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Index: C
- calendar format (NLS), setting
: 11.1.2.3. The DBMS_SESSION.SET_NLS procedure
- CALL procedure (DBMS_DEFER)
- 
  - 17.3.1.1. DBMS_DEFER programs
  - 17.3.2.2. The DBMS_DEFER.CALL procedure
 
- call stack, returning
: 10.1.2.10. The DBMS_UTILITY.FORMAT_CALL_STACK function
- CANCEL_STATISTICS procedure
- 
  - 16.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT Programs
  - 16.6.1.2. The DBMS_REPCAT.CANCEL_STATISTICS procedure
 
- carriage returns
: (see newline markers)
- CAST_TO_RAW function
: 9.2.3.5. The UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW function
- CAST_TO_VARCHAR2 function
: 9.2.3.6. The UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_VARCHAR2 function
- casting
: (see conversions; specific CAST functions)
- caterr.sql 
: 15.3.6.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.PURGE_MASTER_LOG procedure
- catjobq.sql script
: 13.1. Getting Started with DBMS_ JOB
- catlog.sql 
: 15.3.6.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.DO_DEFERRED_REPCAT_ADMIN procedure
- catoctk.sql script
: 10.4.1. Getting Started with DBMS_RANDOM
- catqueue.sql file
: 5.6.1.1. The database table for queue data
- catrep.sql script
- 
  - 16.1. Getting Started with DBMS_REPCAT
  - 17.2.1. Getting Started with DBMS_DEFER_SYS
  - 17.3.1. Getting Started with DBMS_DEFER
  - 17.4.1. Getting Started with DBMS_DEFER_QUERY
 
- CHANGE procedure
- 
  - 13.1.1. DBMS_JOB Programs
  - 13.2.6.1. The DBMS_JOB.CHANGE procedure
  - 14.2.1. Getting Started with DBMS_REFRESH
  - 14.2.4. Altering Properties of a Snapshot Group
 
- change_it_again procedure
: 5.7.8.2. Overriding with a recipient list
- CHAR_ARG procedure
: 17.3.3.1. The DBMS_DEFER.<datatype>_ARG procedure
- character large objects
: (see CLOBs; NCLOBs)
- character sets
- 
  - fixed-width
: (see CLOBs; NCLOBs)
  - National Language Support, conversions for
: 9.2.3.9. The UTL_RAW.CONVERT function
  - variable-width
  
- 
    - 8.2.1.4. The CLOB datatype
    - 8.2.1.5. The NCLOB datatype
  
 
 
- CHECK_PRIVS procedure
: 13.1.1. DBMS_JOB Programs
- client information
- 
  - registering
: 7.2.4. The DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO.SET_CLIENT_INFO procedure
  - returning
: 7.2.1. The DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO.READ_CLIENT_INFO procedure
 
- client_info procedure
: 7.3.1. About the register_app Package
- client_request procedure
: 3.1.7.5. The pipesvr package
- CLOB_ARG procedure
: 17.3.3.1. The DBMS_DEFER.<datatype>_ARG procedure
- CLOBs
- 
  - 8.2.1. LOB Datatypes
  - 8.2.1.4. The CLOB datatype
 
- CLOSE_CURSOR procedure
- 
  - 2.2.3. DBMS_SQL Programs
  - 2.3.9.1. The DBMS_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR procedure
 
- CLOSE_DATABASE_LINK procedure
- 
  - 11.1.1.1. DBMS_SESSION programs 
  - 11.1.4.1. The DBMS_SESSION.CLOSE_DATABASE_LINK procedure
 
- close_item procedure
: 3.2.3.5. The auction package
- close_links procedure
- 
  - 11.1.5.1. Adding value to DBMS_SESSION
  - 11.1.5.5. The close_links procedure
 
- closepipe function
: 3.1.3.2. The DBMS_PIPE.REMOVE_PIPE function
- cluster segments, space utilization
: 12.1. DBMS_SPACE: Obtaining Space Information
- coercions
: 9.2.2.1. Conversion and coercion
- column groups
: 16.2. Column Groups with DBMS_REPCAT
- 
  - adding columns
: 16.2.3.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.ADD_GROUPED_COLUMN procedure
  - comments, creating or replacing
: 16.2.3.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_COLUMN_GROUP procedure
  - concepts
: 16.2.1. About Column Groups
  - creating with columns
: 16.2.2.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.MAKE_COLUMN_GROUP procedure
  - creating without columns
: 16.2.2.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.DEFINE_COLUMN_GROUP procedure
  - dropping column groups
: 16.2.2.2. The DBMS_REPCAT.DROP_COLUMN_GROUP procedure
  - dropping columns
: 16.2.3.2. The DBMS_REPCAT.DROP_GROUPED_COLUMN procedure
 
- COLUMN_VALUE procedure
- 
  - 2.2.3. DBMS_SQL Programs
  - 2.3.8.1. The DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE procedure
  - Method 4 dynamic SQL and
: 2.5.4. Displaying Table Contents with Method 4 Dynamic SQL
 
- COLUMN_VALUE_CHAR procedure
: 2.3.8.1. The DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE procedure
- COLUMN_VALUE_LONG procedure
- 
  - 2.2.3. DBMS_SQL Programs
  - 2.3.8.2. The DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE_LONG procedure
 
- COLUMN_VALUE_RAW procedure
: 2.3.8.1. The DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE procedure
- COLUMN_VALUE_ROWID procedure
: 2.3.8.1. The DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE procedure
- columns
- 
  - datatype determination (example)
: 2.5.4.3. Constructing the SELECT
  - datatype values for
: 2.3.11.1. The DBMS_SQL.DESCRIBE_COLUMNS procedure
  - defining
  
- 
    - 2.3.1. Processing Flow of Dynamic SQL
    - 2.3.5. Defining Cursor Columns
  
 
- describing
: 2.3.11.1. The DBMS_SQL.DESCRIBE_COLUMNS procedure
  - pseudocolumns
: 9.1.2. ROWID Concepts
  - retrieving
  
- 
    - 2.3.1. Processing Flow of Dynamic SQL
    - 2.3.8. Retrieving Values 
  
 
- retrieving descriptions of
: 2.5.3. A Wrapper for DBMS_SQL .DESCRIBE_COLUMNS
  - retrieving number of in tables
: 2.5.3. A Wrapper for DBMS_SQL .DESCRIBE_COLUMNS
 
- comma-delimited lists
- 
  - creating
: 10.1.2.20. The DBMS_UTILITY.TABLE_TO_COMMA procedure
  - parsing
: 10.1.2.4. The DBMS_UTILITY.COMMA_TO_TABLE procedure
 
- COMMA_TO_TABLE procedure
- 
  - 10.1.1. Getting Started with DBMS_UTILITY
  - 10.1.2.4. The DBMS_UTILITY.COMMA_TO_TABLE procedure
 
- COMMENT_ON_<conflicttype>_RESOLUTION procedure
- 
  - 16.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT Programs
  - 16.5.1.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_<conflicttype>_RESOLUTION procedure
 
- COMMENT_ON_COLUMN_GROUP procedure
- 
  - 16.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT Programs
  - 16.2.3.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_COLUMN_GROUP procedure
 
- COMMENT_ON_DELETE_RESOLUTION procedure
: 16.5.1.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_<conflicttype>_RESOLUTION procedure
- COMMENT_ON_PRIORITY_GROUP procedure
- 
  - 16.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT Programs
  - 16.3.2.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_PRIORITY_GROUP procedure
 
- COMMENT_ON_REPGROUP procedure
- 
  - 15.3.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT programs
  - 15.3.2.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_REPGROUP procedure
 
- COMMENT_ON_REPOBJECT procedure
- 
  - 15.3.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT programs
  - 15.3.3.6. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_REPOBJECT procedure
 
- COMMENT_ON_REPSITES procedure
- 
  - 15.3.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT programs
  - 15.3.5.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_REPSITES procedure
 
- COMMENT_ON_SITE_PRIORITY procedure
- 
  - 16.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT Programs
  - 16.4.2.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_SITE_PRIORITY procedure
 
- COMMENT_ON_UNIQUE_RESOLUTION procedure
: 16.5.1.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_<conflicttype>_RESOLUTION procedure
- COMMENT_ON_UPDATE_RESOLUTION procedure
: 16.5.1.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_<conflicttype>_RESOLUTION procedure
- COMMIT procedure
- 
  - 4.2.1.1. DBMS_TRANSACTION programs
  - 4.2.3.1. The DBMS_TRANSACTION.COMMIT procedure
 
- COMMIT_COMMENT procedure
- 
  - 4.2.1.1. DBMS_TRANSACTION programs
  - 4.2.3.2. The  DBMS_TRANSACTION.COMMIT_COMMENT procedure
 
- COMMIT_FORCE procedure
- 
  - 4.2.1.1. DBMS_TRANSACTION programs
  - 4.2.3.3. The DBMS_TRANSACTION.COMMIT_FORCE procedure
 
- COMMIT_WORK procedure (DBMS_DEFER)
- 
  - 17.3.1.1. DBMS_DEFER programs
  - 17.3.2.3. The DBMS_DEFER.COMMIT_WORK procedure
 
- commitment
: 4.2.3. Committing Data
- 
  - alerts and
: 3.2.2.5. The DBMS_ALERT.SIGNAL procedure
  - DDL statement processing and
: 10.3.1. Getting Started with DBMS_DDL
  - deferred transactions and
  
- 
    - 17.2.4.5. The DBMS_DEFER_SYS.SET_DISABLED procedure
    - 17.2.5.2. The DBMS_DEFER_SYS.EXECUTE procedure
    - 17.3.2.3. The DBMS_DEFER.COMMIT_WORK procedure
  
 
- job scheduling and
  
- 
    - 13.2.5.1. The DBMS_JOB.SUBMIT procedure
    - 13.2.7.3. The DBMS_JOB.RUN procedure
  
 
- locks
  
- 
    - allocating locks
: 4.1.2.1. The DBMS_LOCK.ALLOCATE_UNIQUE procedure
    - named locks
: 4.1.3.4. ALLOCATE_UNIQUE drawbacks
    - persistence
: 4.1.2.2. The DBMS_LOCK.REQUEST function
  
 
 
- committed_TF function
: 4.1.4.1. The dblock package
- Companion Utilities Guide (diskette)
- 
  - A. What's on the Companion Disk?
  - About the Disk
 
- COMPARE function (DBMS_LOB)
- 
  - 8.1.1. DBMS_LOB Programs
  - 8.3.2.1. The DBMS_LOB.COMPARE function
 
- COMPARE function (UTL_RAW)
: 9.2.3.7. The UTL_RAW.COMPARE function
- compatibility function
: 10.1.2.8. The DBMS_UTILITY.DB_VERSION procedure
- COMPILE_SCHEMA procedure
- 
  - 10.1.1. Getting Started with DBMS_UTILITY
  - 10.1.2.5. The DBMS_UTILITY.COMPILE_SCHEMA procedure
 
- compositing
: (see funneling in)
- compressed data
: (see message buffers, compressed data in)
- CONCAT function
: 9.2.3.8. The UTL_RAW.CONCAT function
- concatenation
- 
  - raw data
  
- 
    - 9.2.3.10. The UTL_RAW.COPIES function
    - 9.2.3.8. The UTL_RAW.CONCAT function
  
 
- SQL statement construction by
: 2.3.4. Binding Values into Dynamic SQL
  
- 
    - binding versus concatenation
    
- 
      - 2.3.4.1. The DBMS_SQL.BIND_VARIABLE procedure 
2.3.4. Binding Values into Dynamic SQL
    
 
 
 
- concurrency, raw data and
: 9.2. UTL_RAW: Manipulating Raw Data
- conflict resolution
- 
  - (see also column groups; priority groups; site priority groups)
  - 16. Conflict Resolution
  - adding resolution types
: 16.5.1.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.ADD_<conflicttype>_RESOLUTION
  - auditing
: 16.6. Monitoring Conflict Resolution with DBMS_REPCAT
  
- 
    - purging data
: 16.6.1.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.PURGE_STATISTICS procedure
    - starting data collection
: 16.6.1.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.REGISTER_STATISTICS procedure
    - stopping data collection
: 16.6.1.2. The DBMS_REPCAT.CANCEL_STATISTICS procedure
  
 
- comments on resolution types, creating or replacing
: 16.5.1.3. The DBMS_REPCAT.COMMENT_ON_<conflicttype>_RESOLUTION procedure
  - data dictionary views
: 16.1.4. Data Dictionary Views
  - dropping resolution types
: 16.5.1.2. The DBMS_REPCAT.DROP_<conflicttype>_RESOLUTION procedure
  - methods
: 16.5.1. About Resolution Methods
  - replication support and
: 15.3.4.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.GENERATE_REPLICATION_SUPPORT procedure
  - replication triggers and
: 14.1.2.2. The DBMS_SNAPSHOT.SET_I_AM_A_REFRESH procedure
 
- connections, PL/SQL and
: 2.4.7. Executing DDL in PL/SQL
- consistency
- 
  - dequeuing and
: 5.4.2.5. Dequeue navigation
  - raw data and
: 9.2. UTL_RAW: Manipulating Raw Data
 
- consumers
- 
  - (see also multiple consumers; producers)
  - 5.1.2. Enqueue Features
  - 5.1.5. A Glossary of Terms
  - delaying dequeuing
: 5.3.6. Message Properties Record Type
  - specifying
: 5.3.8. Dequeue Options Record Type
 
- conventions
: Conventions Used in This Book
- conversions
- 
  - GET_LINE and
: 6.2.3.1. The UTL_FILE.GET_LINE procedure
  - raw data and
  
- 
    - 9.2.2.1. Conversion and coercion
    - 9.2.3.5. The UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW function
    - 9.2.3.9. The UTL_RAW.CONVERT function
  
 
 
- CONVERT function
- 
  - 4.1.1.1. DBMS_LOCK programs
  - 4.1.2.3. The DBMS_LOCK.CONVERT function
  - 9.2.3.9. The UTL_RAW.CONVERT function
 
- COPIES function
: 9.2.3.10. The UTL_RAW.COPIES function
- COPY procedure (DBMS_DEFER_SYS)
- 
  - 17.2.1.1. DBMS_DEFER_SYS programs
  - 17.2.3. Copying Deferred Transactions to New Destinations
 
- COPY procedure (DBMS_LOB)
- 
  - 8.1.1. DBMS_LOB Programs
  - 8.3.3.2. The DBMS_LOB.COPY procedure
 
- copyto procedure
- 
  - 2.5.5. Indirect Referencing in PL/SQL
  - 2.5.5.3. Copying a value to a packaged variable
 
- correlation identifiers
: 5.3.6. Message Properties Record Type
- 
  - dequeuing and
: 5.3.8. Dequeue Options Record Type
  
- 
    - example
: 5.7.5. Searching by Correlation Identifier
  
 
- wildcarding
: 5.7.5.1. Wildcarded correlation identifiers
 
- covering encapsulation
: 1.3.5. Encapsulating Access to the Built-in Packages
- create_file procedure
: 6.2.7.2. Creating a file
- CREATE_MASTER_REPGROUP procedure
- 
  - 15.3.2.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.CREATE_MASTER_REPGROUP procedure
  - 15.3.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT programs
 
- CREATE_MASTER_REPOBJECT procedure
- 
  - 15.3.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT programs
  - 15.3.3.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.CREATE_MASTER_REPOBJECT procedure
 
- CREATE_PIPE function
- 
  - 3.1.1.1. DBMS_PIPE programs
  - 3.1.3.1. The DBMS_PIPE.CREATE_PIPE function
 
- create_priority_queue procedure
: 5.7.1. Improving AQ Ease of Use
- create_queue procedure
: 5.7.1. Improving AQ Ease of Use
- CREATE_QUEUE procedure
- 
  - 5.5. DBMS_AQADM: Performing AQ  Administrative Tasks (Oracle8 only)
  - 5.5.2.1. The DBMS_AQADM.CREATE_QUEUE procedure
 
- CREATE_QUEUE_TABLE procedure
- 
  - 5.5. DBMS_AQADM: Performing AQ  Administrative Tasks (Oracle8 only)
  - 5.5.1.2. The DBMS_AQADM.CREATE_QUEUE_TABLE procedure
  - LOB storage and
: 5.3.3. Queue Type Names
 
- CREATE_SNAPSHOT_REPGROUP procedure
- 
  - 14.4.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT programs
  - 14.4.2.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.CREATE_SNAPSHOT_REPGROUP procedure
 
- CREATE_SNAPSHOT_REPOBJECT procedure
- 
  - 14.4.3.1. The DBMS_REPCAT.CREATE_SNAPSHOT_REPOBJECT procedure
  - 14.4.1.1. DBMS_REPCAT programs
 
- crefile.sp 
: 6.2.7.2. Creating a file
- creind.sp 
: 2.1. Examples of Dynamic SQL
- currency format (NLS), setting
: 11.1.2.3. The DBMS_SESSION.SET_NLS procedure
- current transaction, registering
: 7.2.3. The DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO.SET_ACTION procedure
- current_choice function
: 5.7.8.2. Overriding with a recipient list
- current_name function
: 12.1.3.1. The segspace package
- current_row function
: 7.3.9. Tracking Long-Running Processes
- current_schema function
: 12.1.3.1. The segspace package
- current_type function
: 12.1.3.1. The segspace package
- cursor variables, dynamic SQL and
: 2.4.1. Some Restrictions
- cursors
- 
  - checking status
  
- 
    - 2.3.10. Checking Cursor Status
    - 2.3.2.2. The DBMS_SQL.IS_OPEN function
  
 
- closing
  
- 
    - 2.3.1. Processing Flow of Dynamic SQL
    - 2.3.9. Closing the Cursor 
    - 2.3.9.1. The DBMS_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR procedure
    - 2.4.4. Minimizing Memory for Cursors
  
 
- closing cached cursors
: 11.1.4.4. The DBMS_SESSION.SET_CLOSE_CACHED_OPEN_CURSORS procedure
  - defining columns
: 2.3.5. Defining Cursor Columns
  - defining structure of (example)
: 2.5.4.5. Defining the cursor structure
  - executing associated SQL statement
: 2.3.6.1. The DBMS_SQL.EXECUTE function
  - LOBs and
: 8.2.1.1. Internal and external LOBs
  - obtaining structure of (example)
: 2.5.3. A Wrapper for DBMS_SQL .DESCRIBE_COLUMNS
  - opening
  
- 
    - 2.3.1. Processing Flow of Dynamic SQL
    - 2.3.2. Opening the Cursor
    - 2.3.2.1. The DBMS_SQL.OPEN_CURSOR function
  
 
- pinning into shared pool
: 12.2.4.2. Pinning cursors into the shared pool
  - reusing
  
- 
    - 2.3.2.1. The DBMS_SQL.OPEN_CURSOR function
    - 2.3.4. Binding Values into Dynamic SQL
    - 2.4.4. Minimizing Memory for Cursors
  
 
 
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