Preface

This user guide provides operating system-specific information on using Oracle Network Products for Windows platforms. This preface provides information about:

Intended Audience

Prerequisites

Structure

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Conventions Used in this Guide

Intended Audience

This user guide is for both end-users and network administrators who install, configure, and use Oracle network products. Use this user guide in conjunction with a machine running:

Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0

Windows 95

Windows 3.1

Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Note: Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 are referred to as Windows 3.1x when features work for both operating systems.

Prerequisites

This guide assumes you:

are familiar with your machine's operating system

have tested the network hardware

Oracle7 relational database concepts

Structure

This guide contains the following chapters and appendices.

Chapter 1 Introducing Oracle Network Products Describes the connectivity architecture of Oracle Network Products.

Chapter 2 Supported Oracle Network Products Describes Oracle Network Products.

Chapter 3 Installation Overview Describes the results of installation.

Chapter 4 Configuration Describes how to configure Oracle Network Products.

Chapter 5 Database Connection Tasks Describes how to make database connections.

Chapter 6 Using the Advanced Networking Option Describes how to use the Advanced Networking Option.

Appendix A Installed Directory Structure and Files Shows the directory structure and data link libarary (DLL) files for installed products.

Appendix B Verifying Parameters and Vendor Adapters for Windows 3.1x Explains how to verify correct Oracle Protocol Adapter setup for Windows 3.1x.

Appendix C Modifying Oracle Parameters for Windows 3.1x Describes how to add Oracle parameters for Windows 3.1x.

Appendix D Modifying Oracle Configurations for Windows NT and Windows 95 Describes how to add Oracle configuration parameters for Windows NT.

Appendix E Configuration Files Describes the contents of the configuration files.

Appendix F Services and Port Numbers Used Lists the SQL*Net Window NT services and their port numbers.

Appendix G Troubleshooting Describes resolving common error messages and diagnosing Oracle Network Products' problems.

Conventions Used in this Guide

Note these typographical conventions when reading this guide:

Convention	Example	Meaning
All uppercase plain	ORANT\DATABASE\INITOPS1.ORA	Indicates command names, SQL reserved words, and keywords as in ALTER DATABASE. All uppercase plain is also used for directory names and file names.
Italic	Italic used to indicate a variable: C:\ORACLE_HOME\filename\ Italic used for emphasis: The WHERE clause may be used to join rows in different tables.	Indicates a value that you must provide. For example, if a command asks you to type filename, you must type the actual name of the file. Italic is also used for emphasis in the text and to indicate the titles of other guides.
Horizontal ellipsis ...	CHKVAL fieldname value 1 value 2... valueN	Indicates that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted.
Vertical bar \|	..DEFINE [ macro1 \| macro2 ]	Represents an `or' option between several options. You must enter only one of the options. Do not enter the vertical bar. The set of alternative choices is enclosed by curly braces if one of the items is required, or by square brackets if the item is an optional alternative.
Curly braces {}	..DEFINE { macro1 \| macro2 }	Encloses required items. You must choose one of the alternatives.
Square brackets [ ]	CVTCRT termname [outfile]	Encloses optional items. You can choose one or none of the alternatives. Square brackets also indicate a function key, for example [Enter].
C:\>	C:\ORANT\DATABASE	Represents the Windows NT command prompt of the current hard disk drive. Your prompt may differ and may, at times, reflect the subdirectory in which you are working. Referred to as the MS-DOS command prompt in this manual.
Oracle home	Go to the ORACLE_HOME\DATABASE directory. SVRMGR> @%ORACLE_HOME%\RDBMS73\ADMIN\CATALOG.SQL	Oracle home is the top level directory and the drive letter where your Oracle software is installed. By default, the Oracle home directory for Windows NT products is ORANT and for Windows 95 products is ORAWIN95. In this guide, the convention ORACLE_HOME is used to indicate your Oracle Home directory, which may be ORANT, ORAWIN95, or whatever you may have called your Oracle home. In Server Manager commands you may see %ORACLE_HOME%. Server Manager is able to locate your Oracle Home directory using the %ORACLE_HOME% variable. This convention can be used in Server Manager and SQL*Plus.
Backslash (\) before a directory name	\DATABASE	Indicates that the directory is a subdirectory.
Symbols	period . comma , hyphen - semicolon ; colon : equal sign = backslash \ single quote ` double quote " parentheses ()	Symbols other than brackets and vertical bars must be entered in commands exactly as shown.

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