copy the documentation to your local system, or you can read the files directly from the CD. Table 1 lists the tools needed to view the documentation.

The HTML search facility uses JavaScript, and has been designed to work in Netscape Navigator 4.8 or later and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.

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

http://www.adobe.com/

Table 1 Tool Requirements for Viewing Documentation

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

4 Installing Documentation

You can view the documentation directly from the CD, or you can install it on a local system. Install the documentation by copying the files from the CD to your local system.

5 Differences Between Documentation Formats

As a result of publishing deadlines, electronic versions of the manuals might contain updates or corrections not included in the printed books.

6 Finding Other Oracle Documentation

Additional documentation is available on the product software CD and the OTN documentation site:

http://otn.oracle.com/documentation/

7 Ordering Hard Copy Documentation or CDs

Visit the Oracle Store to order printed documentation and additional copies of this CD:

http://oraclestore.oracle.com/

8 Contacting Oracle Support Services

Visit Oracle Support Services if you need help:

http://otn.oracle.com/support/

9 Sending Comments

Send questions and comments about this CD to infodev_us@oracle.com. 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 form. Documentation HTML files also include feedback links at the top and bottom of each page.

Note:

The infodev_us@oracle.com address is for documentation comments only.

10 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. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle 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 does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.