Contents

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Preface

Audience

Organization

Related Documentation

Conventions

Documentation Accessibility

What's New in Oracle Call Interface?

New Features in Oracle Call Interface for Release 9.0.1

New Features in Oracle Call Interface for Release 8.1.5

OCI Release 7.x Functions

Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2) Deprecated Components

1 Introduction to Oracle Call Interface

What is the Oracle Call Interface?

What is Included in the OCI Package?

Oracle Directory Structure

Sample Programs

2 Building OCI Applications

Writing OCI Applications

Compiling OCI Applications

Linking OCI Applications

oci.lib

Client DLL Loading When Using LoadLibrary()

Running OCI Applications

The Oracle XA Library

Compiling and Linking an OCI Program with the Oracle XA Library

Using XA Dynamic Registration

Adding an Environmental Variable for the Current Session

Adding a Registry Variable for All Sessions

XA and TP Monitor Information

Oracle C++ Call Interface Methods Specific to Windows NT

Using the Object Type Translator and the INTYPE File Assistant

Index