This appendix lists the keywords and reserved words new to Oracle8. This appendix discusses certain system requirements that may be important for successful migration to Oracle8. This manual follows the textual and typographic conventions explained in the following sections. The general purpose of a database is to store and retrieve related information, as needed. Italicized words are used also to indicate emphasis, book titles, and to highlight names of performance statistics.
All punctuation given in example statements is required.
All statement examples end with a semicolon. Depending on the application in use, a semicolon or other terminator may or may not be required to end a statement. However, when you issue statements, keywords are not case sensitive. For example, lowercase words may indicate the name of a table, column, or file. Some operating systems are case sensitive, so refer to your installation or user's manual to see if you must pay attention to case.