Conventions

In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text are shown as follows: "Just substitute your applicable ORACLE_HOME location."

A block of code is set as follows:

# HS init parameters
#
HS_FDS_CONNECT_INFO = <odbc data_source_name>
HS_FDS_TRACE_LEVEL = <trace_level>
#
# Environment variables required for the non-Oracle system
#
#set <envvar>=<value> 

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

# HS init parameters
#
HS_FDS_CONNECT_INFO = <odbc data_source_name>
HS_FDS_TRACE_LEVEL = <trace_level>
#
# Environment variables required for the non-Oracle system
#
#set <envvar>=<value>

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

@ORACLE_HOME\owb\rtp\sql\show_service.sql

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "We will click on the Install button to proceed with the installation."