About the Oracle WebServer™ documentation
Viewing or printing WebServer documentation with Adobe™ Acrobat™
Road map to the Oracle WebServer documentation set
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About the Oracle WebServer™ Documentation

This document is a hypertext reference for the Oracle WebServer online documentation. It provides easy access to the most complete information about Oracle WebServer topics, tasks, and procedures. It is supplied in both HTML (web) and PDF (Adobe Acrobat) formats. Check Oracle's corporate web site for updates to this documentation.

Other components of the WebServer documentation set include:

The printed Oracle WebServer User's Guide is a subset of the online documentation, including the Concepts, WebServer Manager, and Application Development sections. It is also available in PDF format.
The printed Oracle WebServer Quick Reference summarizes the datatypes, procedures, and functions in the PL/SQL™ Web Toolkit, along with the LiveHTML™ commands and tags supported by WebServer. It is also available in PDF format.
The printed Oracle WebServer Installation Guide tells you how to install and configure Oracle WebServer for your hardware/software platform. It is also available in HTML and PDF formats, as described in the printed manual.
Online help for the WebServer Manager administration forms is available by clicking the Help links on the forms.

Viewing the Online Documentation with a Web Browser

In HTML format, the online documentation is designed to be viewed with any standard web browser that supports HTML tables. Support for frames is not required. We do use background fields to enhance presentation. Most browsers can print only one file (web page) at a time.

Viewing the Online Documentation with Adobe™ Acrobat™

In PDF format, the online documentation is designed to be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat reader, which you can download from http://www.adobe.com or obtain from Adobe Systems Incorporated. If you wish, you can use Acrobat to print the complete online documentation set.

If your browser is configured to use Acrobat as a helper application, you can link directly to the Acrobat files:

Alternatively, load the Acrobat reader and open the above files. Your Installation Guide will identify the directory where you will find them, along with the online Installation Guide.

A Road Map to the Oracle WebServer Documentation Set

The Oracle WebServer Documentation is divided into six sections:

About the Oracle WebServer™ documentation: Information about the Oracle WebServer online documentation.
Oracle WebServer Concepts: Defines and explains WebServer terms and concepts, and provides background information and an orientation to the product.
Oracle WebServer Management: A brief introduction to the Oracle WebServer Manager and links to the WebServer Manager administration pages. From here you can link to the WSM online help.
Application Development: Describes in detail how to develop applications to run on the Oracle WebServer.
Reference: A look-up reference for information you need while writing WebServer applications or managing the WebServer. Includes syntax reference for the PL/SQL Toolkit and the Oracle Java Web Toolkit, along with a message reference.
Appendices: Glossary, introductions to PL/SQL and HTML, and the Web Request Broker API specification..