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| Oracle® Call Interface Programmer's Guide, 11g Release 1 (11.1) Part Number B28395-01 |
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The Oracle Call Interface (OCI) is an application programming interface (API) that lets applications written in C or C++ interact with one or more Oracle database servers. OCI gives your programs the capability to perform the full range of database operations that are possible with an Oracle database server, including SQL statement processing and object manipulation.
This guide is intended for programmers developing new applications or converting existing applications to run in the Oracle environment. This comprehensive treatment of OCI will also be valuable to systems analysts, project managers, and others interested in the development of database applications.
This guide assumes that you have a working knowledge of application programming using C. Readers should also be familiar with the use of Structured Query Language (SQL) to access information in relational database systems. In addition, some sections of this guide also assume a knowledge of the basic concepts of object-oriented programming.
See Also:
For information about SQL, refer to the Oracle Database SQL Language Reference and the Oracle Database Administrator's Guide
For information about basic Oracle concepts, see Oracle Database Concepts.
For information about the differences between the Standard Edition and the Enterprise Edition and all the features and options that are available to you, see Oracle Database New Features Guide.
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Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas, which are installed by default when you select the Basic Installation option with an Oracle Database installation. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.
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The Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide does not contain all information that describes the features and functionality of OCI in the Standard Edition and the Enterprise Edition products.
Oracle C++ Call Interface
For C++ programmers, the Oracle C++ Call Interface provides OCI functionality for C++ programs and lets you manipulate database objects (of user-defined types) as C++ objects.
Other Sources of Information about OCI
For other sources of information about OCI:
See Also:
For information about the C++ Call interface, refer to Oracle C++ Call Interface Programmer's Guide.
For more information about cartridge services, and the OCI calls pertaining to development of data cartridges, refer to Oracle Database Data Cartridge Developer's Guide.
For more information about OCI calls pertaining to National Language and Globalization Support, see Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide.
For more information about OCI calls pertaining to Advanced Queuing, see Oracle Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide.
For information about using OCI with the XA library, see Oracle Database Advanced Application Developer's Guide.
For more information about using OCI calls to manipulate LOBs, including code examples, see Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide.
For a more detailed explanation of object types, see Oracle Database Object-Relational Developer's Guide.
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