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Introduction

This chapter briefly describes the intended audience and components of Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit Release 9.2. It also lists the other components of Oracle Internet Directory and the platforms it supports.

This chapter contains these topics:

• About Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit Release 9.2
• Components of the Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit
• Other Components of Oracle Internet Directory
• Operating Systems Supported

About Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit Release 9.2

Oracle Internet Directory SDK Release 9.2 is intended for application developers using C, C++, and PL/SQL. Java developers can use the JNDI provider from Sun to access directory information in an Oracle Internet Directory server.

Components of the Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit

Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit Release 9.2 consists of:

• An LDAP Version 3-compliant C API
• A PL/SQL API contained in a PL/SQL package called DBMS_LDAP
• Sample programs
• Oracle Internet Directory Application Developer's Guide (this document)
• Command line tools

Other Components of Oracle Internet Directory

The following components of Oracle Internet Directory Release 9.2, not part of the Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit, can be obtained separately:

• Oracle directory server, an LDAP Version 3-compliant directory server
• Oracle directory replication server
• Oracle Directory Manager, a Java-based graphical user interface
• Oracle Internet Directory bulk tools
• Oracle Internet Directory Administrator's Guide

Operating Systems Supported

Oracle Internet Directory, both servers and clients, support these operating systems:

• Sun Solaris
• Microsoft Windows
  • Windows NT 4.0
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 2000
• HPUX
• AIX
• Compaq TRU64
• Intel Solaris
• SGI
• DGUX
• UNIXWARE