Convention |
Example |
Meaning |
All uppercase plain |
ORANT\DATABASE\INITORCL.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:
filename.ORA
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. |
Square brackets [ ] |
Start > Programs > Oracle for Windows NT - [HOME_NAME]
> Oracle Database Assistant |
Encloses optional items. For example, you can start Oracle
Installer from the default Oracle home or from another Oracle home indicated
by [HOME_NAME] if you use multiple Oracle homes.
Square brackets also indicate a function key, for example
[Enter]. |
Choose Start > |
Choose Start > Programs > Oracle for Windows NT > Oracle
Installer |
How to start a program. For example, to start Oracle Installer,
you must click the Start button on the taskbar and then choose Programs,
Oracle for Windows NT, Oracle Installer. |
C:\> |
C:\ORANT\DATABASE |
Represents the Windows NT command prompt of the current hard
disk drive. Your prompt reflects the subdirectory in which you are working.
Referred to as the MS-DOS command prompt in this guide. |
Backslash (\) before a directory name |
\DATABASE |
Indicates that the directory is a subdirectory of the root
directory. |
ORACLE_HOME |
Go to the ORACLE_HOME\DATABASE directory
SVRMGR> @%ORACLE_HOME%\RDBMS80\ADMIN\CATALOG.SQL |
ORACLE_HOME is represented as the hard drive letter
and the top level directory where your Oracle software is installed, which
may be:
-
C:\ORANT for Windows NT
-
C:\ORAWIN95 for Windows 95
-
C:\ORAWIN98 for Windows 98
-
C:\ORAWIN for Windows 3.1
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, SQL*Plus, Export
Utility, and Import Utility. |
HOME_NAME |
OracleHOME_NAMETNSListener80 |
Represents the Oracle home name if you use multiple Oracle
homes. This convention is not applicable for a single Oracle home.
The home name can be up to sixteen alphanumeric characters.
The only special character allowed in the home name is the underscore. |
HOMEID |
HOME0, HOME1, HOME2 |
Represents a unique registry subkey for each Oracle home
directory in which you install products. A new HOMEID is created
and incremented each time you install products to a different Oracle home
directory on one computer. Each HOMEID contains its own configuration
parameter settings for installed Oracle products. |
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. |