This guide describes features of application development and integration using Oracle Database Advanced Queuing (AQ). This information applies to versions of the Oracle Database server that run on all platforms, unless otherwise specified.
This Preface contains these topics:
This guide is intended for developers of applications that use Oracle Database Advanced Queuing.
To use this guide, you need knowledge of an application development language and object-relational database management concepts.
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Many of the examples in this guide use the sample schemas, which are installed by default when you select the Basic Installation option with an Oracle Database installation. See Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them.
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