In order to provide object support, the behavior of certain DDL clauses and certain restrictions has been changed from previous releases. These changes apply in all cases, not just when you are loading objects, collections, or LOBs. This manual follows 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.
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. Refer to your installation or user's manual to find whether you must pay attention to case.