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PL/SQL
Packages and Types Reference
10g Release 1 (10.1)
Part No. B10802-01
December 2003
PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference, 10g Release 1 (10.1)
Part No. B10802-01
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Primary Author: Den Raphaely
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Preface
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Audience ........................................................................................................................................... xxviii
Organization..................................................................................................................................... xxviii
Related Documentation .................................................................................................................. xxviii
Conventions........................................................................................................................................ xxix
Documentation Accessibility ........................................................................................................... xxxi
What's New in PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference?
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Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1) New Features................................................................... xxxiv
Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2) New Features................................................................................................ xl
Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) New Features........................................................................................... xlii
Oracle8i Release 2 (8.1.6) New Features........................................................................................... xliii
Oracle8i Release 1 (8.1.5) New Features........................................................................................... xliii
This book was new for release 8.1.5.................................................................................................. xliii
1 Introduction

Package Overview .............................................................................................................................. 1-2
Abbreviations for Datetime and Interval Datatypes ................................................................... 1-7
Summary of Oracle Supplied PL/SQL Packages ......................................................................... 1-7
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2 CTX_ADM
Documentation of CTX_ADM.......................................................................................................... 2-2
3 CTX_CLS
Documentation of CTX_CLS ............................................................................................................ 3-2
4 CTX_DDL
Documentation of CTX_DDL........................................................................................................... 4-2
5 CTX_DOC
Documentation of CTX_DOC........................................................................................................... 5-2
6 CTX_OUTPUT
Documentation of CTX_OUTPUT................................................................................................... 6-2
7 CTX_QUERY
Documentation of CTX_QUERY...................................................................................................... 7-2
8 CTX_REPORT
Documentation of CTX_REPORT.................................................................................................... 8-2
9 CTX_THES
Documentation of CTX_THES ......................................................................................................... 9-2
10 CTX_ULEXER
Documentation of CTX_ULEXER.................................................................................................. 10-2
11 DBMS_ADVANCED_REWRITE
Using DBMS_ADVANCED_REWRITE ....................................................................................... 11-2
Summary of DBMS_ADVANCED_REWRITE Subprograms.................................................. 11-3
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12 DBMS_ADVISOR
Using DBMS_ADVISOR ................................................................................................................ 12-2
Summary of DBMS_ADVISOR Subprograms......................................................................... 12-20
13 DBMS_ALERT

Using DBMS_ALERT....................................................................................................................... 13-2
Summary of DBMS_ALERT Subprograms ................................................................................. 13-6
14 DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO
Using DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO........................................................................................... 14-2
Summary of DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO Subprograms...................................................... 14-4
15 DBMS_APPLY_ADM
Summary of DBMS_APPLY_ADM Subprograms ..................................................................... 15-2
16 DBMS_AQ
Using DBMS_AQ.............................................................................................................................. 16-2
Summary of DBMS_AQ Subprograms ........................................................................................ 16-6
17 DBMS_AQADM
Using DBMS_AQADM................................................................................................................... 17-2
Summary of DBMS_AQADM Subprograms.............................................................................. 17-5
18 DBMS_AQELM
Summary of DBMS_AQELM Subprograms ............................................................................... 18-2
19 DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM
Summary of DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM Subprograms............................................................... 19-2
20 DBMS_CDC_PUBLISH
Using DBMS_CDC_PUBLISH....................................................................................................... 20-3
Summary of DBMS_CDC_PUBLISH Subprograms.................................................................. 20-5
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21 DBMS_CDC_SUBSCRIBE
Using DBMS_CDC_SUBSCRIBE.................................................................................................. 21-2
Summary of DBMS_CDC_SUBSCRIBE Subprograms............................................................. 21-5
22 DBMS_CRYPTO
Using the DBMS_CRYPTO Subprograms ................................................................................... 22-2
Summary of DBMS_CRYPTO Subprograms ............................................................................ 22-10
23 DBMS_DATA_MINING
Using DBMS_DATA_MINING...................................................................................................... 23-2
Summary of DBMS_DATA_MINING Subprograms .............................................................. 23-19

24 DBMS_DATA_MINING_TRANSFORM
Using DBMS_DATA_MINING_TRANSFORM......................................................................... 24-2
Summary of DBMS_DATA_MINING_TRANSFORM Subprograms ................................... 24-8
25 DBMS_DATAPUMP
Using DBMS_DATAPUMP............................................................................................................. 25-2
Summary of DBMS_DATAPUMP Subprograms ....................................................................... 25-9
26 DBMS_DDL
Using DBMS_DDL........................................................................................................................... 26-2
Summary of DBMS_DDL Subprograms...................................................................................... 26-3
27 DBMS_DEBUG
Using DBMS_DEBUG ..................................................................................................................... 27-2
Summary of DBMS_DEBUG Subprograms.............................................................................. 27-16
28 DBMS_DEFER
Documentation of DBMS_DEFER................................................................................................. 28-2
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29 DBMS_DEFER_QUERY
Documentation of DBMS_DEFER_QUERY ................................................................................ 29-2
30 DBMS_DEFER_SYS
Documentation of DBMS_DEFER_SYS....................................................................................... 30-2
31 DBMS_DESCRIBE
Using DBMS_DESCRIBE ............................................................................................................... 31-2
Summary of DBMS_DESCRIBE Subprograms.......................................................................... 31-8
32 DBMS_DIMENSION
Using DBMS_DIMENSION........................................................................................................... 32-2
Summary of DBMS_DIMENSION Subprograms ..................................................................... 32-3
33 DBMS_DISTRIBUTED_TRUST_ADMIN
Using DBMS_DISTRIBUTED_TRUST_ADMIN ...................................................................... 33-2
Summary of DBMS_DISTRIBUTED_TRUST_ADMIN Subprograms................................. 33-5
34 DBMS_FGA
Using DBMS_FGA ........................................................................................................................... 34-2

Summary of DBMS_FGA Subprograms...................................................................................... 34-3
35 DBMS_FILE_TRANSFER
Summary of DBMS_FILE_TRANSFER Subprograms.............................................................. 35-2
36 DBMS_FLASHBACK
Using DBMS_FLASHBACK........................................................................................................... 36-2
Summary of DBMS_FLASHBACK Subprograms ..................................................................... 36-8
37 DBMS_FREQUENT_ITEMSET
Summary of DBMS_FREQUENT_ITEMSET Subprograms.................................................... 37-2
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38 DBMS_HS_PASSTHROUGH
Summary of DBMS_HS_PASSTHROUGH Subprograms....................................................... 38-2
39 DBMS_IOT
Summary of DBMS_IOT Subprograms ....................................................................................... 39-2
40 DBMS_JAVA
Documentation of DBMS_JAVA.................................................................................................... 40-2
41 DBMS_JOB
Using DBMS_JOB............................................................................................................................. 41-2
Summary of DBMS_JOB Subprograms ....................................................................................... 41-5
42 DBMS_LDAP
Documentation of DBMS_LDAP................................................................................................... 42-2
43 DBMS_LDAP_UTL
Documentation of DBMS_LDAP_UTL ........................................................................................ 43-2
44 DBMS_LIBCACHE
Using DBMS_LIBCACHE............................................................................................................... 44-2
Summary of DBMS_LIBCACHE Subprograms ......................................................................... 44-3
45 DBMS_LOB
Using DBMS_LOB............................................................................................................................ 45-2
Summary of DBMS_LOB Subprograms .................................................................................... 45-15
46 DBMS_LOCK
Using DBMS_LOCK ........................................................................................................................ 46-2

Summary of DBMS_LOCK Subprograms................................................................................... 46-5
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47 DBMS_LOGMNR
Using DBMS_LOGMNR................................................................................................................. 47-2
Summary of DBMS_LOGMNR Subprograms ........................................................................... 47-6
48 DBMS_LOGMNR_D
Using DBMS_LOGMNR_D ........................................................................................................... 48-2
Summary of DBMS_LOGMNR_D Subprograms...................................................................... 48-3
49 DBMS_LOGSTDBY
Using DBMS_LOGSTBY ................................................................................................................ 49-2
Summary of DBMS_LOGSTDBY Subprograms........................................................................ 49-3
50 DBMS_METADATA
Using DBMS_METADATA............................................................................................................. 50-2
Summary of DBMS_METADATA Subprograms ....................................................................... 50-8
51 DBMS_MGWADM
Using DBMS_MGWADM............................................................................................................... 51-2
Summary of DBMS_MGWADM Subprograms ....................................................................... 51-29
52 DBMS_MGWMSG
Using DBMS_MGWMSG............................................................................................................... 52-2
Summary of DBMS_MGWMSG Subprograms........................................................................ 52-24
53 DBMS_MONITOR
Summary of DBMS_MONITOR Subprograms.......................................................................... 53-2
54 DBMS_MVIEW
Using DBMS_MVIEW..................................................................................................................... 54-2
Summary of DBMS_MVIEW Subprograms................................................................................ 54-3
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55 DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKIT
Using DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKIT................................................................................. 55-2
Summary of DBMS_OBFUSCATION Subprograms................................................................. 55-6
56 DBMS_ODCI

Summary of DBMS_ODCI Subprograms.................................................................................... 56-2
57 DBMS_OFFLINE_OG
Documentation of DBMS_OFFLINE_OG.................................................................................... 57-2
58 DBMS_OLAP
Using DBMS_OLAP......................................................................................................................... 58-3
Summary of DBMS_OLAP Subprograms ................................................................................. 58-10
59 DBMS_OUTLN
Using DBMS_OUTLN ..................................................................................................................... 59-2
Summary of DBMS_OUTLN Subprograms................................................................................ 59-3
60 DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT
Summary of DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT Subprograms.................................................................... 60-2
61 DBMS_OUTPUT
Using DBMS_OUTPUT................................................................................................................... 61-2
Summary of DBMS_OUTPUT Subprograms ............................................................................. 61-7
62 DBMS_PCLXUTIL
Using DBMS_PCLXUTIL................................................................................................................ 62-2
Summary of DBMS_PCLXUTIL Subprograms........................................................................... 62-5
63 DBMS_PIPE
Using DBMS_PIPE ........................................................................................................................... 63-2
Summary of DBMS_PIPE Subprograms.................................................................................... 63-18
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64 DBMS_PROFILER
Using DBMS_PROFILER................................................................................................................ 64-2
Summary of DBMS_PROFILER Subprograms .......................................................................... 64-8
65 DBMS_PROPAGATION_ADM
Summary of DBMS_PROPAGATION_ADM Subprograms ................................................... 65-2
66 DBMS_RANDOM
Using DBMS_RANDOM................................................................................................................ 66-2
Summary of DBMS_RANDOM Subprograms........................................................................... 66-3
67 DBMS_RECTIFIER_DIFF

Documentation of DBMS_RECTIFIER_DIFF............................................................................. 67-2
68 DBMS_REDEFINITION
Using DBMS_REDEFINITION ..................................................................................................... 68-2
Summary of DBMS_REDEFINITION Subprograms................................................................ 68-4
69 DBMS_REFRESH
Documentation of DBMS_REFRESH........................................................................................... 69-2
70 DBMS_REPAIR
Using DBMS_REPAIR..................................................................................................................... 70-2
Summary of DBMS_REPAIR Subprograms................................................................................ 70-5
71 DBMS_REPCAT
Documentation of DBMS_REPCAT.............................................................................................. 71-2
72 DBMS_REPCAT_ADMIN
Documentation of DBMS_REPCAT_ADMIN ............................................................................ 72-2
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73 DBMS_REPCAT_INSTANTIATE
Documentation of DBMS_REPCAT_INSTANTIATE................................................................ 73-2
74 DBMS_REPCAT_RGT
Documentation of DBMS_REPCAT_RGT................................................................................... 74-2
75 DBMS_REPUTIL
Documentation of DBMS_REPUTIL ............................................................................................ 75-2
76 DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER
Using DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER...................................................................................... 76-2
Summary of DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER Subprograms ................................................ 76-8
77 DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER_PRIVS
Summary of DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER_PRIVS Subprograms.................................. 77-2
78 DBMS_RESUMABLE
Using DBMS_RESUMABLE........................................................................................................... 78-2
Summary of DBMS_RESUMABLE Subprograms ..................................................................... 78-3
79 DBMS_RLS
Using DBMS_RLS ............................................................................................................................ 79-2

Summary of DBMS_RLS Subprograms....................................................................................... 79-4
80 DBMS_ROWID
Using DBMS_ROWID..................................................................................................................... 80-2
Summary of DBMS_ROWID Subprograms................................................................................ 80-6
81 DBMS_RULE
Using DBMS_RULE ......................................................................................................................... 81-2
Summary of DBMS_RULE Subprograms.................................................................................... 81-3
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82 DBMS_RULE_ADM
Using DBMS_RULE_ADM............................................................................................................. 82-2
Summary of DBMS_RULE_ADM Subprograms ....................................................................... 82-3
83 DBMS_SCHEDULER
Using DBMS_SCHEDULER........................................................................................................... 83-2
Summary of DBMS_SCHEDULER Subprograms ..................................................................... 83-3
84 DBMS_SERVER_ALERT
Using DBMS_SERVER_ALERT..................................................................................................... 84-2
Summary of DBMS_SERVER_ALERT Subprograms ............................................................. 84-11
85 DBMS_SERVICE
Using DBMS_SERVICE .................................................................................................................. 85-2
Summary of DBMS_SERVICE Subprograms ............................................................................. 85-3
86 DBMS_SESSION
Using DBMS_SESSION.................................................................................................................. 86-2
Summary of DBMS_SESSION Subprograms............................................................................. 86-3
87 DBMS_SHARED_POOL
Using DBMS_SHARED_POOL..................................................................................................... 87-2
Summary of DBMS_SHARED_POOL Subprograms................................................................ 87-3
88 DBMS_SPACE
Using DBMS_SPACE....................................................................................................................... 88-2
Summary of DBMS_SPACE Subprograms.................................................................................. 88-3
89 DBMS_SPACE_ADMIN

Using DBMS_SPACE_ADMIN...................................................................................................... 89-2
Summary of DBMS_SPACE_ADMIN Subprograms ................................................................ 89-4
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90 DBMS_SQL
Using DBMS_SQL ........................................................................................................................... 90-2
Summary of DBMS_SQL Subprograms..................................................................................... 90-25
91 DBMS_SQLTUNE
Using DBMS_SQLTUNE................................................................................................................. 91-2
Summary of DBMS_SQLTUNE Subprograms ........................................................................... 91-4
92 DBMS_STAT_FUNCS
Summary of DBMS_STAT_FUNCS Subprograms..................................................................... 92-2
93 DBMS_STATS
Using DBMS_STATS........................................................................................................................ 93-2
Summary of DBMS_STATS Subprograms ................................................................................ 93-11
94 DBMS_STORAGE_MAP
Using DBMS_STORAGE_MAP .................................................................................................... 94-2
Summary of DBMS_STORAGE_MAP Subprograms............................................................... 94-4
95 DBMS_STREAMS
Using DBMS_STREAMS ................................................................................................................ 95-2
Summary of DBMS_STREAMS Subprograms........................................................................... 95-3
96 DBMS_STREAMS_ADM
Using DBMS_STREAMS_ADM.................................................................................................... 96-2
Summary of DBMS_STREAMS_ADM Subprograms ............................................................ 96-11
97 DBMS_STREAMS_AUTH
Summary of DBMS_STREAMS_AUTH Subprograms............................................................. 97-2
98 DBMS_STREAMS_MESSAGING
Summary of DBMS_STREAMS_MESSAGING Subprograms............................................... 98-2
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99 DBMS_STREAMS_TABLESPACE_ADM
Using DBMS_STREAMS_TABLESPACE_ADM........................................................................ 99-2

Summary of DBMS_STREAMS_TABLESPACE_ADM Subprograms .................................. 99-5
100 DBMS_TRACE
Using DBMS_TRACE.................................................................................................................... 100-2
Summary of DBMS_TRACE Subprograms............................................................................... 100-7
101 DBMS_TRANSACTION
Using DBMS_TRANSACTION................................................................................................... 101-2
Summary of DBMS_TRANSACTION Subprograms ............................................................. 101-3
102 DBMS_TRANSFORM
Summary of DBMS_TRANSFORM Subprograms.................................................................. 102-2
103 DBMS_TYPES
Using DBMS_TYPES ..................................................................................................................... 103-2
104 DBMS_UTILITY
Using DBMS_UTILITY ................................................................................................................. 104-2
Summary of DBMS_UTILITY Subprograms............................................................................ 104-4
105 DBMS_WARNING
Using DBMS_WARNING............................................................................................................. 105-2
Summary of DBMS_WARNING Subprograms ....................................................................... 105-3
106 DBMS_WORKLOAD_REPOSITORY
Summary of DBMS_WORKLOAD_REPOSITORY Subprograms....................................... 106-2
107 DBMS_WM
Documentation of DBMS_WM.................................................................................................... 107-2
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108 DBMS_XDB
Using DBMS_XDB.......................................................................................................................... 108-2
Summary of DBMS_XDB Subprograms .................................................................................... 108-4
109 DBMS_XDB_VERSION
Summary of DBMS_XDB_VERSION Subprograms............................................................... 109-2
110 DBMS_TTS
Using DBMS_TTS .......................................................................................................................... 110-2
Summary of DBMS_TTS Subprograms..................................................................................... 110-3

111 DBMS_XDBT
Using DBMS_XDBT....................................................................................................................... 111-2
Summary of DBMS_XDBT Subprograms ................................................................................. 111-5
112 DBMS_XDBZ
Summary of DBMS_XDBZ Subprograms ................................................................................. 112-2
113 DBMS_XMLDOM
Using DBMS_XMLDOM .............................................................................................................. 113-2
Subprogram Groups....................................................................................................................... 113-7
Summary of DBMS_XMLDOM Subprograms...................................................................... 113-28
114 DBMS_XMLGEN
Summary of DBMS_XMLGEN Subprograms........................................................................... 114-2
115 DBMS_XMLPARSER
Summary of DBMS_XMLPARSER Subprograms.................................................................... 115-2
116 DBMS_XMLQUERY
Using DBMS_XMLQUERY........................................................................................................... 116-2
Summary of DBMS_XMLQUERY Subprograms ..................................................................... 116-3
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117 DBMS_XMLSAVE
Using DBMS_XMLSAVE .............................................................................................................. 117-2
Summary of DBMS_XMLSAVE Subprograms......................................................................... 117-3
118 DBMS_XMLSCHEMA
Constants of DBMS_XMLSCHEMA........................................................................................... 118-2
Summary of DBMS_XMLSCHEMA Subprograms ................................................................. 118-3
Catalog Views of the DBMS_XMLSCHEMA.......................................................................... 118-18
119 DBMS_XMLSTORE
Using DBMS_XMLSTORE........................................................................................................... 119-2
Summary of DBMS_XMLSTORE Subprograms...................................................................... 119-3
120 DBMS_XPLAN
Using DBMS_XPLAN.................................................................................................................... 120-2
Summary of DBMS_XPLAN Subprograms............................................................................... 120-8

121 DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR
Summary of DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR Subprograms............................................................ 121-2
122 DEBUG_EXTPROC
Using DEBUG_EXTPROC ............................................................................................................ 122-2
Summary of DEBUG_EXTPROC Subprograms....................................................................... 122-4
123 HTF
Using HTF ........................................................................................................................................ 123-2
Summary of Tags............................................................................................................................. 123-4
Summary of HTF Subprograms................................................................................................... 123-9
124 HTMLDB_CUSTOM_AUTH
Documentation of HTMLDB_CUSTOM_AUTH..................................................................... 124-2
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125 HTMLDB_APPLICATION
Documentation of HTMLDB_APPLICATION ......................................................................... 125-2
126 HTMLDB_ITEM
Documentation of HTMLDB_ITEM ........................................................................................... 126-2
127 HTMLDB_UTIL
Documentation of HTMLDB_UTIL............................................................................................ 127-2
128 HTP
Using HTP ........................................................................................................................................ 128-2
Summary of Tags............................................................................................................................. 128-4
Summary of HTP Subprograms................................................................................................... 128-9
129 OWA_CACHE
Using OWA_CACHE...................................................................................................................... 129-2
Summary of OWA_CACHE Subprograms................................................................................. 129-3
130 OWA_COOKIE
Using OWA_COOKIE.................................................................................................................... 130-2
Summary of OWA_COOKIE Subprograms............................................................................... 130-3
131 OWA_CUSTOM
Using OWA_CUSTOM .................................................................................................................. 131-2

Summary of OWA_CUSTOM Subprograms............................................................................. 131-3
132 OWA_IMAGE
Using OWA_IMAGE ...................................................................................................................... 132-2
Summary of OWA_IMAGE Subprograms................................................................................. 132-3
133 OWA_OPT_LOCK
Using OWA_OPT_LOCK .............................................................................................................. 133-2
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Summary of OWA_OPT_LOCK Subprograms......................................................................... 133-3
134 OWA_PATTERN
Using OWA_PATTERN ................................................................................................................. 134-2
Summary of OWA_PATTERN Subprograms ............................................................................ 134-5
135 OWA_SEC
Using OWA_SEC............................................................................................................................. 135-2
Summary of OWA_SEC Subprograms ....................................................................................... 135-3
136 OWA_TEXT
Using OWA_TEXT.......................................................................................................................... 136-2
Summary of OWA_TEXT Subprograms..................................................................................... 136-3
137 OWA_UTIL
Using OWA_UTIL........................................................................................................................... 137-2
Summary of OWA_UTIL Subprograms ..................................................................................... 137-4
138 SDO_CS
Documentation of SDO_CS.......................................................................................................... 138-2
139 SDO_GCDR
Documentation of SDO_GCDR................................................................................................... 139-2
140 SDO_GEOM
Documentation of SDO_GEOM.................................................................................................. 140-2
141 SDO_GEOR
Documentation of SDO_GEOR................................................................................................... 141-2
142 SDO_GEOR_UTL
Documentation of SDO_GEOR_UTL......................................................................................... 142-2

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143 SDO_LRS
Documentation of SDO_LRS ....................................................................................................... 143-2
144 SDO_MIGRATE
Documentation of SDO_MIGRATE............................................................................................ 144-2
145 SDO_NET
Documentation of SDO_NET....................................................................................................... 145-2
146 SDO_SAM
Documentation of SDO_SAM...................................................................................................... 146-2
147 SDO_TOPO
Documentation of SDO_TOPO ................................................................................................... 147-2
148 SDO_TOPO_MAP
Documentation of SDO_TOPO_MAP........................................................................................ 148-2
149 SDO_TUNE
Documentation of SDO_TUNE.................................................................................................... 149-2
150 SDO_UTIL
Documentation of SDO_UTIL ..................................................................................................... 150-2
151 UTL_COLL
Summary of UTL_COLL Subprograms...................................................................................... 151-2
152 UTL_COMPRESS
Using UTL_COMPRESS................................................................................................................ 152-2
Summary of UTL_COMPRESS Subprograms .......................................................................... 152-4
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153 UTL_DBWS
Using UTL_DBWS.......................................................................................................................... 153-2
Summary of UTL_DBWS Subprograms .................................................................................... 153-3
154 UTL_ENCODE
Summary of UTL_ENCODE Subprograms............................................................................... 154-2
155 UTL_FILE
Using UTL_FILE.............................................................................................................................. 155-2

Summary of UTL_FILE Subprograms ........................................................................................ 155-8
156 UTL_HTTP
Using UTL_HTTP........................................................................................................................... 156-2
Subprogram Groups..................................................................................................................... 156-21
Summary of UTL_HTTP Subprograms.................................................................................... 156-30
157 UTL_I18N
Using UTL_I18n .............................................................................................................................. 157-2
Summary of UTL_I18N Subprograms........................................................................................ 157-3
158 UTL_INADDR
Using UTL_INADDR..................................................................................................................... 158-2
Summary of UTL_INADDR Subprograms ............................................................................... 158-3
159 UTL_LMS
Using UTL_LMS ............................................................................................................................. 159-2
Summary of UTL_LMS Subprograms........................................................................................ 159-3
160 UTL_MAIL
Using UTL_MAIL........................................................................................................................... 160-2
Summary of UTL_MAIL Subprograms...................................................................................... 160-3
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161 UTL_RAW
Using UTL_RAW............................................................................................................................. 161-2
Summary of UTL_RAW Subprograms ....................................................................................... 161-3
162 UTL_RECOMP
Using UTL_RECOMP .................................................................................................................... 162-2
Summary of UTL_RECOMP Subprograms............................................................................... 162-4
163 UTL_REF
Using UTL_REF............................................................................................................................... 163-2
Summary of UTL_REF Subprograms ......................................................................................... 163-5
164 UTL_SMTP
Using UTL_SMTP........................................................................................................................... 164-2
Summary of UTL_SMTP Subprograms ..................................................................................... 164-9

165 UTL_TCP
Using UTL_TCP .............................................................................................................................. 165-2
Summary of UTL_TCP Subprograms......................................................................................... 165-7
166 UTL_URL
Using UTL_URL.............................................................................................................................. 166-2
Summary of UTL_URL Subprograms......................................................................................... 166-4
167 WPG_DOCLOAD
Using WPG_DOCLOAD............................................................................................................... 167-2
Summary of WPG_DOCLOAD Subprograms.......................................................................... 167-3
168 ANYDATA TYPE
Using ANYDATA TYPE................................................................................................................. 168-2
Summary of ANYDATA Subprograms....................................................................................... 168-5
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169 ANYDATASET TYPE
Construction..................................................................................................................................... 169-2
Summary of ANYDATASET TYPE Subprograms.................................................................... 169-3
170 ANYTYPE TYPE
Summary of ANYTYPE Subprograms........................................................................................ 170-2
171 Oracle Streams AQ TYPEs
Summary of Types.......................................................................................................................... 171-2
172 Database URI TYPEs
Summary of URITYPE Supertype Subprograms ..................................................................... 172-2
Summary of HTTPURITYPE Subtype Subprograms.............................................................. 172-9
Summary of DBURITYPE Subtype Subprogams................................................................... 172-18
Summary of XDBURITYPE Subtype Subprograms .............................................................. 172-27
Summary of URIFACTORY Package Subprograms .............................................................. 172-36
173 JMS Types
Using JMS Types............................................................................................................................. 173-2
Summary of JMS Types............................................................................................................... 173-14
174 Logical Change Record TYPEs

Summary of Logical Change Record Types............................................................................... 174-2
Common Subprograms for LCR$_DDL_RECORD and LCR$_ROW_RECORD ............ 174-33
175 interMedia ORDAudio TYPE
Documentation of ORDAudio..................................................................................................... 175-2
176 interMedia ORDDoc TYPE
Documentation of ORDDoc ......................................................................................................... 176-2
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177 interMedia ORDImage TYPE
Documentation of ORDImage ..................................................................................................... 177-2
178 interMedia ORDImageSignature TYPE
Documentation of ORDImageSignature.................................................................................... 178-2
179 interMedia SQL/MM Still Image TYPE
Documentation of SQL/MM Still Image.................................................................................... 179-2
180 interMedia ORDVideo TYPE
Documentation of ORDVideo...................................................................................................... 180-2
181 Rule TYPEs
Summary of Rule Types................................................................................................................. 181-2
182 XMLTYPE
Summary of XMLType Subprograms ......................................................................................... 182-2
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