Oracle7 Getting Started for Windows NT

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Preface

• Prerequisites
• Intended Audience
• Structure
• Conventions

Prerequisites

• Windows NT and have installed and tested it for your personal computer (PC) and network hardware

• Relational database concepts

Structure

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Documentation

Introduces you to the Oracle documentation set.

Chapter 2 Introducing Oracle7 Server for Windows NT

Describes the basic features of Oracle7 Server for Windows NT.

Chapter 3 Post-installation Tasks

Describes the contents of the preconfigured starter database and post-installation tasks you must perform before using certain products.

Chapter 4 Using Tools and Utilities

Describes how to choose and use a specific Oracle tool.

Chapter 5 Creating a New Database

Describes how to create a new database.

Chapter 6 Administering a Database

Describes how to administer your database(s).

Chapter 7 Monitoring a Database

Describes how to monitor Oracle7 Server for Windows NT.

Chapter 8 Backing Up and Recovering Database Files

Provides procedures for backing up and recovering database files.

Appendix A Oracle7 Server Directory Structures

Lists default directory structures for Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1.

Appendix B Initialization Parameter Files

Describes Oracle7 Server for Windows NT initialization parameters, how to edit them, and Windows NT-specific defaults (and ranges) for them.

Appendix C Configuration Parameters and the Registry

Describes the use of the Windows NT Registry for various Oracle7 products. Additionally, it lists the defaults and ranges for configuration parameters.

Appendix D Messages and Codes

Lists the error messages, causes, and corrective actions specific to installing and using Oracle7 Server for Windows NT.

Appendix E National Language Support

Explains the NLS_LANG configuration parameter and its components and lists the available options.

Appendix F Contacting Oracle Worldwide Customer Support

Lists known problems, restrictions and workarounds when using Oracle7 Server for Windows NT. It also describes how to contact Oracle Worldwide Customer Support if you cannot resolve these problems, or if you need to report an error.

Conventions

Convention	Meaning
All uppercase plain	Indicates command names, SQL reserved words, and keywords as in ALTER DATABASE. All uppercase plain is also used for directory names and file names, such as, ORANT\DATABASE\INITORCL.ORA
Italic	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 manuals.
Horizontal ellipsis . .	Indicate that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted. CHKVAL fieldname value 1 value 2... valueN
Vertical bar |	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 {}	Enclose required items. You must choose one of the alternatives. ..DEFINE { macro1 | macro2 }
Square brackets [ ]	Enclose optional items. You can choose one or none of the alternatives. cvtcrt termname [outfile] Square brackets also indicate a function key, for example [Enter].
C:\>	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.
Backslash (\) before a directory name	Indicates that the directory is a subdirectory. For example, \DATABASE.
Symbols	Symbols other than brackets and vertical bars must be entered in commands exactly as shown.

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