Preface

This guide describes how to use Oracle8 Image Cartridge.

Image Cartridge requires Oracle8 Enterprise Edition. Oracle8 and Oracle8 Enterprise Edition have the same basic features. However, several advanced features, such as data cartridges, are available only with the Enterprise Edition, and some of these features are optional. For example, to extend Image Cartridge with new types, you must have the Enterprise Edition and the Objects Option.

For information about the differences between Oracle8 and the Oracle8 Enterprise Edition and the features and options that are available to you, see Getting to Know Oracle8.

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for anyone who wants to store, retrieve, and manipulate image data in an Oracle database, including developers of image specialization cartridges.

Structure

This guide contains three chapters and three appendixes:

Chapter 1	Introduces image and data cartridge concepts and provides an overview of the Image Cartridge functions.
Chapter 2	Provides examples of using the Image Cartridge types and methods.
Chapter 3	Describes the procedures you can use to manipulate image data.
Appendix A	Describes the supported image data formats.
Appendix B	Describes how to install Image Cartridge.
Appendix C	Lists potential errors, their causes, and user actions to correct them.

Related Documents

For more information about using this data cartridge in a development environment, see the following documents in the Release 8.0 Oracle Server documentation set:

• Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide
• Oracle8 Application Developers Guide
• Oracle8 Concepts
• PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference

Conventions

In this guide, Oracle8 Image Cartridge is sometimes referred to as Image Cartridge, or simply, the cartridge. Oracle Corporation's Network Computing Architecture is referred to as, the architecture.

In examples, an implied carriage return occurs at the end of each line, unless otherwise noted. You must press the Return key at the end of a line of input.

The following conventions are also used in this guide:

Convention	Meaning
. . .	Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.
. . .	Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted
boldface text	Boldface type in text indicates a term defined in the text, the glossary, or in both locations.
< >	Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.
[ ]	Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.

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