Preface

This manual introduces the Oracle8 ConText Cartridge Workbench components and provides a description of each, as well as any setup and usage information that is needed for each component.

Audience

This manual is intended for system administrators responsible for installing and maintaining the ConText Cartridge Workbench Release 2.4.5 components. It is also intended for ConText administrators and application developers who use the ConText Cartridge Workbench components to administer ConText or develop applications.

Prerequisites

This document assumes that you have experience with the Oracle relational database management system, SQL, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, and with Web-based software such as Oracle Web Request Broker and Oracle Web Application Server. See the other documentation provided with your hardware and software for additional information.

Related Publications

For more information about ConText, see:

For more information about Oracle8, see:

For more information about PL/SQL, see:

PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference

How This Manual Is Organized

The manual is divided into six chapters and two appendices:

Chapter 1: Introduction

This chapter introduces the ConText Workbench components and provides an overview of their features.

Chapter 2: Administration Tools

This chapter describes the administration tools that are contained in the ConText Workbench, and shows how they are used.

Chapter 3: Document Viewing

This chapter describes the document viewers that are contained in the ConText Workbench, and shows how they are used.

Chapter 4: Input/Output (I/O) Utility

This chapter describes the I/O utility and provides guidance for its use.

Chapter 5: CTXQUERY Forms Sample Application

This chapter presents the CTXQUERY Oracle Forms sample application.

Chapter 6: TextServer3 Dictionary Migration Tool

This chapter describes the TextServer3 Dictionary Migration Tool and provides guidance for its use.

Appendix A, "Viewer Cartridge: Manual Configuration"

This appendix details the manual configuration and deconfiguration procedures for the Viewer Cartridge.

Appendix B, "Configuration Manager: Manual Configuration"

This appendix details the manual configuration and deconfiguration procedures for the Configuration Manager.

Type Conventions

This manual adheres to the following type conventions:

Type Meaning

UPPERCASE

Uppercase letters indicate Oracle commands, standard database objects and constants, and standard Oracle PL/SQL procedures.

lowercase italics

Italics indicate variable names, URLs, names of user objects (tables, views, preferences, policies, etc.), PL/SQL parameter/argument names, and names of example PL/SQL procedures, especially when these elements occur within normal text.
Italics also indicate emphasis.

monospace

Monospace type indicates example commands, strings, codes etc. Type in the command, string, or code exactly as it appears.

Type	Meaning
UPPERCASE	Uppercase letters indicate Oracle commands, standard database objects and constants, and standard Oracle PL/SQL procedures.
lowercase italics	Italics indicate variable names, URLs, names of user objects (tables, views, preferences, policies, etc.), PL/SQL parameter/argument names, and names of example PL/SQL procedures, especially when these elements occur within normal text. Italics also indicate emphasis.
`monospace`	Monospace type indicates example commands, strings, codes etc. Type in the command, string, or code exactly as it appears.

Further notational conventions are described in Appendices A and B.

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