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Contents Send Us Your Comments ................................................................................................................ xix Preface.......................................................................................................................................................... xxi Intended Audience .............................................................................................................................. xxi Organization......................................................................................................................................... xxi Related Documentation .................................................................................................................... xxiv Conventions........................................................................................................................................ xxiv Documentation Accessibility .......................................................................................................... xxvii Part I Getting Started with Oracle HTML DB 1 What is Oracle HTML DB? About Oracle HTML DB ................................................................................................................... 1-1 About Application Builder ............................................................................................................... 1-2 About SQL Workshop........................................................................................................................ 1-2 About Data Workshop ....................................................................................................................... 1-3 2 Quick Start Understanding Oracle HTML DB User Roles............................................................................... 2-1 Logging in to Oracle HTML DB ...................................................................................................... 2-2 Requesting a Workspace ............................................................................................................. 2-2 Logging in to a Workspace.......................................................................................................... 2-3 Resetting Your Password ............................................................................................................ 2-3 Logging Out of Your Workspace ............................................................................................... 2-4 iii About Oracle HTML DB User Interface......................................................................................... 2-4 About Using the Tasks List ......................................................................................................... 2-5 Other Sources of Information...................................................................................................... 2-5 Creating an Application Using the Create Application Wizard ................................................ 2-6 Running Your Application.......................................................................................................... 2-8 3 Running a Demonstration Application Viewing and Installing a Demonstration Application................................................................ 3-1 Running a Demonstration Application.......................................................................................... 3-2 Running an Application from Demonstration Applications.................................................. 3-2 Running an Application from Application Builder................................................................. 3-3 Understanding Sample Application ............................................................................................... 3-4 About the Home Page.................................................................................................................. 3-5 About the Orders Page................................................................................................................. 3-5 About the Products Page ............................................................................................................. 3-6 About the Customers Page.......................................................................................................... 3-6 Viewing Pages in Printer Friendly Mode.................................................................................. 3-6 Modifying a Demonstration Application ...................................................................................... 3-6 About the Developer Toolbar ..................................................................................................... 3-7 Editing a Demonstration Application........................................................................................ 3-7 Viewing Underlying Database Objects.......................................................................................... 3-9 Part II Using Oracle HTML DB 4 Managing Data with Data Workshop About Data Workshop ....................................................................................................................... 4-1 Importing Data .................................................................................................................................... 4-2 Importing a Text File .................................................................................................................... 4-2 Importing an XML Document .................................................................................................... 4-3 Importing Spreadsheet Data ....................................................................................................... 4-3 Exporting Data..................................................................................................................................... 4-3 Exporting to a Text File................................................................................................................ 4-4 Exporting to an XML Document ................................................................................................ 4-4 iv 5 Using SQL Workshop to Manage Database Objects About SQL Workshop........................................................................................................................ 5-1 About Transaction Support......................................................................................................... 5-2 About Support for SQL*Plus Commands ................................................................................ 5-2 Viewing Database Objects...............................................................................................................