A Getting Started with Your Documentation

The Oracle Database documentation set is provided in both HTML and PDF formats on the software product media. Use this media to browse the library or copy files directly to a local system.

The library includes a Web-based search tool that enables you to search for information about a particular product, parameter, file name, procedure, error message, or other area of interest. The search tool also makes it possible to construct a "virtual book" drawn from the complete documentation library, but consisting only of topics and procedures relevant to your needs. The library also includes a comprehensive Master Index, and lists of SQL and PL/SQL keywords, initialization parameters, catalog views, and data dictionary views.

Instructions for installing the library and viewing its contents are in three README files at the root level of the documentation media:

• README.htm

• README.pdf

• README.txt

The contents of the three files are identical; only the format differs.

The following guides are not included on the Oracle Database Online Documentation Library media for Windows:

• Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows and Oracle Database Release Notes for Microsoft Windows

  To access these documents, open welcome.htm in the \doc directory on the component media.

• Oracle Migration Workbench documentation

  Note:

  Oracle Migration Workbench is available only at Oracle Technology Network (OTN). See:

  http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/migration/workbench/index.html

  Oracle Migration Workbench is only supported on Windows 32-bit operating systems. They are not supported on any Windows 64-bit platforms.

• Oracle Fail Safe documentation

  This document is on the Oracle Fail Safe product media pack.