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| Appendix A |

# A. Appendix: What's on the Companion Disk?

Contents:
Installing the Reference
Using the Reference

The content of the companion Windows disk that accompanies this book has been included on this CD, in the /guide8i/disk/ directory. It contains the Companion Reference, an online tool designed by RevealNet, Inc. to help you find additional resources. The guide offers point-and-click access to approximately 100 files of source code I've prepared to accompany this book, as well as a copy of the PLVtmr package (described in the Preface). The goal of providing this material in electronic form is to give you a leg up on the development of your own PL/SQL programs for Oracle8i.

## A.1 Installing the Reference

Before you begin installation, be sure to read the readme file on the disk. This file will tell you how to obtain a DLL that you need for installation.

In a Microsoft Windows environment, you begin installation by double-clicking on the Revealnet_08i_Guide_Setup.exe file to run the installation program. If you are working in a non-Windows environment, please visit the RevealNet PL/SQL Pipeline Archives (http://www.revealnet.com/plsql-pipeline) to obtain a compressed file containing the examples on this disk.

The installation script will lead you through the necessary steps. The first screen you will see is the install screen, shown in Figure A.1.

#### Figure A.1: Installing the Companion Guide

You can change the default directory in which the files will be placed. Once this step is complete and the software has been copied to your drive, an icon will appear in the folder you specified. Double-click on the icon to start using the Companion Reference. You will then see the main menu, shown in Figure A.2.

#### Figure A.2: The main menu

10.5 Miscellaneous and Minor Improvements |  | A.2 Using the Reference

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