Oracle7 Server Concepts

CHAPTER 14. Procedures and Packages

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This chapter discusses the procedural capabilities of Oracle. It includes:

An Introduction to Stored Procedures and Packages

Procedures and Functions

Packages

How Oracle Stores Procedures and Packages

How Oracle Executes Procedures and Packages

The information in this chapter applies only to those systems using Oracle with the procedural option. For information about the dependencies of procedures, functions, and packages, and how Oracle manages these dependencies, see Chapter 16, "Dependencies Among Schema Objects".

If you are using Trusted Oracle, see the Trusted Oracle7 Server Administrator's Guide.