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+/* Copyright (c) 1996, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. 
+All rights reserved. */
+ 
+/* 
+   NAME 
+     ociap.h 
+
+   DESCRIPTION 
+     Oracle Call Interface - Ansi Prototypes
+
+   RELATED DOCUMENTS 
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+   PUBLIC FUNCTION(S) 
+    OCIAttrGet
+    OCIAttrSet
+    OCIBindArrayOfStruct
+    OCIBindByName
+    OCIBindByPos
+    OCIBindDynamic
+    OCIBindObject
+    OCIBreak
+    OCIConnectionPoolCreate
+    OCISessionPoolCreate
+    OCISessionGet
+    OCISessionRelease
+    OCIDateTimeAssign
+    OCIDateTimeCheck
+    OCIDateTimeCompare
+    OCIDateTimeConvert
+    OCIDateTimeFromText
+    OCIDateTimeGetDate
+    OCIDateTimeGetTime
+    OCIDateTimeGetTime
+    OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneOffset
+    OCIDateTimeSysTimeStamp
+    OCIDateTimeIntervalAdd
+    OCIDateTimeIntervalSub
+    OCIDateTimeConstruct
+    OCIDateTimeSubtract
+    OCIDateTimeToText
+    OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneName
+    OCIDateTimeToArray
+    OCIDateTimeFromArray
+    OCIRowidToChar
+    OCIDefineArrayOfStruct
+    OCIDefineByPos
+    OCIDefineDynamic
+    OCIDefineObject
+    OCIDescAlloc
+    OCIDescFree
+    OCIDescribeAny
+    OCIEnvCreate
+    OCIEnvNlsCreate
+    OCIEnvInit
+    OCIErrorGet
+    OCIExtractSetKey
+    OCIExtractFromFile
+    OCIIntervalSubtract
+    OCIIntervalMultiply
+    OCIIntervalToNumber
+    OCIIntervalToText
+    OCIIntervalFromTZ
+    OCIKerbAttrSet
+    OCILdaToSvcCtx
+    OCILobAppend
+    OCILobAssign
+    OCILobCharSetForm
+    OCILobCharSetId
+    OCILobCopy
+    OCILobCreateTemporary
+    OCILobDisableBuffering
+    OCILobEnableBuffering
+    OCILobErase
+    OCILobOpen
+    OCILobClose
+    OCILobFileClose
+    OCILobFileCLoseAll
+    OCILobFileExists
+    OCILobFileGetName
+    OCILobFileIsOpen
+    OCILobFileOpen
+    OCILobFileSetName
+    OCILobFlushBuffer
+    OCILobFreeTemporary
+    OCILobGetChunkSize
+    OCILobGetLength
+    OCILobIsEqual
+    OCILobIsTemporary
+    OCILobLoadFromFile
+    OCILobLocatorAssign
+    OCILobLocatorIsInit
+    OCILobRead
+    OCILobTrim
+    OCILobWrite
+    OCILobWriteAppend
+    OCILobGetStorageLimit
+    OCILobGetOptions
+    OCILobSetOptions
+    OCILobGetContentType
+    OCILobSetContentType
+    OCILogoff
+    OCILogon
+    OCILogon2
+    OCIMemoryFree
+    OCIParamGet
+    OCIParamGet
+    OCIPasswordChange
+    OCIReset
+    OCIResultSetToStmt
+    OCIServerAttach
+    OCIServerDetach
+    OCIServerVersion
+    OCISessionBegin
+    OCISessionEnd
+    OCIStmtExecute
+    OCIStmtFetch
+    OCIStmtFetch2
+    OCIStmtGetPieceInfo
+    OCIStmtPrepare
+    OCIStmtPrepare2
+    OCIStmtRelease
+    OCIStmtSetPieceInfo
+    OCIFormatString
+    OCISvcCtxToLda
+    OCITransCommit
+    OCITransDetach
+    OCITransForget
+    OCITransMultiPrepare
+    OCITransPrepare
+    OCITransRollback
+    OCITransStart
+    OCIInitialize
+    OCIEnvCreate
+    OCIEnvNlsCreate
+    OCIFEnvCreate
+    OCIHandleAlloc
+    OCIDescriptorAlloc
+    OCIDescriptorFree
+    OCIArrayDescriptorAlloc
+    OCIArrayDescriptorFree
+    OCIEnvInit
+    OCIServerAttach
+    OCISessionBegin
+    OCISessionEnd
+    OCILogon
+    OCILogon2
+    OCIPasswordChange
+    OCIStmtPrepare
+    OCIStmtPrepare2
+    OCIStmtRelease
+    OCIBindByPos
+    OCIBindByName
+    OCIBindObject
+    OCIBindDynamic
+    OCIBindArrayOfStruct
+    OCIStmtGetPieceInfo
+    OCIStmtSetPieceInfo
+    OCIStmtExecute
+    OCIDefineByPos
+    OCIDefineObject
+    OCIDefineDynamic
+    OCIRowidToChar
+    OCIDefineArrayOfStruct
+    OCIStmtFetch
+    OCIStmtFetch2
+    OCIStmtGetBindInfo
+    OCIDescribeAny
+    OCIParamGet
+    OCIParamSet
+    OCITransStart
+    OCITransMultiPrepare
+    OCIErrorGet
+    OCILobAppend
+    OCILobAssign
+    OCILobCharSetForm
+    OCILobCharSetId
+    OCILobCopy
+    OCILobCreateTemporary
+    OCILobClose
+    OCILobDisableBuffering
+    OCILobEnableBuffering
+    OCILobErase
+    OCILobFileClose
+    OCILobFileExists
+    OCILobFileGetName
+    OCILobFileIsOpen
+    OCILobFileOpen
+    OCILobFileSetName
+    OCILobFlushBuffer
+    OCILobFreeTemporary
+    OCILobGetChunkSize
+    OCILobGetLength
+    OCILobIsEqual
+    OCILobIsOpen
+    OCILobIsTemporary
+    OCILobLoadFromFile
+    OCILobLocatorAssign
+    OCILobLocatorIsInit
+    OCILobOpen
+    OCILobRead
+    OCILobTrim
+    OCILobWrite
+    OCILobWriteAppend
+    OCIServerVersion
+    OCIServerRelease
+    OCIAttrGet
+    OCIAttrSet
+    OCIUserCallbackRegister
+    OCIUserCallbackGet
+    OCISharedLibInit
+    OCIFileExists
+    OCIFileGetLength
+    OCIFileOpen
+    OCIFileRead
+    OCIFileSeek
+    OCIFileWrite
+    OCILobCopy2
+    OCILobErase2
+    OCILobGetLength2
+    OCILobLoadFromFile2
+    OCILobRead2
+    OCILobArrayRead
+    OCILobTrim2
+    OCILobWrite2
+    OCILobArrayWrite
+    OCILobWriteAppend2
+    OCILobGetStorageLimit
+    OCISecurityOpenWallet
+    OCISecurityCloseWallet
+    OCISecurityCreateWallet
+    OCISecurityDestroyWallet
+    OCISecurityStorePersona
+    OCISecurityOpenPersona
+    OCISecurityClosePersona
+    OCISecurityRemovePersona
+    OCISecurityCreatePersona
+    OCISecuritySetProtection
+    OCISecurityGetProtection
+    OCISecurityRemoveIdentity
+    OCISecurityCreateIdentity
+    OCISecurityAbortIdentity
+    OCISecurityFreeIdentity
+    OCISecurityStoreTrustedIdentity
+    OCISecuritySign
+    OCISecuritySignExpansion
+    OCISecurityVerify
+    OCISecurityValidate
+    OCISecuritySignDetached
+    OCISecuritySignDetExpansion
+    OCISecurityVerifyDetached
+    OCISecurity_PKEncrypt
+    OCISecurityPKEncryptExpansion
+    OCISecurityPKDecrypt
+    OCISecurityEncrypt
+    OCISecurityEncryptExpansion
+    OCISecurityDecrypt
+    OCISecurityEnvelope
+    OCISecurityDeEnvelope
+    OCISecurityKeyedHash
+    OCISecurityKeyedHashExpansion
+    OCISecurityHash
+    OCISecurityHashExpansion
+    OCISecuritySeedRandom
+    OCISecurityRandomBytes
+    OCISecurityRandomNumber
+    OCISecurityInitBlock
+    OCISecurityReuseBlock
+    OCISecurityPurgeBlock
+    OCISecuritySetBlock
+    OCISecurityGetIdentity
+    OCIAQEnq
+    OCIAQDeq
+    OCIAQEnqArray
+    OCIAQEnqStreaming
+    OCIAQDeqArray
+    OCIAQListen
+    OCIAQListen2
+    OCIExtractSetKey
+    OCIExtractFromFile
+    OCIExtractToInt
+    OCIExtractToBool
+    OCIExtractToStr
+    OCIExtractToOCINum
+    OCIExtractFromList
+    OCIMemoryAlloc
+    OCIMemoryResize
+    OCIContextSetValue
+    OCIContextGetValue
+    OCIContextClearValue
+    OCIMemorySetCurrentIDs
+    OCIPicklerTdsCtxInit
+    OCIPicklerTdsInit
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementNumber
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementChar
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementVarchar
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementRaw
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElement
+    OCIPicklerTdsAddAttr
+    OCIPicklerTdsGenerate
+    OCIPicklerTdsGetAttr
+    OCIPicklerFdoInit
+    OCIPicklerFdoFree
+    OCIPicklerImageInit
+    OCIPicklerImageFree
+    OCIPicklerImageAddScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageAddNullScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageGenerate
+    OCIPicklerImageGetScalarSize
+    OCIPicklerImageGetScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageCollBegin
+    OCIPicklerImageCollAddScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageCollEnd
+    OCIPicklerImageCollBeginScan
+    OCIPicklerImageCollGetScalarSize
+    OCIPicklerImageCollGetScalar
+    OCIAnyDataGetType
+    OCIAnyDataIsNull
+    OCIAnyDataConvert
+    OCIAnyDataBeginCreate
+    OCIAnyDataAttrSet
+    OCIAnyDataCollAddElem
+    OCIAnyDataEndCreate
+    OCIAnyDataAccess
+    OCIAnyDataGetCurrAttrNum
+    OCIAnyDataAttrGet
+    OCIAnyDataCollGetElem
+    OCIPicklerTdsCtxInit
+    OCIPicklerTdsInit
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementNumber
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementChar
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementVarchar
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementRaw
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElement
+    OCIPicklerTdsAddAttr
+    OCIPicklerTdsGenerate
+    OCIPicklerTdsGetAttr
+    OCIPicklerFdoInit
+    OCIPicklerFdoFree
+    OCIPicklerImageInit
+    OCIPicklerImageFree
+    OCIPicklerImageAddScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageAddNullScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageGenerate
+    OCIPicklerImageGetScalarSize
+    OCIPicklerImageGetScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageCollBegin
+    OCIPicklerImageCollAddScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageCollEnd
+    OCIPicklerImageCollBeginScan
+    OCIPicklerImageCollGetScalarSize
+    OCIPicklerImageCollGetScalar
+    OCIAnyDataGetType
+    OCIAnyDataIsNull
+    OCIAnyDataConvert
+    OCIAnyDataBeginCreate
+    OCIAnyDataAttrSet
+    OCIAnyDataCollAddElem
+    OCIAnyDataEndCreate
+    OCIAnyDataAccess
+    OCIAnyDataGetCurrAttrNum
+    OCIAnyDataAttrGet
+    OCIAnyDataCollGetElem
+    OCIPicklerTdsCtxInit
+    OCIPicklerTdsInit
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementNumber
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementChar
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementVarchar
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementRaw
+    OCIPicklerTdsCreateElement
+    OCIPicklerTdsAddAttr
+    OCIPicklerTdsGenerate
+    OCIPicklerTdsGetAttr
+    OCIPicklerFdoInit
+    OCIPicklerFdoFree
+    OCIPicklerImageInit
+    OCIPicklerImageFree
+    OCIPicklerImageAddScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageAddNullScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageGenerate
+    OCIPicklerImageGetScalarSize
+    OCIPicklerImageGetScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageCollBegin
+    OCIPicklerImageCollAddScalar
+    OCIPicklerImageCollEnd
+    OCIPicklerImageCollBeginScan
+    OCIPicklerImageCollGetScalarSize
+    OCIPicklerImageCollGetScalar
+    OCIAnyDataGetType
+    OCIAnyDataIsNull
+    OCIAnyDataConvert
+    OCIAnyDataBeginCreate
+    OCIAnyDataAttrSet
+    OCIAnyDataCollAddElem
+    OCIAnyDataEndCreate
+    OCIAnyDataAccess
+    OCIAnyDataGetCurrAttrNum
+    OCIAnyDataAttrGet
+    OCIAnyDataCollGetElem
+    OCIAnyDataSetBeginCreate
+    OCIAnyDataSetDestroy
+    OCIAnyDataSetAddInstance
+    OCIAnyDataSetEndCreate
+    OCIAnyDataSetGetType
+    OCIAnyDataSetGetCount
+    OCIAnyDataSetGetInstance
+    OCIFormatString
+    OCINlsGetInfo
+    OCINlsNameMap
+    OCIMultiByteToWideChar
+    OCIMultiByteInSizeToWideChar
+    OCIWideCharToMultiByte
+    OCIWideCharInSizeToMultiByte
+    OCIWideCharStrcmp
+    OCIWideCharStrncmp
+    OCIWideCharStrcat
+    *OCIWideCharStrchr
+    OCIWideCharStrcpy
+    OCIWideCharStrncat
+    OCIWideCharStrncpy
+    *OCIWideCharStrrchr
+    OCIWideCharStrCaseConversion
+    OCIMultiByteStrcmp
+    OCIMultiByteStrncmp
+    OCIMultiByteStrcat
+    OCIMultiByteStrcpy
+    OCIMultiByteStrncat
+    OCIMultiByteStrncpy
+    OCIMultiByteStrnDisplayLength
+    OCIMultiByteStrCaseConversion
+    OCICharSetToUnicode
+    OCIUnicodeToCharSet
+    OCINlsCharSetConvert
+    OCINlsEnvironmentVariableGet
+    OCIMessageOpen
+    OCIMessageGet
+    OCIThreadMutexInit
+    OCIThreadMutexDestroy
+    OCIThreadMutexAcquire
+    OCIThreadMutexRelease
+    OCIThreadKeyInit
+    OCIThreadKeyDestroy
+    OCIThreadKeyGet
+    OCIThreadKeySet
+    OCIThreadIdSet
+    OCIThreadIdSetNull
+    OCIThreadIdGet
+    OCIThreadIdSame
+    OCIThreadIdNull
+    OCIThreadHndInit
+    OCIThreadHndDestroy
+    OCIThreadCreate
+    OCIThreadHandleGet
+    OCIThreadMutexInit
+    OCIThreadMutexDestroy
+    OCIThreadMutexAcquire
+    OCIThreadMutexRelease
+    OCIThreadKeyInit
+    OCIThreadKeyDestroy
+    OCIThreadKeyGet
+    OCIThreadKeySet
+    OCIThreadIdSet
+    OCIThreadIdSame
+    OCIThreadIdNull
+    OCIThreadCreate
+    OCISubscriptionRegister
+    OCISubscriptionPost
+    OCISubscriptionUnRegister
+    OCISubscriptionDisable
+    OCISubscriptionEnable
+    OCIDateTimeGetTime
+    OCIDateTimeGetDate
+    OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneOffset
+    OCIDateTimeConstruct
+    OCIDateTimeSysTimeStamp
+    OCIDateTimeAssign
+    OCIDateTimeToText
+    OCIDateTimeFromText
+    OCIDateTimeCompare
+    OCIDateTimeCheck
+    OCIDateTimeConvert
+    OCIDateTimeSubtract
+    OCIDateTimeIntervalAdd
+    OCIDateTimeIntervalSub
+    OCIIntervalSubtract
+    OCIIntervalAdd
+    OCIIntervalMultiply
+    OCIIntervalDivide
+    OCIIntervalCompare
+    OCIIntervalFromNumber
+    OCIIntervalFromText
+    OCIIntervalToText
+    OCIIntervalToNumber
+    OCIIntervalCheck
+    OCIIntervalAssign
+    OCIIntervalSetYearMonth
+    OCIIntervalGetYearMonth
+    OCIIntervalSetDaySecond
+    OCIIntervalGetDaySecond
+    OCIDateTimeToArray
+    OCIDateTimeFromArray
+    OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneName
+    OCIIntervalFromTZ
+    OCIConnectionPoolCreate
+    OCIConnectionPoolDestroy
+    OCISessionPoolCreate
+    OCISessionPoolDestroy
+    OCISessionGet
+    OCISessionRelease
+    OCIAppCtxSet
+    OCIAppCtxClearAll
+    OCIMemStats
+    OCIKerbAttrSet
+    OCIDBStartup
+    OCIDBShutdown
+    OCIClientVersion
+    OCIInitEventHandle
+    OCIStmtBindByPos
+    OCIStmtBindByName
+
+   PRIVATE FUNCTION(S)
+
+   EXAMPLES
+
+   NOTES
+
+   MODIFIED   (MM/DD/YY)
+   slari       03/24/11 - OCIRoundTripCallback
+   slynn       03/18/08 - OCILobSet/SetContenttype->OCILobGet/SetContentType
+   amullick    02/11/08 - add OCILobGet/SetContenttype APIs
+   schoi       02/27/07 - OCILobGet/SetOptions API change
+   slynn       07/28/06 - Migrate to new 11g LOB terminology 
+   hqian       05/22/06 - add OCI_SYSASM 
+   slynn       06/21/06 - Add Lob Get Shared Regions Functionality
+   slynn       05/25/06 - New NG Lob Functionality. 
+   jawilson    05/22/06 - add TDO out parameter for streaming enq callback 
+   aramappa    01/19/06 - Added OCIArrayDescriptorAlloc,
+                          OCIArrayDescriptorFree 
+   jawilson    02/09/06 - add OCIAQEnqStreaming 
+   mxu         03/08/06 - Fix bug 5037807 
+   srseshad    09/12/05 - stmtcache: callback 
+   mbastawa    09/16/05 - dbhygiene
+   dmukhin     06/29/05 - ANSI prototypes; miscellaneous cleanup 
+   nbhatt      06/17/04 - merge conflicts 
+   nbhatt      05/24/04 - merge conflicts 
+   weiwang     05/06/04 - add OCIAQListen2 
+   rvissapr    06/21/04 - add OCIAppCtx API 
+   debanerj    05/17/04 - 13064: LOB array Read and Write
+   aahluwal    06/02/04 - [OCI Events]: add OCIInitEventHandle
+   nikeda      05/28/04 - grabtrans 'nikeda_oci_events_copy' 
+   nikeda      05/13/04 - [OCI Events] Rename HACBK->EVTCBK, HACTX->EVTCTX 
+   nikeda      05/10/04 - [OCI Events] code review changes 
+   aahluwal    04/09/04 - [OCI Events]: add OCIHAServerHandleGet
+   nikeda      03/18/04 - [OCI Events] New Server Handle Callback 
+   dfrumkin    12/04/03 - Add OCIDBStartup, OCIDBShutdown 
+   jciminsk    12/12/03 - merge from RDBMS_MAIN_SOLARIS_031209 
+   sgollapu    06/26/03 - Change OCIPing prototype
+   sgollapu    05/05/03 - Add OCIPing
+   debanerj    01/16/03 - Bug 2753018: Lob Locator parameter for 
+                          OCILobGetStorageLimit
+   rpingte     05/06/04 - add OCIClientVersion
+   debanerj    08/26/03 - 6003: Lob interface changes
+   sgollapu    06/23/03 - Add OCIPing
+   debanerj    01/16/03 - Bug 2753018: Lob Locator parameter for 
+                          OCILobGetStorageLimit
+   tkeefe      02/17/03 - bug-2773794: Add new interface for setting Kerb attrs
+   ataracha    01/03/03 - Move OCIXMLType functions to ocixml.h
+   akatti      11/28/02 - [2521361]:add OCIRowidToChar prototype
+   chliang     10/23/02 - add OCIFetchRowCallback
+   cparampa    10/13/02 - Fix the prototype of OCIAQListen(ansi prototype)
+   chliang     10/12/02 - add OCIBindRowCallback
+   debanerj    09/30/02 - Unlimited size LOB 6003
+   thoang      09/25/02 - Add csid to XMLType create functions
+   thoang      04/19/02 - Add OCIXMLTypeGetNS
+   aahluwal    08/09/02 - adding OCIAQDeqArray
+   aahluwal    06/03/02 - bug 2360115
+   skabraha    04/16/02 - fix compiler warnings
+   sichandr    02/12/02 - fix OCIXMLTypeExists
+   gayyappa    02/01/02 - fix 2210776 : change Dom to DOM 
+   sichandr    10/24/01 - OCISvcCtx for XMLType create routines
+   schandir    09/14/01 - Add prototypes for Stmt Caching
+   abande      09/04/01 - Add Prototypes for Session Pooling Methods
+   stakeda     09/12/01 - add OCINlsCharSetConvert
+   whe         08/28/01 - add OCIEnvNlsCreate
+   wzhang      08/22/01 - Add OCINlsCharSetNameToId.
+   whe         10/05/01 - add prototype for OCIXMLType functions
+   mdmehta     04/06/01 - Bug 1683763, OCIDateTimeToText: buf_size to ub4*
+   schandir    12/12/00 - modify the ociconnectionpoolcreate() interface.
+   porangas    12/04/00 - Forward merge bug#974710 to 9i
+   rpingte     11/29/00 - Fix bug# 1485795.
+   gtarora     11/30/00 - fix comment for OCILobIsTemporary
+   akatti      11/07/00 - [1198379]:add OCIRowidToChar
+   bpalaval    10/15/00 - Forward merge 892654.
+   kmohan      09/18/00 - add OCILogon2
+   etucker     07/28/00 - add OCIIntervalFromTZ
+   vjayaram    07/18/00 - add connection pooling changes
+   etucker     07/13/00 - add dls apis for oci
+   hmasaki     07/05/00 - fix 1230846: forward merge into 8.2
+   mbastawa    06/05/00 - add OCIStmtFetch2
+   rxgovind    06/07/00 - update OCIAnyData interfaces
+   rxgovind    05/04/00 - add OCIAnyDataSet interfaces
+   rkasamse    05/01/00 - remove attrno from OCIAnyDataAttrGet
+   rkasamse    03/13/00 - add prototype s for OCCIAnyData
+   slari       09/01/99 - remove OCIEnvCallback
+   slari       08/23/99 - add OCIUcb in user callback functions
+   dsaha       07/07/99 - Add OCIFEnvCreate for forms
+   vyanaman    06/21/99 - Change OCI DateTime/Interval APIs.
+   esoyleme    07/01/99 - expose MTS performance enhancements                  
+   whe         06/14/99 - bug727872:add CONST to match definitions
+   kkarun      02/23/99 - Fix OCIDateTime APIs
+   jiyang      12/07/98 - Add comments for OCI_NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY
+   aroy        12/01/98 - add OCIEnvCreate
+   slari       11/23/98 - use ORASTDARG
+   slari       11/21/98 - replace ellipsis by arglist in OCIUserCallback
+   thchang     10/20/98 - correct comment on OCILobCreateTemporary
+   slari       09/08/98 - allow envh to receive error info also in CallbackReg/
+   kkarun      09/02/98 - Change const to CONST
+   aroy        08/04/98 - add OCITerminate calls                               
+   nramakri    06/25/98 - remove CONST from some OCIPickler APIs
+   jiyang      06/22/98 - Fix a lint error
+   nmallava    06/08/98 - ociistemporary -> envhp
+   jhasenbe    05/27/98 - Remove definitions for U-Calls (Unicode)
+   nmallava    05/18/98 - add comments
+   sgollapu    05/19/98 - Change text to OraText
+   aroy        04/20/98 - merge forward 8.0.5 -> 8.1.3
+   nbhatt      05/14/98 -  aq listen call
+   lchidamb    03/02/98 - Client Notification prototypes
+   vyanaman    04/19/98 - System Timestamp
+   kkarun      04/17/98 - Add more Interval functions
+   vyanaman    04/17/98 - Fix min (proc error)
+   vyanaman    04/16/98 - Add get/set TZ
+   kkarun      04/13/98 - Add Datetime prototypes
+   rkasamse    04/13/98 - change OCIEnv* to dvoid* for context/memory cart serv
+   rkasamse    04/15/98 - chage pickler cart interface
+   slari       03/20/98 - change proto of OCIUserCallback
+   slari       02/17/98 - add OCIUserCallback
+   jiyang      04/02/98 - Accept both env and user handles for NLS
+   rkasamse    03/20/98 - remove prototypes for OCIMemoryDuration* functions.
+   tsaulys     03/20/98 - use environment or session handle
+   nmallava    04/09/98 - OCILobLocatorAssign
+   nmallava    04/07/98 - lobgetchunksize and writeappend apis
+   jhasenbe    04/06/98 - Add new interfaces for Unicode support
+   nmallava    03/17/98 - add interfaces
+   nmallava    03/16/98 - add open/close apis
+   nmallava    03/10/98 - add temporary lobs apis
+   sgollapu    07/10/97 - Add OCIReset
+   sgollapu    02/09/98 - OCI non-blocking
+   nramakri    01/16/98 - remove #ifdef NEVER clause for OCIExtract
+   rmurthy     01/08/98 - OCIContextGenerateKey: change ub1 to ub4
+   ewaugh      12/18/97 - Turn type wrappers into functions.
+   skabraha    12/02/97 - adding OCIFile functions
+   rhwu        12/02/97 - add OCI Thread
+   nramakri    12/15/97 - move to core4
+   nramakri    12/11/97 - modify OCIExtract prototype
+   ewaugh      12/10/97 - add OCIFormat prototypes
+   nmallava    12/17/97 - Add ilob open and close apis
+   rkasamse    12/03/97 - Change some of the function names for pickler cartrid
+   nramakri    11/12/97 - add OCIExtract prototypes
+   rkasamse    11/21/97 - add prototypes for memory cartridge services and cont
+   rkasamse    11/03/97 - Add pickler cartridge interfaces.
+   jiyang      11/11/97 - Add NLS service for cartridge
+   tanguyen    08/19/97 -
+   cxcheng     07/30/97 - replace OCISvcCtx with OCISvcCtx
+   schandra    06/25/97 - AQ OCI interface
+   bnainani    07/21/97 - add prototypes for Oracle XA extensions
+   esoyleme    05/13/97 - move failover callback prototype
+   skmishra    05/06/97 - stdc compiler fixes
+   skmishra    04/24/97 - C++ Compatibility changes
+   skotsovo    04/21/97 - make lob parameter names consistent
+   rwhitman    04/16/97 - Fix LOB prototypes - Olint OCI 8.0.3
+   ramkrish    04/15/97 - Add free flag to OCILobFlushBuffer
+   dchatter    04/10/97 - add nzt.h inclusion
+   cxcheng     04/09/97 - change objnamp from CONST text* to dvoid*
+   cxcheng     04/08/97 - fix prototype of OCIDescribeAny()
+   skotsovo    03/31/97 - remove OCILobLocatorSize
+   skotsovo    03/27/97 - add OCILobLoadFromFile
+   bcchang     02/18/97 - Fix syntax error
+   dchatter    01/13/97 - fix comments on LOB calls
+   aroy        01/10/97 - remove ocilobfilecreate delete
+   sgollapu    12/27/96 - Correct OCILogon prototype
+   dchatter    01/04/97 - comments to describe the functions
+   sgollapu    11/25/96 - Change OCILobFileIsExistent
+   schandra    11/18/96 - Remove xa.h include
+   sgollapu    11/09/96 - Change prototype of OCIDescribeAny
+   dchatter    10/31/96 - delete CONST from lob write cb fn
+   dchatter    10/30/96 - more changes
+   dchatter    10/26/96 - lob/file long name corrections
+   slari       10/16/96 - delete unused calls
+   rwessman    10/29/96 - Fixed OCISecurityGetIdentity prototype
+   bcchang     10/25/96 - Fix syntax error
+   sgollapu    10/22/96 - Add OCILogon and OCILogoff
+   rwessman    10/16/96 - Added cryptographic and digital signature functions
+   sgollapu    10/10/96 - Add ocibdp and ocibdn
+   rxgovind    10/07/96 - add oci file calls
+   skotsovo    10/01/96 - move orl lob fnts to oci
+   skotsovo    09/20/96 - in OCILobGetLength(), remove the 'isnull' parameter.
+   aroy        08/29/96 - change prototype for Nchar Lob support
+   dchatter    08/21/96 - OCIResultSetToStmt prototype change
+   sthakur     08/14/96 - add OCIParamSet
+   schandra    07/26/96 - TX OCI return values - sb4->sword
+   aroy        07/17/96 - terminology change: OCILobLocator => OCILobLocator
+   dchatter    07/01/96 - create ANSI prototypes
+   dchatter    07/01/96 - Creation
+
+*/
+
+ 
+#ifndef OCIAP_ORACLE
+# define OCIAP_ORACLE
+
+# ifndef ORATYPES 
+#  include <oratypes.h> 
+# endif 
+ 
+#ifndef ORASTDARG
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#define ORASTDARG
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCIDFN
+#include <ocidfn.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NZT_ORACLE
+#include <nzt.h>
+#endif /* NZT_ORACLE */
+ 
+#ifndef OCI_ORACLE
+#include <oci.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ORT_ORACLE
+#include <ort.h>
+#endif
+
+
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                     PUBLIC TYPES AND CONSTANTS
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                     PRIVATE TYPES AND CONSTANTS
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                           PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+                              DESCRIPTION
+******************************************************************************
+Note: the descriptions of the functions are alphabetically arranged. Please 
+maintain the arrangement when adding a new function description. The actual 
+prototypes are below this comment section and donot follow any alphabetical 
+ordering. 
+
+
+--------------------------------OCIAttrGet------------------------------------
+
+OCIAttrGet()
+Name
+OCI Attribute Get
+Purpose
+This call is used to get a particular attribute of a handle. 
+Syntax
+sword OCIAttrGet ( const void    *trgthndlp,
+                 ub4            trghndltyp,
+                 void          *attributep,
+                 ub4            *sizep,
+                 ub4            attrtype,
+                 OCIError       *errhp );
+Comments
+This call is used to get a particular attribute of a handle.
+See Appendix B,  "Handle Attributes",  for a list of handle types and their 
+readable attributes.
+Parameters
+trgthndlp (IN) - is the pointer to a handle type. 
+trghndltyp (IN) - is the handle type. 
+attributep (OUT) - is a pointer to the storage for an attribute value. The 
+attribute value is filled in. 
+sizep (OUT) - is the size of the attribute value. 
+This can be passed in as NULL for most parameters as the size is well known. 
+For text* parameters, a pointer to a ub4 must be passed in to get the length 
+of the string. 
+attrtype (IN) - is the type of attribute.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrSet()
+
+--------------------------------OCIAttrSet------------------------------------
+
+
+OCIAttrSet()
+Name
+OCI Attribute Set
+Purpose
+This call is used to set a particular attribute of a handle or a descriptor. 
+Syntax
+sword OCIAttrSet ( void       *trgthndlp,
+                 ub4         trghndltyp,
+                 void       *attributep,
+                 ub4         size,
+                 ub4         attrtype,
+                 OCIError    *errhp );
+Comments
+This call is used to set a particular attribute of a handle or a descriptor. 
+See Appendix B for a list of handle types and their writeable attributes.
+Parameters
+trghndlp (IN/OUT) - the pointer to a handle type whose attribute gets 
+modified. 
+trghndltyp (IN/OUT) - is the handle type. 
+attributep (IN) - a pointer to an attribute value. 
+The attribute value is copied into the target handle. If the attribute value 
+is a pointer, then only the pointer is copied, not the contents of the pointer.
+size (IN) - is the size of an attribute value. This can be passed in as 0 for 
+most attributes as the size is already known by the OCI library. For text*
+attributes, a ub4 must be passed in set to the length of the string. 
+attrtype (IN) - the type of attribute being set.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+
+--------------------------------OCIBindArrayOfStruct--------------------------
+
+
+
+OCIBindArrayOfStruct()
+Name
+OCI Bind for Array of Structures
+Purpose
+This call sets up the skip parameters for a static array bind.
+Syntax
+sword OCIBindArrayOfStruct ( OCIBind     *bindp,
+                           OCIError    *errhp,
+                           ub4         pvskip, 
+                           ub4         indskip, 
+                           ub4         alskip, 
+                           ub4         rcskip );
+Comments
+This call sets up the skip parameters necessary for a static array bind.
+This call follows a call to OCIBindByName() or OCIBindByPos(). The bind 
+handle returned by that initial bind call is used as a parameter for the 
+OCIBindArrayOfStruct() call.
+For information about skip parameters, see the section "Arrays of Structures" 
+on page 4-16.
+Parameters
+bindp (IN) - the handle to a bind structure. 
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+pvskip (IN) - skip parameter for the next data value. 
+indskip (IN) - skip parameter for the next indicator value or structure. 
+alskip (IN) - skip parameter for the next actual length value. 
+rcskip (IN) - skip parameter for the next column-level return code value. 
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+--------------------------------OCIBindByName---------------------------------
+
+OCIBindByName()
+Name
+OCI Bind by Name
+Purpose
+Creates an association between a program variable and a placeholder in a SQL 
+statement or PL/SQL block.
+Syntax
+sword OCIBindByName (
+              OCIStmt       *stmtp, 
+              OCIBind       **bindp,
+              OCIError      *errhp,
+              const OraText    *placeholder,
+              sb4           placeh_len,
+              void         *valuep,
+              sb4           value_sz,
+              ub2           dty,
+              void         *indp,
+              ub2           *alenp,
+              ub2           *rcodep,
+              ub4           maxarr_len,
+              ub4           *curelep, 
+              ub4           mode ); 
+Description
+This call is used to perform a basic bind operation. The bind creates an 
+association between the address of a program variable and a placeholder in a 
+SQL statement or PL/SQL block. The bind call also specifies the type of data 
+which is being bound, and may also indicate the method by which data will be 
+provided at runtime.
+This function also implicitly allocates the bind handle indicated by the bindp 
+parameter.
+Data in an OCI application can be bound to placeholders statically or 
+dynamically. Binding is static when all the IN bind data and the OUT bind 
+buffers are well-defined just before the execute. Binding is dynamic when the 
+IN bind data and the OUT bind buffers are provided by the application on 
+demand at execute time to the client library. Dynamic binding is indicated by 
+setting the mode parameter of this call to OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC.
+Related Functions: For more information about dynamic binding, see 
+the section "Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on 
+page 5-16.
+Both OCIBindByName() and OCIBindByPos() take as a parameter a bind handle, 
+which is implicitly allocated by the bind call A separate bind handle is 
+allocated for each placeholder the application is binding.
+Additional bind calls may be required to specify particular attributes 
+necessary when binding certain data types or handling input data in certain 
+ways:
+If arrays of structures are being utilized, OCIBindArrayOfStruct() must 
+be called to set up the necessary skip parameters.
+If data is being provided dynamically at runtime, and the application 
+will be using user-defined callback functions, OCIBindDynamic() must 
+be called to register the callbacks.
+If a named data type is being bound, OCIBindObject() must be called to 
+specify additional necessary information.
+Parameters
+stmth (IN/OUT) - the statement handle to the SQL or PL/SQL statement 
+being processed.
+bindp (IN/OUT) - a pointer to a pointer to a bind handle which is implicitly 
+allocated by this call.  The bind handle  maintains all the bind information 
+for this particular input value. The handle is feed implicitly when the 
+statement handle is deallocated.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+placeholder (IN) - the placeholder attributes are specified by name if 
+ocibindn() is being called.
+placeh_len (IN) - the length of the placeholder name specified in placeholder.
+valuep (IN/OUT) - a pointer to a data value or an array of data values of the 
+type specified in the dty parameter. An array of data values can be specified 
+for mapping into a PL/SQL table or for providing data for SQL multiple-row 
+operations. When an array of bind values is provided, this is called an array 
+bind in OCI terms. Additional attributes of the array bind (not bind to a 
+column of ARRAY type) are set up in OCIBindArrayOfStruct() call. 
+For a REF, named data type  bind, the valuep parameter is used only for IN 
+bind data. The pointers to OUT buffers are set in the pgvpp parameter 
+initialized by OCIBindObject(). For named data type and REF binds, the bind 
+values are unpickled into the Object Cache. The OCI object navigational calls 
+can then be used to navigate the objects and the refs in the Object Cache.
+If the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode is specified in the mode parameter, valuep 
+is ignored for all data types. OCIBindArrayOfStruct() cannot be used and 
+OCIBindDynamic() must be invoked to provide callback functions if desired. 
+value_sz (IN) - the size of a data value. In the case of an array bind, this is
+the maximum size of any element possible with the actual sizes being specified 
+in the alenp parameter. 
+If the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode is specified, valuesz defines the maximum 
+size of the data that can be ever provided at runtime for data types other than
+named data types or REFs. 
+dty (IN) - the data type of the value(s) being bound. Named data types 
+(SQLT_NTY) and REFs (SQLT_REF) are valid only if the application has been 
+initialized in object mode. For named data types, or REFs, additional calls 
+must be made with the bind handle to set up the datatype-specific attributes.
+indp (IN/OUT) - pointer to an indicator variable or array. For scalar data 
+types, this is a pointer to sb2 or an array of sb2s. For named data types, 
+this pointer is ignored and the actual pointer to the indicator structure or 
+an array of indicator structures is initialized by OCIBindObject(). 
+Ignored for dynamic binds.
+See the section "Indicator Variables" on page 2-43 for more information about 
+indicator variables.
+alenp (IN/OUT) - pointer to array of actual lengths of array elements. Each 
+element in alenp is the length of the data in the corresponding element in the 
+bind value array before and after the execute. This parameter is ignored for 
+dynamic binds.
+rcodep (OUT) - pointer to array of column level return codes. This parameter 
+is ignored for dynamic binds.
+maxarr_len (IN) - the maximum possible number of elements of type dty in a 
+PL/SQL binds. This parameter is not required for non-PL/SQL binds. If 
+maxarr_len is non-zero, then either OCIBindDynamic() or 
+OCIBindArrayOfStruct() can be invoked to set up additional bind attributes. 
+curelep(IN/OUT) - a pointer to the actual number of elements. This parameter 
+is only required for PL/SQL binds.
+mode (IN) - the valid modes for this parameter are:
+OCI_DEFAULT. This is default mode.
+OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC. When this mode is selected, the value_sz 
+parameter defines the maximum size of the data that can be ever 
+provided at runtime. The application must be ready to provide the OCI 
+library runtime IN data buffers at any time and any number of times. 
+Runtime data is provided in one of the two ways:
+callbacks using a user-defined function which must be registered 
+with a subsequent call to OCIBindDynamic(). 
+a polling mechanism using calls supplied by the OCI. This mode 
+is assumed if no callbacks are defined.
+For more information about using the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode, see 
+the section "Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on 
+page 5-16.
+When the allocated buffers are not required any more, they should be 
+freed by the client. 
+Related Functions
+OCIBindDynamic(), OCIBindObject(), OCIBindArrayOfStruct(), OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+
+-------------------------------OCIBindByPos-----------------------------------
+
+
+OCIBindByPos()
+Name
+OCI Bind by Position
+Purpose
+Creates an association between a program variable and a placeholder in a SQL 
+statement or PL/SQL block.
+Syntax
+sword OCIBindByPos ( 
+              OCIStmt      *stmtp, 
+              OCIBind      **bindp,
+              OCIError     *errhp,
+              ub4          position,
+              void        *valuep,
+              sb4          value_sz,
+              ub2          dty,
+              void        *indp,
+              ub2          *alenp,
+              ub2          *rcodep,
+              ub4          maxarr_len,
+              ub4          *curelep, 
+              ub4          mode);
+
+Description
+This call is used to perform a basic bind operation. The bind creates an 
+association between the address of a program variable and a placeholder in a 
+SQL statement or PL/SQL block. The bind call also specifies the type of data 
+which is being bound, and may also indicate the method by which data will be 
+provided at runtime.
+This function also implicitly allocates the bind handle indicated by the bindp 
+parameter.
+Data in an OCI application can be bound to placeholders statically or 
+dynamically. Binding is static when all the IN bind data and the OUT bind 
+buffers are well-defined just before the execute. Binding is dynamic when the 
+IN bind data and the OUT bind buffers are provided by the application on 
+demand at execute time to the client library. Dynamic binding is indicated by 
+setting the mode parameter of this call to OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC.
+Related Functions: For more information about dynamic binding, see 
+the section "Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on 
+page 5-16
+Both OCIBindByName() and OCIBindByPos() take as a parameter a bind handle, 
+which is implicitly allocated by the bind call A separate bind handle is 
+allocated for each placeholder the application is binding.
+Additional bind calls may be required to specify particular attributes 
+necessary when binding certain data types or handling input data in certain 
+ways:
+If arrays of structures are being utilized, OCIBindArrayOfStruct() must 
+be called to set up the necessary skip parameters.
+If data is being provided dynamically at runtime, and the application 
+will be using user-defined callback functions, OCIBindDynamic() must 
+be called to register the callbacks.
+If a named data type is being bound, OCIBindObject() must be called to 
+specify additional necessary information.
+Parameters
+stmth (IN/OUT) - the statement handle to the SQL or PL/SQL statement 
+being processed.
+bindp (IN/OUT) - a pointer to a pointer to a bind handle which is implicitly 
+allocated by this call.  The bind handle  maintains all the bind information 
+for this particular input value. The handle is feed implicitly when the 
+statement handle is deallocated.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+position (IN) - the placeholder attributes are specified by position if 
+ocibindp() is being called.
+valuep (IN/OUT) - a pointer to a data value or an array of data values of the 
+type specified in the dty parameter. An array of data values can be specified 
+for mapping into a PL/SQL table or for providing data for SQL multiple-row 
+operations. When an array of bind values is provided, this is called an array 
+bind in OCI terms. Additional attributes of the array bind (not bind to a 
+column of ARRAY type) are set up in OCIBindArrayOfStruct() call. 
+For a REF, named data type  bind, the valuep parameter is used only for IN 
+bind data. The pointers to OUT buffers are set in the pgvpp parameter 
+initialized by OCIBindObject(). For named data type and REF binds, the bind 
+values are unpickled into the Object Cache. The OCI object navigational calls 
+can then be used to navigate the objects and the refs in the Object Cache.
+If the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode is specified in the mode parameter, valuep 
+is ignored for all data types. OCIBindArrayOfStruct() cannot be used and 
+OCIBindDynamic() must be invoked to provide callback functions if desired. 
+value_sz (IN) - the size of a data value. In the case of an array bind, this is
+the maximum size of any element possible with the actual sizes being specified
+in the alenp parameter. 
+If the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode is specified, valuesz defines the maximum 
+size of the data that can be ever provided at runtime for data types other than
+named data types or REFs. 
+dty (IN) - the data type of the value(s) being bound. Named data types 
+(SQLT_NTY) and REFs (SQLT_REF) are valid only if the application has been 
+initialized in object mode. For named data types, or REFs, additional calls 
+must be made with the bind handle to set up the datatype-specific attributes.
+indp (IN/OUT) - pointer to an indicator variable or array. For scalar data 
+types, this is a pointer to sb2 or an array of sb2s. For named data types, 
+this pointer is ignored and the actual pointer to the indicator structure or 
+an array of indicator structures is initialized by OCIBindObject(). Ignored 
+for dynamic binds.
+See the section "Indicator Variables" on page 2-43 for more information about 
+indicator variables.
+alenp (IN/OUT) - pointer to array of actual lengths of array elements. Each 
+element in alenp is the length of the data in the corresponding element in the 
+bind value array before and after the execute. This parameter is ignored for 
+dynamic binds.
+rcodep (OUT) - pointer to array of column level return codes. This parameter 
+is ignored for dynamic binds.
+maxarr_len (IN) - the maximum possible number of elements of type dty in a 
+PL/SQL binds. This parameter is not required for non-PL/SQL binds. If 
+maxarr_len is non-zero, then either OCIBindDynamic() or 
+OCIBindArrayOfStruct() can be invoked to set up additional bind attributes. 
+curelep(IN/OUT) - a pointer to the actual number of elements. This parameter 
+is only required for PL/SQL binds.
+mode (IN) - the valid modes for this parameter are:
+OCI_DEFAULT. This is default mode.
+OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC. When this mode is selected, the value_sz 
+parameter defines the maximum size of the data that can be ever 
+provided at runtime. The application must be ready to provide the OCI 
+library runtime IN data buffers at any time and any number of times. 
+Runtime data is provided in one of the two ways:
+callbacks using a user-defined function which must be registered 
+with a subsequent call to OCIBindDynamic() . 
+a polling mechanism using calls supplied by the OCI. This mode 
+is assumed if no callbacks are defined.
+For more information about using the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode, see 
+the section "Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on 
+page 5-16.
+When the allocated buffers are not required any more, they should be 
+freed by the client. 
+Related Functions
+OCIBindDynamic(), OCIBindObject(), OCIBindArrayOfStruct(), OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+
+-------------------------------OCIBindDynamic---------------------------------
+
+OCIBindDynamic()
+Name
+OCI Bind Dynamic Attributes
+Purpose
+This call is used to register user callbacks for dynamic data allocation. 
+Syntax
+sword OCIBindDynamic( OCIBind     *bindp,
+                    OCIError    *errhp,
+                    void       *ictxp, 
+                    OCICallbackInBind         (icbfp)(
+                                void            *ictxp,
+                                OCIBind          *bindp,
+                                ub4              iter, 
+                                ub4              index, 
+                                void            **bufpp,
+                                ub4              *alenp,
+                                ub1              *piecep, 
+                                void            **indp ),
+                    void       *octxp,
+                    OCICallbackOutBind         (ocbfp)(
+                                void            *octxp,
+                                OCIBind          *bindp,
+                                ub4              iter, 
+                                ub4              index, 
+                                void            **bufp, 
+                                ub4              **alenpp,
+                                ub1              *piecep,
+                                void            **indpp, 
+                                ub2              **rcodepp)   );
+Comments
+This call is used to register user-defined callback functions for providing 
+data for an UPDATE or INSERT if OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode was specified in a 
+previous call to OCIBindByName() or OCIBindByPos(). 
+The callback function pointers must return OCI_CONTINUE if it the call is 
+successful. Any return code other than OCI_CONTINUE signals that the client 
+wishes to abort processing immediately.
+For more information about the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode, see the section 
+"Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on page 5-16.
+Parameters
+bindp (IN/OUT) - a bind handle returned by a call to OCIBindByName() or 
+OCIBindByPos(). 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+ictxp (IN) - the context pointer required by the call back function icbfp. 
+icbfp (IN) - the callback function which returns a pointer to the IN bind 
+value or piece at run time. The callback takes in the following parameters. 
+ictxp (IN/OUT) - the context pointer for this callback function. 
+bindp (IN) - the bind handle passed in to uniquely identify this bind 
+variable. 
+iter (IN) - 1-based execute iteration value. 
+index (IN) - index of the current array, for an array bind. 1 based not 
+greater than curele parameter of the bind call. 
+index (IN) - index of the current array, for an array bind. This parameter 
+is 1-based, and may not be greater than curele parameter of the bind call. 
+bufpp (OUT) - the pointer to the buffer. 
+piecep (OUT) - which piece of the bind value. This can be one of the 
+following values - OCI_ONE_PIECE, OCI_FIRST_PIECE, 
+OCI_NEXT_PIECE and OCI_LAST_PIECE.
+indp (OUT) - contains the indicator value. This is apointer to either an 
+sb2 value or a pointer to an indicator structure for binding named data 
+types. 
+indszp (OUT) - contains the indicator value size. A pointer containing 
+the size of either an sb2 or an indicator structure pointer. 
+octxp (IN) - the context pointer required by the callback function ocbfp. 
+ocbfp (IN) - the callback function which returns a pointer to the OUT bind 
+value or piece at run time. The callback takes in the following parameters. 
+octxp (IN/OUT) - the context pointer for this call back function. 
+bindp (IN) - the bind handle passed in to uniquely identify this bind 
+variable. 
+iter (IN) - 1-based execute iteration value. 
+index (IN) - index of the current array, for an array bind. This parameter 
+is 1-based, and must not be greater than curele parameter of the bind call. 
+bufpp (OUT) - a pointer to a buffer to write the bind value/piece. 
+buflp (OUT) - returns the buffer size. 
+alenpp (OUT) - a pointer to a storage for OCI to fill in the size of the bind 
+value/piece after it has been read. 
+piecep (IN/OUT) - which piece of the bind value. It will be set by the 
+library to be one of the following values - OCI_ONE_PIECE or 
+OCI_NEXT_PIECE. The callback function can leave it unchanged or set 
+it to OCI_FIRST_PIECE or OCI_LAST_PIECE. By default - 
+OCI_ONE_PIECE. 
+indpp (OUT) - returns a pointer to contain the indicator value which 
+either an sb2 value or a pointer to an indicator structure for named data 
+types. 
+indszpp (OUT) - returns a pointer to return the size of the indicator 
+value which is either size of an sb2 or size of an indicator structure. 
+rcodepp (OUT) - returns a pointer to contains the return code. 
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+---------------------------------OCIBindObject--------------------------------
+
+
+OCIBindObject()
+Name
+OCI Bind Object
+Purpose
+This function sets up additional attributes which are required for a named 
+data type (object)  bind.
+Syntax
+sword OCIBindObject ( OCIBind          *bindp,
+                    OCIError         *errhp, 
+                    const OCIType    *type,
+                    void            **pgvpp, 
+                    ub4              *pvszsp, 
+                    void            **indpp, 
+                    ub4              *indszp, );
+Comments
+This function sets up additional attributes which binding a named data type 
+or a REF. An error will be returned if this function is called when the OCI 
+environment has been initialized in non-object mode. 
+This call takes as a paramter a type descriptor object (TDO) of datatype 
+OCIType for the named data type being defined.  The TDO can be retrieved 
+with a call to OCITypeByName().
+If the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode was specified in ocibindn() or ocibindp(), the 
+pointers to the IN buffers are obtained either using the callback icbfp 
+registered in the OCIBindDynamic() call or by the OCIStmtSetPieceInfo() call. 
+The buffers are dynamically allocated for the OUT data and the pointers to 
+these buffers are returned either by calling ocbfp() registered by the 
+OCIBindDynamic() or by setting the pointer to the buffer in the buffer passed 
+in by OCIStmtSetPieceInfo() called when OCIStmtExecute() returned 
+OCI_NEED_DATA. The memory of these client library- allocated buffers must be 
+freed when not in use anymore by using the OCIObjectFreee() call.
+Parameters
+bindp ( IN/OUT) - the bind handle returned by the call to OCIBindByName() 
+or OCIBindByPos(). 
+errhp ( IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+type ( IN) - points to the TDO which describes the type of the program 
+variable being bound. Retrieved by calling OCITypeByName().
+pgvpp ( IN/OUT) - points to a pointer to the program variable buffer. For an 
+array, pgvpp points to an array of pointers. When the bind variable is also an 
+OUT variable, the OUT Named Data Type value or REF is allocated 
+(unpickled) in the Object Cache, and a pointer to the value or REF is returned,
+At the end of execute, when all OUT values have been received, pgvpp points 
+to an array of pointer(s) to these newly allocated named data types in the 
+object cache. 
+pgvpp is ignored if the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode is set. Then the Named 
+Data Type buffers are requested at runtime. For static array binds, skip 
+factors may be specified using the OCIBindArrayOfStruct() call. The skip 
+factors are used to compute the address of the next pointer to the value, the 
+indicator structure and their sizes.
+pvszsp ( IN/OUT) - points to the size of the program variable. The size of the 
+named data type is not required on input. For an array, pvszsp is an array of 
+ub4s. On return, for OUT bind variables, this points to size(s) of the Named 
+Data Types and REFs received. pvszsp is ignored if the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC 
+mode is set. Then the size of the buffer is taken at runtime.
+indpp ( IN/OUT) - points to a pointer to the program variable buffer 
+containing the parallel indicator structure. For an array, points to an array 
+of pointers. When the bind variable is also an OUT bind variable, memory is 
+allocated in the object cache, to store the unpickled OUT indicator values. At 
+the end of the execute when all OUT values have been received, indpp points 
+to the pointer(s) to these newly allocated indicator structure(s). 
+indpp is ignored if the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode is set. Then the indicator 
+is requested at runtime.
+indszp ( IN/OUT) - points to the size of the IN indicator structure program 
+variable. For an array, it is an array of sb2s. On return for OUT bind 
+variables, this points to size(s) of the received OUT indicator structures.
+indszp is ignored if the OCI_DATA_AT_EXEC mode is set. Then the indicator 
+size is requested at runtime.
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+
+----------------------------------OCIBreak------------------------------------
+
+
+OCIBreak()
+Name
+OCI Break
+Purpose
+This call performs an immediate (asynchronous) abort of any currently 
+executing OCI function that is associated with a server .
+Syntax
+sword OCIBreak ( void      *hndlp,
+                 OCIError   *errhp);
+Comments
+This call performs an immediate (asynchronous) abort of any currently 
+executing OCI function that is associated with a server. It is normally used 
+to stop a long-running OCI call being processed on the server.
+This call can take either the service context handle or the server context 
+handle as a parameter to identify the function to be aborted.
+Parameters
+hndlp (IN) - the service context handle or the server context handle.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+Related Functions
+
+-----------------------------OCIConnectionPoolCreate --------------------------
+Name:
+OCIConnectionPoolCreate
+
+Purpose:
+Creates the connections in the pool
+
+Syntax:
+OCIConnectionPoolCreate (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCICPool *poolhp,
+                         OraText **poolName, sb4 *poolNameLen, 
+                         const Oratext *dblink, sb4 dblinkLen,
+                         ub4 connMin, ub4 connMax, ub4 connIncr,
+                         const OraText *poolUsername, sb4 poolUserLen,
+                         const OraText *poolPassword, sb4 poolPassLen, 
+                         ub4 mode)
+Comments:
+This call is used to create a connection pool. conn_min connections
+to the database are started on calling OCIConnectionPoolCreate.
+
+Parameters:
+envhp (IN/OUT)  - A pointer to the environment where the Conencton Pool
+                  is to be created
+errhp (IN/OUT)  - An error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet().
+poolhp (IN/OUT) - An uninitialiazed pool handle.
+poolName (OUT) - The connection pool name. 
+poolNameLen (OUT) - The length of the connection pool name 
+dblink (IN/OUT) - Specifies the database(server) to connect. This will also
+                  be used as the default pool name.
+dblinkLen (IN)  - The length of the string pointed to by dblink.
+connMin (IN)    - Specifies the minimum number of connections in the
+                  Connection Pool at any instant.
+                  connMin number of connections are started when
+                  OCIConnectionPoolCreate() is called.
+connMax (IN)    - Specifies the maximum number of connections that can be
+                  opened to the database. Once this value is reached, no
+                  more connections are opened.
+connIncr (IN)   - Allows application to set the next increment for
+                  connections to be opened to the database if the current
+                  number of connections are less than conn_max.
+poolUsername (IN/OUT) - Connection pooling requires an implicit proxy
+                         session and this attribute provides a username
+                         for that session.
+poolUserLen (IN) - This represents the length of pool_username.
+poolPassword (IN/OUT) - The password for the parameter pool_username passed
+                        above.
+poolPassLen (IN) - This represents the length of pool_password.
+
+mode (IN) - The modes supported are OCI_DEFAULT and 
+OCI_CPOOL_REINITIALIZE 
+
+Related Functions
+OCIConnectionPoolDestroy()
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+----------------------------OCIConnectionPoolDestroy-------------------------
+Name:
+OCIConnectionPoolDestroy
+
+Purpose:
+Terminates the connections in the pool
+
+Syntax:
+OCIConnectionPoolDestroy (OCICPool *poolhp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode)
+
+Comments:
+On calling OCIConnectionPoolDestroy, all the open connections in the pool
+are closed and the pool is destroyed.
+
+Parameters:
+poolhp (IN/OUT) - An initialiazed pool handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT)  - An error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet().
+mode (IN)       - Currently, OCIConnectionPoolDestroy() will support only
+                  the OCI_DEFAULT mode.
+
+Related Functions:
+OCIConnectionPoolCreate()
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+----------------------------OCISessionPoolCreate-----------------------------
+Name: 
+OCISessionPoolCreate
+
+Purpose:
+Creates the sessions in the session pool.
+
+Syntax:
+sword OCISessionPoolCreate (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCISpool *spoolhp, 
+                      OraText **poolName, ub4 *poolNameLen, 
+                      const OraText *connStr, ub4 connStrLen,
+                      ub4 sessMin, ub4 sessMax, ub4 sessIncr,
+                      OraText *userid,  ub4 useridLen,
+                      OraText *password, ub4 passwordLen,
+                      ub4 mode)
+
+Comments:
+When OCISessionPoolCreate is called, a session pool is initialized for
+the associated environment and the database specified by the
+connStr parameter. This pool is named uniquely and the name
+is returned to the user in the poolname parameter.
+
+Parameters:
+envhp (IN/OUT) - A pointer to the environment handle in which the session
+                 pool needs to be created.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - An error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet().
+spoolhp (IN/OUT) - A pointer to the session pool handle that is created.
+poolName (OUT) - Session pool name returned to the user.
+poolNameLen (OUT) - Length of the PoolName
+connStr (IN) - The TNS alias of the database to connect to.
+connStrLen (IN) - Length of the connStr.
+sessMin (IN) - Specifies the minimum number of sessions in the Session Pool.
+               These are the number of sessions opened in the beginning, if
+               in Homogeneous mode. Else, the parameter is ignored.
+sessMax (IN) - Specifies the maximum number of sessions in the Session Pool.
+               Once this value is reached, no more sessions are opened,
+               unless the OCI_ATTR_SPOOL_FORCEGET is set.
+userid (IN) - Specifies the userid with which to start up the sessions.
+useridLen (IN) - Length of userid.
+password (IN) - Specifies the password for the corresponding userid.
+passwordLen (IN) - Specifies the length of the password
+mode(IN) - May be OCI_DEFAULT, OCI_SPC_SPOOL_REINITIALIZE, or
+           OCI_SPC_SPOOL_HOMOGENEOUS.
+
+Returns:
+SUCCESS - If pool could be allocated and created successfully.
+ERROR - If above conditions could not be met.
+
+Related Functions:
+OCISessionPoolDestroy()
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-----------------------------OCISessionPoolDestroy---------------------------
+Name:
+OCISessionPoolDestroy
+
+Purpose:
+Terminates all the sessions in the session pool.
+
+Syntax:
+sword OCISessionPoolDestroy (OCISPool *spoolhp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode)
+
+Comments:
+spoolhp (IN/OUT) - The pool handle of the session pool to be destroyed.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - An error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet().
+mode (IN) - Currently only OCI_DEFAULT mode is supported.
+
+Returns:
+SUCCESS - All the sessions could be closed.
+ERROR - If the above condition is not met.
+
+Related Functions:
+OCISessionPoolCreate()
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-------------------------------OCISessionGet---------------------------------
+Name:
+OCISessionGet
+
+Purpose:
+Get a session. This could be from a session pool, connection pool or
+a new standalone session.
+
+Syntax:
+sword OCISessionGet(OCIenv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCISvcCtx **svchp,
+                    OCIAuthInfo *authhp,
+                    OraText *poolName, ub4 poolName_len,
+                    const OraText *tagInfo, ub4 tagInfo_len,
+                    OraText **retTagInfo, ub4 *retTagInfo_len,
+                    boolean *found,
+                    ub4 mode)
+
+Comments:
+envhp (IN/OUT) - OCI environment handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - OCI error handle to be passed to OCIErrorGet().
+svchp (IN/OUT) - Address of an OCI service context pointer. This will be
+                 filled with a server and session handle, attached to the
+                 pool.
+authhp (IN/OUT) - OCI Authentication Information handle.
+poolName (IN) - This indicates the session/connection pool to get the
+                session/connection from in the OCI_SPOOL/OCI_CPOOL mode.
+                In the OCI_DEFAULT mode it refers to the connect string.
+poolName_len (IN) - length of poolName.
+tagInfo (IN) - indicates the tag of the session that the user wants. If the
+                   user wants a default session, he must specify a NULL here.
+                   Only used for Session Pooling.
+tagInfo_len (IN) - the length of tagInfo.
+retTagInfo (OUT) - This indicates the type of session that is returned to
+                   the user. Only used for Session Pooling.
+retTagInfo_len (OUT) - the length of retTagInfo.
+found (OUT) - set to true if the user gets a session he had requested, else
+              set to false. Only used for Session Pooling.
+mode (IN) - The supported modes are OCI_DEFAULT, OCI_CRED_PROXY and
+            OCI_GET_SPOOL_MATCHANY, OCI_SPOOL and OCI_CPOOL. OCI_SPOOL and
+            OCI_CPOOL are mutually exclusive.
+
+Returns:
+SUCCESS -  if a session was successfully returned into svchp.
+SUCCESS_WITH_INFO - if a session was successfully returned into svchp and the
+                    total number of sessions > maxsessions. Only valid for
+                    Session Pooling.
+ERROR - If a session could not be retrieved.
+
+Related Functions:
+OCISessionRelease()
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------------------------OCISessionRelease---------------------------------
+Name:
+OCISessionRelease
+
+Purpose:
+Release the session.
+
+Syntax:
+sword OCISessionRelease ( OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                          OraText *tag, ub4 tag_len,
+                          ub4 mode);
+
+Comments:
+svchp (IN/OUT) - The service context associated with the session/connection.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - OCI error handle to be passed to OCIErrorGet().
+tag (IN) - Only used for Session Pooling.
+           This parameter will be ignored unless mode OCI_RLS_SPOOL_RETAG is
+           specified. In this case, the session is labelled with this tag and
+           returned to the pool. If this is NULL, then the session is untagged.
+tag_len (IN) - Length of the tag. This is ignored unless mode 
+               OCI_RLS_SPOOL_RETAG is set.
+mode (IN) - The supported modes are OCI_DEFAULT, OCI_RLS_SPOOL_DROPSESS,
+            OCI_RLS_SPOOL_RETAG. The last 2 are only valid for Session Pooling.
+            When OCI_RLS_SPOOL_DROPSESS is specified, the session
+            will be removed from the session pool. If OCI_RLS_SPOOL_RETAG 
+            is set, the tag on the session will be altered. If this mode is 
+            not set, the tag and tag_len parameters will be ignored.
+
+Returns:
+ERROR - If the session could not be released successfully.
+SUCCESS - In all other cases.
+
+Related Functions:
+OCISessionGet().
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+------------------------------OCIDateTimeAssign --------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeAssign(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIDateTime *from, 
+                        OCIDateTime *to);
+NAME: OCIDateTimeAssign - OCIDateTime Assignment
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+from (IN) - datetime to be assigned
+to (OUT) - lhs of assignment
+DESCRIPTION:
+        Performs date assignment. The type of the output will be same as that
+        of input
+
+------------------------------OCIDateTimeCheck----------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeCheck(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIDateTime *date, 
+                 ub4 *valid );
+NAME: OCIDateTimeCheck - OCIDateTime CHecK if the given date is valid
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+date (IN) - date to be checked
+valid (OUT) -  returns zero for a valid date, otherwise 
+                the ORed combination of all error bits specified below:
+   Macro name                   Bit number      Error
+   ----------                   ----------      -----
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_DAY         0x1             Bad day
+   OCI_DATE_DAY_BELOW_VALID     0x2             Bad DAy Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_MONTH       0x4             Bad MOnth
+   OCI_DATE_MONTH_BELOW_VALID   0x8             Bad MOnth Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_YEAR        0x10            Bad YeaR
+   OCI_DATE_YEAR_BELOW_VALID    0x20            Bad YeaR Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_HOUR        0x40            Bad HouR
+   OCI_DATE_HOUR_BELOW_VALID    0x80            Bad HouR Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_MINUTE      0x100           Bad MiNute
+   OCI_DATE_MINUTE_BELOW_VALID  0x200           Bad MiNute Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_SECOND      0x400           Bad SeCond
+   OCI_DATE_SECOND_BELOW_VALID  0x800           bad second Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_DATE_DAY_MISSING_FROM_1582 0x1000        Day is one of those "missing"
+                                                from 1582
+   OCI_DATE_YEAR_ZERO           0x2000          Year may not equal zero
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_TIMEZONE    0x4000          Bad Timezone
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_FORMAT      0x8000          Bad date format input
+
+   So, for example, if the date passed in was 2/0/1990 25:61:10 in
+   (month/day/year hours:minutes:seconds format), the error returned
+   would be OCI_DATE_INVALID_DAY | OCI_DATE_DAY_BELOW_VALID |
+   OCI_DATE_INVALID_HOUR | OCI_DATE_INVALID_MINUTE
+
+DESCRIPTION:
+        Check if the given date is valid.
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if
+          'date' and 'valid' pointers are NULL pointers
+
+------------------------------- OCIDateTimeCompare----------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeCompare(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIDateTime *date1, 
+                     const OCIDateTime *date2,  sword *result );
+NAME: OCIDateTimeCompare - OCIDateTime CoMPare dates
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+date1, date2 (IN) - dates to be compared
+result (OUT) - comparison result, 0 if equal, -1 if date1 < date2, 
+                1 if date1 > date2
+DESCRIPTION:
+The function OCIDateCompare compares two dates. It returns -1 if 
+date1 is smaller than date2, 0 if they are equal, and 1 if date1 is 
+greater than date2.
+RETURNS:
+       OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if
+          invalid date
+          input dates are not mutually comparable
+
+------------------------------OCIDateTimeConvert----------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeConvert(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *indate, 
+                                OCIDateTime *outdate);
+NAME: OCIDateTimeConvert - Conversion between different DATETIME types
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+indate (IN) - pointer to input date
+outdate (OUT) - pointer to output datetime 
+DESCRIPTION: Converts one datetime type to another. The result type is
+       the type of the 'outdate' descriptor.
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if
+            conversion not possible.
+   
+---------------------------- OCIDateTimeFromText-----------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeFromText(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OraText *date_str, 
+             size_t d_str_length, const OraText *fmt, ub1 fmt_length,
+             const OraText *lang_name, size_t lang_length, OCIDateTime *date );
+NAME: OCIDateTimeFromText - OCIDateTime convert String FROM Date
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. If Session Handle is passed, the 
+                    conversion takes place in session NLS_LANGUAGE and
+                    session NLS_CALENDAR, otherwise the default is used.
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+date_str (IN) - input string to be converted to Oracle date
+d_str_length (IN) - size of the input string, if the length is -1
+                then 'date_str' is treated as a null terminated  string
+fmt (IN) - conversion format; if 'fmt' is a null pointer, then
+                the string is expected to be in the default format for
+                the datetime type.
+fmt_length (IN) - length of the 'fmt' parameter
+lang_name (IN) - language in which the names and abbreviations of
+                days and months are specified, if null i.e. (OraText *)0,
+                the default language of session is used, 
+lang_length (IN) - length of the 'lang_name' parameter
+date (OUT) - given string converted to date
+DESCRIPTION:
+        Converts the given string to Oracle datetime type set in the 
+        OCIDateTime descriptor according to the specified format. Refer to 
+        "TO_DATE" conversion function described in "Oracle SQL Language 
+        Reference Manual" for a description of format.
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if
+          invalid format
+          unknown language
+          invalid input string
+
+--------------------------- OCIDateTimeGetDate-------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeGetDate(void *hndl, OCIError *err,  const OCIDateTime *date, 
+                           sb2 *year, ub1 *month, ub1 *day );
+NAME: OCIDateTimeGetDate - OCIDateTime Get Date (year, month, day)  
+                                portion of DATETIME. 
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+datetime (IN) - Pointer to OCIDateTime 
+year      (OUT) - year value
+month     (OUT) - month value
+day       (OUT) - day value
+
+--------------------------- OCIDateTimeGetTime ------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeGetTime(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *datetime,
+                 ub1 *hour, ub1 *minute, ub1 *sec, ub4 *fsec);
+NAME: OCIDateTimeGetTime - OCIDateTime Get Time (hour, min, second, 
+                        fractional second)  of DATETIME. 
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+datetime (IN) - Pointer to OCIDateTime 
+hour      (OUT) - hour value
+minute       (OUT) - minute value
+sec       (OUT) - second value
+fsec      (OUT) - Fractional Second value
+
+--------------------------- OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneOffset ----------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneOffset(void *hndl,OCIError *err,const 
+              OCIDateTime *datetime,sb1 *hour,sb1  *minute);
+
+NAME: OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneOffset - OCIDateTime Get TimeZone (hour, minute)  
+                         portion of DATETIME. 
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+datetime (IN) - Pointer to OCIDateTime 
+hour      (OUT) - TimeZone Hour value
+minute     (OUT) - TimeZone Minute value
+
+--------------------------- OCIDateTimeSysTimeStamp---------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeSysTimeStamp(void *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+              OCIDateTime *sys_date );
+ 
+NAME: OCIDateTimeSysTimeStamp - Returns system date/time as a TimeStamp with 
+                      timezone
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+sys_date (OUT) - Pointer to output timestamp
+ 
+DESCRIPTION: 
+        Gets the system current date and time as a timestamp with timezone
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+
+
+------------------------------OCIDateTimeIntervalAdd----------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeIntervalAdd(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *datetime,
+         OCIInterval *inter, OCIDateTime *outdatetime);
+NAME: OCIDateTimeIntervalAdd - Adds an interval to datetime
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+datetime (IN) - pointer to input datetime
+inter    (IN) - pointer to interval 
+outdatetime (IN) - pointer to output datetime. The output datetime 
+                                will be of same type as input datetime
+DESCRIPTION: 
+        Adds an interval to a datetime to produce a resulting datetime
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if:
+                resulting date is before Jan 1, -4713
+                resulting date is after Dec 31, 9999
+
+------------------------------OCIDateTimeIntervalSub----------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeIntervalSub(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *datetime,
+              OCIInterval *inter, OCIDateTime *outdatetime);
+NAME: OCIDateTimeIntervalSub - Subtracts an interval from a datetime
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+datetime (IN) - pointer to input datetime
+inter    (IN) - pointer to interval 
+outdatetime (IN) - pointer to output datetime. The output datetime 
+                                will be of same type as input datetime
+DESCRIPTION: 
+        Subtracts an interval from a datetime and stores the result in a
+        datetime
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if:
+                resulting date is before Jan 1, -4713
+                resulting date is after Dec 31, 9999
+
+--------------------------- OCIDateTimeConstruct-------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeConstruct(void  *hndl,OCIError *err,OCIDateTime *datetime,
+               sb2 year,ub1 month,ub1 day,ub1 hour,ub1 min,ub1 sec,ub4 fsec,
+               OraText  *timezone,size_t timezone_length);
+
+NAME: OCIDateTimeConstruct - Construct an OCIDateTime. Only the relevant
+       fields for the OCIDateTime descriptor types are used.
+PARAMETERS:
+        hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+        err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+        datetime (IN) - Pointer to OCIDateTime 
+        year      (IN) - year value
+        month     (IN) - month value
+        day       (IN) - day value        
+        hour      (IN) - hour value
+        min       (IN) - minute value
+        sec       (IN) - second value
+        fsec      (IN) - Fractional Second value
+        timezone  (IN) - Timezone string
+        timezone_length(IN) - Length of timezone string
+
+DESCRIPTION:
+       Constructs a DateTime descriptor. The type of the datetime is the
+       type of the OCIDateTime descriptor. Only the relevant fields based
+       on the type are used. For Types with timezone, the date and time
+       fields are assumed to be in the local time of the specified timezone.
+       If timezone is not specified, then session default timezone is
+       assumed.
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_ERROR if datetime is not valid.
+
+------------------------------OCIDateTimeSubtract-----------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeSubtract(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *indate1, 
+                OCIDateTime *indate2, OCIInterval *inter);
+NAME: OCIDateTimeSubtract - subtracts two datetimes to return an interval
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+indate1(IN) - pointer to subtrahend
+indate2(IN) - pointer to minuend
+inter  (OUT) - pointer to output interval
+DESCRIPTION: 
+        Takes two datetimes as input and stores their difference in an 
+        interval. The type of the interval is the type of the 'inter'
+        descriptor.
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if
+           datetimes are not comparable.
+
+--------------------------- OCIDateTimeToText--------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeToText(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIDateTime *date, 
+                        const OraText *fmt, ub1 fmt_length, ub1 fsprec, 
+                        const OraText *lang_name, size_t lang_length, 
+                        ub4 *buf_size, OraText *buf );
+NAME: OCIDateTimeToText - OCIDateTime convert date TO String 
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. If Session Handle is passed, the 
+                    conversion takes place in session NLS_LANGUAGE and
+                    session NLS_CALENDAR, otherwise the default is used.
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+date (IN) - Oracle datetime to be converted
+fmt (IN) - conversion format, if null string pointer (OraText*)0, then
+                the date is converted to a character string in the
+                default format for that type.
+fmt_length (IN) - length of the 'fmt' parameter
+fsprec (IN) - specifies the fractional second precision in which the
+               fractional seconds is returned.
+lang_name (IN) - specifies the language in which the names and 
+                abbreviations of months and days are returned;
+                default language of session is used if 'lang_name' 
+                is null i.e. (OraText *)0
+lang_length (IN) - length of the 'nls_params' parameter
+buf_size (IN/OUT) - size of the buffer; size of the resulting string
+                is returned via this parameter
+buf (OUT) - buffer into which the converted string is placed
+DESCRIPTION:
+        Converts the given date to a string according to the specified format.
+        Refer to "TO_DATE" conversion function described in
+        "Oracle SQL Language Reference Manual" for a description of format
+        and NLS arguments. The converted null-terminated date string is
+        stored in the buffer 'buf'.
+RETURNS:
+        OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if
+          buffer too small
+          invalid format
+          unknown language
+          overflow error
+
+----------------------------OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneName------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneName(void *hndl, 
+                                 OCIError *err,
+                                 const OCIDateTime *datetime,
+                                 ub1 *buf,
+                                 ub4 *buflen);
+NAME OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneName - OCI DateTime Get the Time Zone Name
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN)      - Session/Env handle.
+err (IN/OUT)   - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                 recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                 The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                 OCIErrorGet().
+datetime (IN)   - Pointer to an OCIDateTime.
+buf (OUT)       - User allocated storage for name string.
+buflen (IN/OUT) - length of buf on input, length of name on out
+DESCRIPTION:
+        Returns either the timezone region name or the absolute hour and minute
+        offset. If the DateTime was created with a region id then the region 
+        name will be returned in the buf.  If the region id is zero, then the 
+        hour and minute offset is returned as "[-]HH:MM".
+RETURNS:
+       OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+       OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+       OCI_ERROR if
+         buffer too small
+         error retrieving timezone data
+         invalid region 
+         invalid LdiDateTime type
+
+---------------------------------OCIDateTimeToArray----------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeToArray(void *hndl, 
+                         OCIError *err,
+                         const OCIDateTime *datetime,
+                         const OCIInterval *reftz,
+                         ub1 *outarray,
+                         ub4 *len
+                         ub1 *fsprec);
+NAME OCIDateTimeToArray - OCI DateTime convert To Array format
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN)      - Session/Env handle.
+err (IN/OUT)   - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                 recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                 The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                 OCIErrorGet().
+datetime (IN)   - Pointer to OCIDateTime to be converted.
+outarray (OUT)  - Result array storage
+len (OUT)        - pointer to  length of outarray.
+fsprec (IN)     - Number of fractional seconds digits.
+DESCRIPTION:
+        Returns an array representing the input DateTime descriptor.
+RETURNS:
+       OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+       OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+       OCI_ERROR if
+         buffer too small
+         error retrieving timezone data
+         invalid region 
+         invalid LdiDateTime type
+
+--------------------------------OCIDateTimeFromArray---------------------------
+sword OCIDateTimeFromArray(void *hndl, 
+                         OCIError *err,
+                         ub1 *inarray,
+                         ub4 len
+                         ub1 type
+                         OCIDateTime *datetime,
+                         OCIInterval *reftz,
+                         ub1 fsprec);
+NAME OCIDateTimeFromArray - OCI DateTime convert From Array format
+PARAMETERS:
+hndl (IN)      - Session/Env handle.
+err (IN/OUT)   - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                 recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                 The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                 OCIErrorGet().
+inarray (IN)   - Pointer to input array representtion of DateTime
+len (IN)       - len of inarray.
+type (IN)      - One of SQLT_DATE, SQLT_TIME, SQLT_TIME_TZ, SQLT_TIMESTAMP,
+                 SQLT_TIMESTAMP_TZ, or SQLT_TIMESTAMP_LTZ.
+datetime (OUT) - Pointer to the result OCIDateTime.
+reftz (IN)     - timezone interval used with SQLT_TIMESTAMP_LTZ.
+fsprec (IN)    - fractionl seconds digits of precision (0-9).
+DESCRIPTION:
+        Returns a pointer to an OCIDateTime of type type converted from 
+        the inarray.
+RETURNS:
+       OCI_SUCCESS if the function completes successfully.
+       OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+       OCI_ERROR if
+         buffer too small
+         error retrieving timezone data
+         invalid region 
+         invalid LdiDateTime type
+
+----------------------------------OCIRowidToChar-----------------------------
+Name
+OCIRowidToChar
+
+Purpose
+Converts physical/logical (universal) ROWID to chracter extended (Base 64) 
+representation into user provided buffer outbfp of length outbflp. After 
+execution outbflp contains amount of bytes converted.In case of truncation 
+error, outbflp contains required size to make this conversion successful
+and returns ORA-1405.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCIRowidToChar( OCIRowid *rowidDesc, 
+                      OraText *outbfp, 
+                      ub2 *outbflp, 
+                      OCIError *errhp)
+
+Comments
+After this conversion, ROWID in character format can be bound using
+OCIBindByPos or OCIBindByName call and used to query a row at a
+desired ROWID. 
+
+Parameters
+rowidDesc (IN)   - rowid DESCriptor which is allocated from OCIDescritorAlloc
+                   and populated by a prior SQL statement execution
+outbfp (OUT)     - pointer to the buffer where converted rowid in character 
+                   representation is stored after successful execution.
+outbflp (IN/OUT) - pointer to output buffer length variable.
+                   Before execution (IN mode) *outbflp contains the size of
+                   outbfp, after execution (OUT mode) *outbflp contains amount
+                   of bytes converted. In an event of truncation during 
+                   conversion *outbflp contains the required length to make
+                   conversion successful.
+errhp (IN/OUT)   - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for
+                   diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+
+------------------------------OCIDefineArrayOfStruct--------------------------
+
+
+OCIDefineArrayOfStruct()
+Name
+OCI Define for Array of Structures
+Purpose
+This call specifies additional attributes necessary for a static array define.
+Syntax
+sword OCIDefineArrayOfStruct ( OCIDefine   *defnp,
+                             OCIError    *errhp,
+                             ub4         pvskip, 
+                             ub4         indskip, 
+                             ub4         rlskip,
+                             ub4         rcskip );
+Comments
+This call specifies additional attributes necessary for an array define, 
+used in an array of structures (multi-row, multi-column) fetch.
+For more information about skip parameters, see the section "Skip Parameters" 
+on page 4-17.
+Parameters
+defnp (IN) - the handle to the define structure which was returned by a call 
+to OCIDefineByPos().
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+pvskip (IN) - skip parameter for the next data value.
+indskip (IN) - skip parameter for the next indicator location. 
+rlskip (IN) - skip parameter for the next return length value.
+rcskip (IN) - skip parameter for the next return code.
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+
+
+
+OCIDefineByPos()
+Name
+OCI Define By Position
+Purpose
+Associates an item in a select-list with the type and output data buffer. 
+Syntax
+sb4 OCIDefineByPos ( 
+              OCIStmt     *stmtp, 
+              OCIDefine   **defnp,
+              OCIError    *errhp,
+              ub4         position,
+              void       *valuep,
+              sb4         value_sz,
+              ub2         dty,
+              void       *indp,
+              ub2         *rlenp,
+              ub2         *rcodep,
+              ub4         mode );
+Comments
+This call defines an output buffer which will receive data retreived from 
+Oracle. The define is a local step which is necessary when a SELECT statement 
+returns data to your OCI application.
+This call also implicitly allocates the define handle for the select-list item.
+Defining attributes of a column for a fetch is done in one or more calls. The 
+first call is to OCIDefineByPos(), which defines the minimal attributes 
+required to specify the fetch. 
+This call takes as a parameter a define handle, which must have been 
+previously allocated with a call to OCIHandleAlloc().
+Following the call to OCIDefineByPos() additional define calls may be 
+necessary for certain data types or fetch modes:
+A call to OCIDefineArrayOfStruct() is necessary to set up skip parameters 
+for an array fetch of multiple columns.
+A call to OCIDefineObject() is necessary to set up the appropriate 
+attributes of a named data type fetch. In this case the data buffer pointer 
+in ocidefn() is ignored.
+Both OCIDefineArrayOfStruct() and OCIDefineObject() must be called 
+after ocidefn() in order to fetch multiple rows with a column of named 
+data types.
+For a LOB define, the buffer pointer must be a lob locator of type 
+OCILobLocator , allocated by the OCIDescAlloc() call. LOB locators, and not 
+LOB values, are always returned for a LOB column. LOB values can then be 
+fetched using OCI LOB calls on the fetched locator.
+For NCHAR (fixed and varying length), the buffer pointer must point to an 
+array of bytes sufficient for holding the required NCHAR characters. 
+Nested table columns are defined and fetched like any other named data type. 
+If the mode parameter is this call is set to OCI_DYNAMIC_FETCH, the client 
+application can fetch data dynamically at runtime.
+Runtime data can be provided in one of two ways:
+callbacks using a user-defined function which must be registered with a 
+subsequent call to OCIDefineDynamic(). When the client library needs a 
+buffer to return the fetched data, the callback will be invoked and the 
+runtime buffers provided will return a piece or the whole data. 
+a polling mechanism using calls supplied by the OCI. This mode is 
+assumed if no callbacks are defined. In this case, the fetch call returns the 
+OCI_NEED_DATA error code, and a piecewise polling method is used 
+to provide the data.
+Related Functions: For more information about using the 
+OCI_DYNAMIC_FETCH mode, see the section "Runtime Data 
+Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on page 5-16 of Volume 1..
+For more information about the define step, see the section "Defining" 
+on page 2-30.
+Parameters
+stmtp (IN) - a handle to the requested SQL query operation.
+defnp (IN/OUT) - a pointer to a pointer to a define handle which is implicitly 
+allocated by this call.  This handle is used to  store the define information 
+for this column.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+position (IN) - the position of this value in the select list. Positions are 
+1-based and are numbered from left to right. For example, in the SELECT 
+statement
+SELECT empno, ssn, mgrno FROM employees;
+empno is at position 1, ssn is at position 2, and mgrno is at position 3.
+valuep (IN/OUT) - a pointer to a buffer or an array of buffers of the type 
+specified in the dty parameter. A number of buffers can be specified when 
+results for more than one row are desired in a single fetch call.
+value_sz (IN) - the size of each valuep buffer in bytes. If the data is stored 
+internally in VARCHAR2 format, the number of characters desired, if different 
+from the buffer size in bytes, may be additionally specified by the using 
+OCIAttrSet(). 
+In an NLS conversion environment, a truncation error will be generated if the 
+number of bytes specified is insufficient to handle the number of characters 
+desired.
+dty (IN) - the data type. Named data type (SQLT_NTY) and REF (SQLT_REF) 
+are valid only if the environment has been intialized with in object mode. 
+indp - pointer to an indicator variable or array. For scalar data types, 
+pointer to sb2 or an array of sb2s. Ignored for named data types. For named 
+data types, a pointer to a named data type indicator structure or an array of 
+named data type indicator structures is associated by a subsequent 
+OCIDefineObject() call. 
+See the section "Indicator Variables" on page 2-43 for more information about 
+indicator variables.
+rlenp (IN/OUT) - pointer to array of length of data fetched. Each element in 
+rlenp is the length of the data in the corresponding element in the row after 
+the fetch. 
+rcodep (OUT) - pointer to array of column-level return codes
+mode (IN) - the valid modes are:
+OCI_DEFAULT. This is the default mode.
+OCI_DYNAMIC_FETCH. For applications requiring dynamically 
+allocated data at the time of fetch, this mode must be used. The user may 
+additionally call OCIDefineDynamic() to set up a callback function that 
+will be invoked to receive the dynamically allocated buffers and to set 
+up the memory allocate/free callbacks and the context for the callbacks. 
+valuep and value_sz are ignored in this mode. 
+Related Functions
+OCIDefineArrayOfStruct(), OCIDefineDynamic(), OCIDefineObject()
+
+
+
+
+OCIDefineDynamic()
+Name
+OCI Define Dynamic Fetch Attributes
+Purpose
+This call is used to set the additional attributes required if the 
+OCI_DYNAMIC_FETCH mode was selected in OCIDefineByPos(). 
+Syntax
+sword OCIDefineDynamic( OCIDefine   *defnp,
+                      OCIError    *errhp,
+                      void       *octxp, 
+                      OCICallbackDefine (ocbfp)(
+                                  void             *octxp,
+                                  OCIDefine         *defnp,
+                                  ub4               iter, 
+                                  void             **bufpp,
+                                  ub4               **alenpp,
+                                  ub1               *piecep,
+                                  void             **indpp,
+                                  ub2               **rcodep)  );
+Comments
+This call is used to set the additional attributes required if the 
+OCI_DYNAMIC_FETCH mode has been selected in a call to 
+OCIDefineByPos(). 
+When the OCI_DYNAMIC_FETCH mode is selected, buffers will be 
+dynamically allocated for REF, and named data type, values to receive the 
+data. The pointers to these buffers will be returned. 
+If OCI_DYNAMIC_FETCH mode was selected, and the call to 
+OCIDefineDynamic() is skipped, then the application can fetch data piecewise 
+using OCI calls.
+For more information about OCI_DYNAMIC_FETCH mode, see the section 
+"Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on page 5-16.
+Parameters
+defnp (IN/OUT) - the handle to a define structure returned by a call to 
+OCIDefineByPos().
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+octxp (IN) - points to a context for the callback function. 
+ocbfp (IN) - points to a callback function. This is invoked at runtime to get 
+a pointer to the buffer into which the fetched data or a piece of it will be 
+retreived. The callback also specifies the indicator, the return code and the 
+lengths of the data piece and indicator. The callback has the following 
+parameters:
+octxp (IN) - a context pointer passed as an argument to all the callback 
+functions.
+defnp (IN) - the define handle.
+iter (IN) - which row of this current fetch.
+bufpp (OUT) - returns a pointer to a buffer to store the column value, ie. 
+*bufp points to some appropriate storage for the column value.
+alenpp (OUT) - returns a pointer to the length of the buffer. *alenpp 
+contains the size of the buffer after return from callback. Gets set to 
+actual data size after fetch.
+piecep (IN/OUT) - returns a piece value, as follows:
+The IN value can be OCI_ONE_PIECE, OCI_FIRST_PIECE or 
+OCI_NEXT_PIECE.
+The OUT value can be OCI_ONE_PIECE if the IN value was 
+OCI_ONE_PIECE.
+The OUT value can be OCI_ONE_PIECE or OCI_FIRST_PIECE if 
+the IN value was OCI_FIRST_PIECE.
+The OUT value can only be OCI_NEXT_PIECE or 
+OCI_LAST_PIECE if the IN value was OCI_NEXT_PIECE. 
+indpp (IN) - indicator variable pointer
+rcodep (IN) - return code variable pointer
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+OCIDefineObject()
+
+
+
+
+OCIDefineObject()
+Name
+OCI Define Named Data Type attributes
+Purpose
+Sets up additional attributes necessary for a Named Data Type define.
+Syntax
+sword OCIDefineObject ( OCIDefine       *defnp,
+                      OCIError        *errhp,
+                      const OCIType   *type,
+                      void           **pgvpp, 
+                      ub4             *pvszsp, 
+                      void           **indpp, 
+                      ub4             *indszp );
+Comments
+This call sets up additional attributes necessary for a Named Data Type define.
+An error will be returned if this function is called when the OCI environment 
+has been initialized in non-Object mode.
+This call takes as a paramter a type descriptor object (TDO) of datatype 
+OCIType for the named data type being defined.  The TDO can be retrieved 
+with a call to OCITypeByName().
+See the description of OCIInitialize() on page 13 - 43 for more information 
+about initializing the OCI process environment.
+Parameters
+defnp (IN/OUT) - a define handle previously allocated in a call to 
+OCIDefineByPos(). 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+type (IN, optional) - points to the Type Descriptor Object (TDO) which 
+describes the type of the program variable. Only used for program variables 
+of type SQLT_NTY. This parameter is optional, and may be passed as NULL 
+if it is not being used.
+pgvpp (IN/OUT) - points to a pointer to a program variable buffer. For an 
+array, pgvpp points to an array of pointers. Memory for the fetched named data 
+type instance(s) is dynamically allocated in the object cache. At the end of 
+the fetch when all the values have been received, pgvpp points to the 
+pointer(s) to these newly allocated named data type instance(s). The 
+application must call OCIObjectMarkDel() to deallocate the named data type 
+instance(s) when they are no longer needed. 
+pvszsp (IN/OUT) - points to the size of the program variable. For an array, it 
+is an array of ub4s. On return points to the size(s) of unpickled fetched 
+values.
+indpp (IN/OUT) - points to a pointer to the program variable buffer 
+containing the parallel indicator structure. For an array, points to an array 
+of pointers. Memory is allocated to store the indicator structures in the 
+object cache. At the end of the fetch when all values have been received, 
+indpp points to the pointer(s) to these newly allocated indicator structure(s).
+indszp (IN/OUT) - points to the size(s) of the indicator structure program 
+variable. For an array, it is an array of ub4s. On return points to the size(s)
+of the unpickled fetched indicator values.
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+
+OCIDescAlloc()
+Name
+OCI Get DESCriptor or lob locator
+Purpose
+Allocates storage to hold certain data types. The descriptors can be used as 
+bind or define variables.
+Syntax
+sword OCIDescAlloc ( const void   *parenth,
+                   void         **descpp, 
+                   ub4           type,
+                   size_t        xtramem_sz,
+                   void         **usrmempp);
+Comments
+Returns a pointer to an allocated and initialized structure, corresponding to 
+the type specified in type. A non-NULL descriptor or LOB locator is returned 
+on success. No diagnostics are available on error.
+This call returns OCI_SUCCESS if successful, or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 
+an out-of-memory error occurs. 
+Parameters
+parenth (IN) - an environment handle. 
+descpp (OUT) - returns a descriptor or LOB locator of desired type. 
+type (IN) - specifies the type of descriptor or LOB locator to be allocated. 
+The specific types are:
+OCI_DTYPE_SNAP - specifies generation of snapshot descriptor of C 
+type - OCISnapshot
+OCI_DTYPE_LOB - specifies generation of a LOB data type locator of C 
+type - OCILobLocator
+OCI_DTYPE_RSET - specifies generation of a descriptor of C type 
+OCIResult that references a result set (a number of rows as a result of a 
+query). This descriptor is bound to a bind variable of data type 
+SQLT_RSET (result set). The descriptor has to be converted into a 
+statement handle using a function - OCIResultSetToStmt() - which can 
+then be passed to OCIDefineByPos() and OCIStmtFetch() to retrieve the 
+rows of the result set.
+OCI_DTYPE_ROWID - specifies generation of a ROWID descriptor of C 
+type OCIRowid.
+OCI_DTYPE_COMPLEXOBJECTCOMP - specifies generation of a 
+complex object retrieval descriptor of C type 
+OCIComplexObjectComp.
+xtramemsz (IN) - specifies an amount of user memory to be allocated for use 
+by the application. 
+usrmempp (OUT) - returns a pointer to the user memory of size xtramemsz 
+allocated by the call for the user. 
+Related Functions
+OCIDescFree()
+
+
+
+
+OCIDescFree()
+Name
+OCI Free DESCriptor
+Purpose
+Deallocates a previously allocated descriptor.
+Syntax
+sword OCIDescFree ( void    *descp,
+                  ub4      type);
+Comments
+This call frees up storage associated with the descriptor, corresponding to the
+type specified in type. Returns OCI_SUCCESS or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE. 
+All descriptors must be explicitly deallocated. OCI will not deallocate a 
+descriptor if the environment handle is deallocated.
+Parameters
+descp (IN) - an allocated descriptor. 
+type (IN) - specifies the type of storage to be freed. The specific types are: 
+OCI_DTYPE_SNAP - snapshot descriptor
+OCI_DTYPE_LOB - a LOB data type descriptor
+OCI_DTYPE_RSET - a descriptor that references a result set (a number 
+of rows as a result of a query).
+OCI_DTYPE_ROWID - a ROWID descriptor
+OCI_DTYPE_COMPLEXOBJECTCOMP - a complex object retrieval 
+descriptor
+Related Functions
+OCIDescAlloc()
+
+
+
+OCIDescribeAny()
+Name
+OCI DeSCribe Any
+Purpose
+Describes existing schema objects.
+Syntax
+sword OCIDescribeAny ( OCISvcCtx     *svchp,
+                     OCIError      *errhp,
+                     void         *objptr,
+                     ub4           objnm_len,
+                     ub1           objptr_typ,
+                     ub1           info_level,
+                     ub1           objtype,
+                     OCIDesc       *dschp );
+Comments
+This is a generic describe call that describes existing schema objects: tables,
+views, synonyms, procedures, functions, packages, sequences, and types. As a 
+result of this call, the describe handle is populated with the object-specific 
+attributes which can be obtained through an OCIAttrGet() call.
+An OCIParamGet() on the describe handle returns a parameter descriptor for a 
+specified position. Parameter positions begin with 1. Calling OCIAttrGet() on 
+the parameter descriptor returns the specific attributes of a stored procedure 
+or function parameter or a table column descriptor as the case may be. 
+These subsequent calls do not need an extra round trip to the server because 
+the entire schema object description cached on the client side by 
+OCIDescribeAny(). Calling OCIAttrGet() on the describe handle can also return 
+the total number of positions.
+See the section "Describing" on page 2-33 for more information about describe 
+operations.
+Parameters
+TO BE UPDATED
+svchp (IN/OUT) - a service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+objptr (IN) - the name of the object (a null-terminated string) to be 
+described. Only procedure or function names are valid when connected to an 
+Oracle7 Server.
+objptr_len (IN) - the length of the string. Must be non-zero.
+objptr_typ (IN) - Must be OCI_OTYPE_NAME, OCI_OTYPE_REF, or OCI_OTYPE_PTR.
+info_level (IN) - reserved for future extensions. Pass OCI_DEFAULT.
+objtype (IN/OUT) - object type.
+dschp (IN/OUT) - a describe handle that is populated with describe 
+information about the object after the call.
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+
+OCIEnvCreate()
+Name
+OCI ENVironment CREATE
+Purpose
+This function creates and initializes an environment for the rest of
+the OCI functions to work under.  This call is a replacement for both
+the OCIInitialize and OCIEnvInit calls.
+Syntax
+sword OCIEnvCreate  ( OCIEnv        **envhpp, 
+                      ub4           mode, 
+                      const void   *ctxp, 
+                      const void   *(*malocfp) 
+                                    (void *ctxp, 
+                                        size_t size), 
+                      const void   *(*ralocfp) 
+                                    (void *ctxp, 
+                                       void *memptr, 
+                                       size_t newsize), 
+                      const void    (*mfreefp) 
+                                    ( void *ctxp, 
+                                       void *memptr))
+                      size_t    xtramemsz,
+                      void     **usrmempp );
+ 
+Comments
+This call creates an environment for all the OCI calls using the modes
+specified by the user. This call can be used instead of the two calls
+OCIInitialize and OCIEnvInit. This function returns an environment handle
+which is then used by the remaining OCI functions. There can be multiple
+environments in OCI each with its own environment modes.  This function 
+also performs any process level initialization if required by any mode.
+For example if the user wants to initialize an environment as OCI_THREADED,
+then all libraries that are used by OCI are also initialized in the
+threaded mode. 
+
+This call should be invoked before anny other OCI call and should be used
+instead of the OCIInitialize and OCIEnvInit calls. This is the recommended
+call, although OCIInitialize and OCIEnvInit calls will still be supported
+for backward compatibility. 
+ 
+envpp (OUT) - a pointer to a handle to the environment. 
+mode (IN) - specifies initialization of the mode. The valid modes are:
+OCI_DEFAULT - default mode.
+OCI_THREADED - threaded environment. In this mode, internal data 
+structures are protected from concurrent accesses by multiple threads. 
+OCI_OBJECT - will use navigational object interface. 
+ctxp (IN) - user defined context for the memory call back routines. 
+malocfp (IN) - user-defined memory allocation function. If mode is 
+OCI_THREADED, this memory allocation routine must be thread safe.
+ctxp - context pointer for the user-defined memory allocation function.
+size - size of memory to be allocated by the user-defined memory 
+allocation function
+ralocfp (IN) - user-defined memory re-allocation function. If mode is 
+OCI_THREADED, this memory allocation routine must be thread safe.
+ctxp - context pointer for the user-defined memory reallocation 
+function.
+memp - pointer to memory block
+newsize - new size of memory to be allocated
+mfreefp (IN) - user-defined memory free function. If mode is 
+OCI_THREADED, this memory free routine must be thread safe.
+ctxp - context pointer for the user-defined memory free function.
+memptr - pointer to memory to be freed
+xtramemsz (IN) - specifies the amount of user memory to be allocated. 
+usrmempp (OUT) - returns a pointer to the user memory of size xtramemsz 
+allocated by the call for the user.
+
+Example
+
+Related Functions
+OCIInitialize, OCIEnvInit
+
+OCIEnvNlsCreate()
+Name
+OCI ENVironment CREATE with NLS info
+Purpose
+This function does almost everything OCIEnvCreate does, plus enabling setting
+of charset and ncharset programmatically, except OCI_UTF16 mode.
+Syntax
+sword OCIEnvNlsCreate(OCIEnv        **envhpp,
+                      ub4           mode,
+                      void         *ctxp,
+                      void         *(*malocfp)
+                                    (void *ctxp,
+                                        size_t size),
+                      void         *(*ralocfp)
+                                    (void *ctxp,
+                                       void *memptr,
+                                       size_t newsize),
+                      void          (*mfreefp)
+                                    (void *ctxp,
+                                       void *memptr),
+                      size_t        xtramemsz,
+                      void         **usrmempp,
+                      ub2           charset,
+                      ub2           ncharset)
+Comments
+The charset and ncharset must be both zero or non-zero.
+The parameters have the same meaning as the ones in OCIEnvCreate().
+When charset or ncharset is non-zero, the corresponding character set will
+be used to replace the ones specified in NLS_LANG or NLS_NCHAR. Moreover,
+OCI_UTF16ID is allowed to be set as charset and ncharset.
+On the other hand, OCI_UTF16 mode is deprecated with this function. 
+Applications can achieve the same effects by setting 
+both charset and ncharset as OCI_UTF16ID.
+
+
+OCIEnvInit()
+Name
+OCI INITialize environment
+Purpose
+This call initializes the OCI environment handle.
+Syntax
+sword OCIEnvInit ( OCIEnv    **envp,
+                 ub4       mode,
+                 size_t    xtramemsz,
+                 void     **usrmempp );
+Comments
+Initializes the OCI environment handle. No changes are done on an initialized 
+handle. If OCI_ERROR or OCI_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO is returned, the 
+environment handle can be used to obtain ORACLE specific errors and 
+diagnostics.
+This call is processed locally, without a server round-trip.
+Parameters
+envpp (OUT) - a pointer to a handle to the environment. 
+mode (IN) - specifies initialization of an environment mode. The only valid 
+mode is OCI_DEFAULT for default mode
+xtramemsz (IN) - specifies the amount of user memory to be allocated. 
+usrmempp (OUT) - returns a pointer to the user memory of size xtramemsz 
+allocated by the call for the user.
+Example
+See the description of OCISessionBegin() on page 13-84 for an example showing 
+the use of OCIEnvInit(). 
+Related Functions
+
+
+
+
+OCIErrorGet()
+Name
+OCI Get Diagnostic Record
+Purpose
+Returns an error message in the buffer provided and an ORACLE error.
+Syntax
+sword OCIErrorGet ( void      *hndlp, 
+                  ub4        recordno,
+                  OraText       *sqlstate,
+                  ub4        *errcodep, 
+                  OraText       *bufp,
+                  ub4        bufsiz,
+                  ub4        type );
+Comments
+Returns an error message in the buffer provided and an ORACLE error. 
+Currently does not support SQL state. This call can be called a multiple 
+number of times if there are more than one diagnostic record for an error.
+The error handle is originally allocated with a call to OCIHandleAlloc().
+Parameters
+hndlp (IN) - the error handle, in most cases, or the environment handle (for 
+errors on OCIEnvInit(), OCIHandleAlloc()).
+recordno (IN) - indicates the status record from which the application seeks 
+info. Starts from 1. 
+sqlstate (OUT) - Not supported in Version 8.0.
+errcodep (OUT) - an ORACLE Error is returned.
+bufp (OUT) - the error message text is returned.
+bufsiz (IN) - the size of the buffer provide to get the error message.
+type (IN) - the type of the handle.
+Related Functions
+OCIHandleAlloc()
+
+OCIExtractInit
+Name
+OCI Extract Initialize 
+Purpose
+This function initializes the parameter manager. 
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractInit(void *hndl, OCIError *err);
+Comments
+It must be called before calling any other parameter manager routine. The NLS 
+information is stored inside the parameter manager context and used in 
+subsequent calls to OCIExtract routines.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+Related Functions
+OCIExtractTerm()
+
+OCIExtractTerm
+Name
+OCI Extract Terminate
+Purpose
+This function releases all dynamically allocated storage and may perform 
+other internal bookkeeping functions.
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractTerm(void *hndl, OCIError *err);
+Comments
+It must be called when the parameter manager is no longer being used.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+Related Functions
+OCIExtractInit()
+
+OCIExtractReset
+Name
+OCI Extract Reset
+Purpose
+The memory currently used for parameter storage, key definition storage, and 
+parameter value lists is freed and the structure is reinitialized.
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractReset(void *hndl, OCIError *err);
+Comments
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+Related Functions
+
+OCIExtractSetNumKeys
+Name
+OCI Extract Set Number of Keys
+Purpose
+Informs the parameter manager of the number of keys that will be registered.
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractSetNumKeys(void *hndl, OCIError *err, uword numkeys);
+Comments
+This routine must be called prior to the first call of OCIExtractSetKey().  
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+numkeys (IN) - The number of keys that will be registered with 
+               OCIExtractSetKey().
+Related Functions
+OCIExtractSetKey()
+
+OCIExtractSetKey
+Name
+OCI Extract Set Key definition
+Purpose
+Registers information about a key with the parameter manager.
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractSetKey(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OraText *name, 
+                       ub1 type, ub4 flag, const void *defval,
+                       const sb4 *intrange, const OraText *const *strlist);
+Comments
+This routine must be called after calling OCIExtractSetKey() and before 
+calling OCIExtractFromFile() or OCIExtractFromStr().  
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+name (IN) - The name of the key.
+type (IN) - The type of the key (OCI_EXTRACT_TYPE_INTEGER, 
+            OCI_EXTRACT_TYPE_OCINUM, OCI_EXTRACT_TYPE_STRING, or 
+            OCI_EXTRACT_TYPE_BOOLEAN).
+flag (IN) - Set to OCI_EXTRACT_MULTIPLE if the key can take multiple values 
+            or 0 otherwise.
+defval (IN) - Set to the default value for the key.  May be NULL if there is 
+               no default.  A string default must be a (text*) type, an 
+               integer default must be an (sb4*) type, and a boolean default 
+               must be a (ub1*) type.
+intrange (IN) - Starting and ending values for the allowable range of integer 
+                values.  May be NULL if the key is not an integer type or if 
+                all integer values are acceptable.
+strlist (IN) - List of all acceptable text strings for the key.  May be NULL 
+               if the key is not a string type or if all text values are 
+               acceptable.
+Related Functions
+OCIExtractSetNumKeys()
+
+OCIExtractFromFile
+Name
+OCI Extract parameters From File
+Purpose
+The keys and their values in the given file are processed. 
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractFromFile(void *hndl, OCIError *err, ub4 flag, 
+                         OraText *filename);
+Comments
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+flag (IN) - Zero or has one or more of the following bits set: 
+           OCI_EXTRACT_CASE_SENSITIVE, OCI_EXTRACT_UNIQUE_ABBREVS, or 
+           OCI_EXTRACT_APPEND_VALUES. 
+filename (IN) - Null-terminated filename string.
+Related Functions
+
+OCIExtractFromStr
+Name
+OCI Extract parameters From String
+Purpose
+The keys and their values in the given string are processed. 
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractFromStr(void *hndl, OCIError *err, ub4 flag, OraText *input);
+Comments
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+flag (IN) - Zero or has one or more of the following bits set: 
+           OCI_EXTRACT_CASE_SENSITIVE, OCI_EXTRACT_UNIQUE_ABBREVS, or 
+           OCI_EXTRACT_APPEND_VALUES. 
+input (IN) - Null-terminated input string.
+Related Functions
+
+OCIExtractToInt
+Name
+OCI Extract To Integer
+Purpose
+Gets the integer value for the specified key.
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractToInt(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *keyname, 
+                      uword valno, sb4 *retval);
+Comments
+The valno'th value (starting with 0) is returned.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, OCI_NO_DATA, or OCI_ERROR. 
+OCI_NO_DATA means that there is no valno'th value for this key.
+Parameters
+hndl (IN) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+keyname (IN) - Key name.
+valno (IN) - Which value to get for this key.
+retval (OUT) - The actual integer value.
+Related Functions
+
+OCIExtractToBool
+Name
+OCI Extract To Boolean
+Purpose
+Gets the boolean value for the specified key. 
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractToBool(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *keyname, 
+                       uword valno, ub1 *retval);
+Comments
+The valno'th value (starting with 0) is returned.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, OCI_NO_DATA, or OCI_ERROR. 
+OCI_NO_DATA means that there is no valno'th value for this key.
+Parameters
+hndl (IN) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+keyname (IN) - Key name.
+valno (IN) - Which value to get for this key.
+retval (OUT) - The actual boolean value.
+Related Functions
+
+OCIExtractToStr
+Name
+OCI Extract To String
+Purpose
+Gets the string value for the specified key.
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractToStr(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *keyname, 
+                      uword valno, OraText *retval, uword buflen);
+Comments
+The valno'th value (starting with 0) is returned.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, OCI_NO_DATA, or OCI_ERROR. 
+OCI_NO_DATA means that there is no valno'th value for this key.
+Parameters
+hndl (IN) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+keyname (IN) - Key name.
+valno (IN) - Which value to get for this key.
+retval (OUT) - The actual null-terminated string value.
+buflen (IN) - The length of the buffer for retval.
+Related Functions
+
+Note: The following OCIExtract functions are unavailable in this release
+
+OCIExtractToOCINum
+Name
+OCI Extract To OCI Number
+Purpose
+Gets the OCINumber value for the specified key.
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractToOCINum(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *keyname, 
+                         uword valno, OCINumber *retval);
+Comments
+The valno'th value (starting with 0) is returned.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, OCI_NO_DATA, or OCI_ERROR. 
+OCI_NO_DATA means that there is no valno'th value for this key.
+Parameters
+hndl (IN) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+keyname (IN) - Key name.
+valno (IN) - Which value to get for this key.
+retval (OUT) - The actual OCINumber value.
+Related Functions
+
+OCIExtractToList
+Name
+OCI Extract To parameter List
+Purpose
+Generates a list of parameters from the parameter structures that are stored 
+in memory. 
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractToList(void *hndl, OCIError *err, uword *numkeys);
+Comments
+Must be called before OCIExtractValues() is called.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+numkeys (OUT) - Number of distinct keys stored in memory.
+Related Functions
+OCIExtractFromList()
+
+OCIExtractFromList
+Name
+OCI Extract From parameter List
+Purpose
+Generates a list of values for the a parameter in the parameter list.
+Syntax
+sword OCIExtractFromList(void *hndl, OCIError *err, uword index, 
+                         OraText *name, ub1 *type, uword *numvals, 
+                         void ***values);
+Comments
+Parameters are specified by an index. OCIExtractToList() must be called prior 
+to calling this routine to generate the parameter list from the parameter 
+structures that are stored in memory. 
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN) - The OCI environment or session handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+               err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information 
+               can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+name (OUT) - Name of the key for the current parameter.
+type (OUT) - Type of the current parameter (OCI_EXTRACT_TYPE_STRING, 
+             OCI_EXTRACT_TYPE_INTEGER, OCI_EXTRACT_TYPE_OCINUM, or 
+             OCI_EXTRACT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)
+numvals (OUT) - Number of values for this parameter.
+values (OUT) - The values for this parameter.
+Related Functions
+OCIExtractToList()
+
+
+************************  OCIFileClose() ***********************************
+ 
+Name
+ OCIFileClose - Oracle Call Interface FILE i/o CLOSE
+
+Purpose
+ Close a previously opened file.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileClose ( void             *hndl, 
+                      OCIError          *err,
+                      OCIFileObject     *filep )
+
+Comments
+ This function will close a previously opened file. If the function succeeds
+ then OCI_SUCCESS will be returned, else OCI_ERROR. 
+ 
+Parameters
+ hndl  (IN) - the OCI environment or session handle.
+ err (OUT) - the OCI error handle
+ filep (IN) - the OCIFile file object
+
+Related Functions
+ OCIFileOpen.  
+
+
+
+********************* OCIFileExists() **************************************
+
+Name
+ OCIFileExists - Oracle Call Interface FILE i/o EXIST
+
+Purpose
+ Check to see if the file exists.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileExists ( void           *hndl, 
+                      OCIError         *err, 
+                      OraText          *filename,
+                      OraText          *path,
+                      ub1              *flag )
+
+Comments
+ This function will set the flag to TRUE if the file exists else it will
+ be set to FALSE.
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR. 
+
+Parameters
+ hndl(IN) - OCI environment or session handle
+ err(OUT) - OCI error handle
+ filename(IN) - filename
+ path(IN) - path of the file
+ flag(OUT) - whether the file exists or not
+
+Related Functions.
+ None.
+     
+
+ **************************** OCIFileFlush() ******************************
+
+
+Name
+ OCIFileFlush - Oracle Call Interface File i/o FLUSH
+
+Purpose
+ Flush the buffers associated with the file to the disk.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileFlush ( void             *hndl, 
+                      OCIError          *err,
+                      OCIFileObject     *filep )
+
+Comments
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR.
+
+Parameters 
+ hndl (IN) - the OCI environment or session handle.
+ err (OUT) - the OCI error handle
+ filep (IN) - the OCIFile file object
+
+Related Functions
+ OCIFileOpen, OCIFileWrite
+
+
+
+ *************************** OCIFileGetLength() ****************************
+
+Name
+ OCIFileGetLength - Oracle Call Interface FILE i/o GET file LENGTH
+
+Purpose
+ Get the length of a file.
+
+Syntax
+ OCIFileGetLength(void           *hndl, 
+                  OCIError        *err,
+                  OraText         *filename,
+                  OraText         *path,
+                  ubig_ora        *lenp )
+
+Comments
+ The length of the file will be returned in lenp.
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR.
+ 
+Parameters
+ hndl (IN) - the OCI environment or session handle.
+ err (OUT) - the OCI error handle.  If  there is an error, it is recorded 
+ in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR.  Diagnostic information can be 
+ obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+ filename (IN) - file name.
+ path (IN) - path of the file.
+ lenp (OUT) - On output, it is the length of the file in bytes.
+ is the number of bytes in the file.
+
+Related Functions
+ None.
+
+
+
+******************************** OCIFileInit() *****************************
+   
+Name
+ OCIFileInit - Oracle Call Interface FILE i/o INITialize
+
+Purpose
+ Initialize the OCI File I/O package and create the OCIFile context.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileInit ( void *hndl, 
+                     OCIError *err)
+
+Comments
+ This function should be called before any of the OCIFile functions are
+ used.
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR.
+ 
+Parameters
+ hndl(IN) - OCI environment or session handle.
+ err(OUT) - OCI error structure.
+
+Related Functions
+ OCIFileTerm
+     
+
+
+********************************* OCIFileOpen() *****************************
+
+Name
+ OCIFileOpen - Oracle Call Interface File i/o OPEN
+
+Purpose
+     Open a file.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileOpen ( void               *hndl, 
+                     OCIError            *err,
+                     OCIFileObject      **filep,
+                     OraText             *filename,
+                     OraText             *path,
+                     ub4                  mode,
+                     ub4                  create, 
+                     ub4                  type )
+
+Comments
+ OCIFileOpen returns a handle to the open file in filep if the file is
+ successfully opened. 
+ If one wants to use the standard file objects (stdin, stdout & stderr)
+ then OCIFileOpen whould be called with the type filed containing the 
+ appropriate type (see the parameter type). If any of the standard files 
+ are specified then filename, path, mode and create are ignored.
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR.
+
+Parameters
+ hndl (OUT) - the OCI environment or session handle.
+ err (OUT) - the OCI error handle.  If  there is an error, it is recorded 
+ in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR.  Diagnostic information can be 
+ obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+ filep (OUT) - the file object to be returned.
+ filename (IN) - file name (NULL terminated string).
+ path (IN) - path of the file (NULL terminated string).
+ mode - mode in which to open the file (valid modes are OCI_FILE_READONLY,
+ OCI_FILE_WRITEONLY, OCI_FILE_READ_WRITE).
+ create - should the file be created if it does not exist. Valid values
+ are: 
+     OCI_FILE_TRUNCATE - create a file regardless of whether or not it exists. 
+                        If the file already exists overwrite it.
+     OCI_FILE_EXIST - open it if it exists, else fail.
+     OCI_FILE_EXCL - fail if the file exists, else create.
+     OCI_FILE_CREATE - open the file if it exists, and create it if it doesn't.
+     OCI_FILE_APPEND - set the file pointer to the end of the file prior to 
+                      writing(this flag can be OR'ed with OCI_FILE_EXIST or
+                      OCI_FILE_CREATE).
+type - file type. Valid values are OCI_FILE_TEXT, OCI_FILE_BIN, 
+       OCI_FILE_STDIN, OCI_FILE_STDOUT and OCI_FILE_STDERR.
+       If any of the standard files are specified then filename, path, mode
+       and create are ignored.
+
+Related Functions.
+ OCIFileClose
+
+
+
+************************** OCIFileRead() ************************************
+   
+Name
+ OCIFileRead - Oracle Call Interface FILE i/o READ
+
+Purpose
+ Read from a file into a buffer.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileRead ( void            *hndl, 
+                     OCIError         *err,
+                     OCIFileObject    *filep,
+                     void            *bufp,
+                     ub4               bufl,
+                     ub4              *bytesread )
+
+Comments
+ Upto bufl bytes from the file will be read into bufp. The user should
+ allocate memory for the buffer.
+ The number of bytes read would be in bytesread.
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR.
+
+Parameters
+ hndl (IN) - the OCI environment or session handle.
+ err (OUT) - the OCI error handle.  If  there is an error, it is recorded 
+ in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR.  Diagnostic information can be 
+ obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+ filep (IN/OUT) - a File Object that uniquely references the file.
+ bufp (IN) - the pointer to a buffer into which the data will be read. The 
+ length of the allocated memory is assumed to be bufl. 
+ bufl - the length of the buffer in bytes. 
+ bytesread (OUT) - the number of bytes read.
+
+Related Functions
+ OCIFileOpen, OCIFileSeek, OCIFileWrite
+
+
+
+****************************** OCIFileSeek() ******************************
+
+Name
+ OCIFileSeek - Oracle Call Interface FILE i/o SEEK
+
+Purpose
+ Perfom a seek to a byte position.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileSeek ( void           *hndl, 
+                     OCIError        *err,  
+                     OCIFileObject   *filep,
+                     uword            origin,
+                     ubig_ora         offset,
+                     sb1              dir)
+
+Comments
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR.
+
+Parameters
+ hndl (IN) - the OCI environment or session handle.
+ err (OUT) - the OCI error handle.  If  there is an error, it is recorded 
+ in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR.  Diagnostic information can be 
+ obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+ filep (IN/OUT) - a file handle that uniquely references the file.
+ origin - The starting point we want to seek from. NOTE: The starting 
+ point may be OCI_FILE_SEEK_BEGINNING (beginning), OCI_FILE_SEEK_CURRENT 
+ (current position), or OCI_FILE_SEEK_END (end of file). 
+ offset - The number of bytes from the origin we want to start reading from. 
+ dir - The direction we want to go from the origin. NOTE: The direction 
+ can be either OCI_FILE_FORWARD or OCI_FILE_BACKWARD. 
+ 
+Related Function
+ OCIFileOpen, OCIFileRead, OCIFileWrite
+
+
+
+*************************** OCIFileTerm() **********************************
+
+Name
+ OCIFileTerm - Oracle Call Interface FILE i/o TERMinate
+
+Purpose
+ Terminate the OCI File I/O package and destroy the OCI File context.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileTerm ( void *hndl, 
+                     OCIError *err )
+
+Comments
+ After this function has been called no OCIFile function should be used.
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR.
+ 
+Parameters
+ hndl(IN) - OCI environment or session handle.
+ err(OUT) - OCI error structure. 
+  
+Related Functions 
+ OCIFileInit   
+ 
+
+********************************* OCIFileWrite() **************************** 
+
+Name 
+ OCIFileWrite - Oracle Call Interface FILE i/o WRITE
+
+Purpose
+  Write data from buffer into a file.
+
+Syntax
+ sword OCIFileWrite ( void            *hndl, 
+                      OCIError         *err,  
+                      OCIFileObject    *filep,
+                      void            *bufp, 
+                      ub4               buflen
+                      ub4              *byteswritten )
+
+Comments
+ The number of bytes written will be in *byteswritten.
+ The function will return OCI_ERROR if any error is encountered, else
+ it will return OCI_ERROR.
+
+Parameters
+ hndl (IN) - the OCI environment or session handle.
+ err (OUT) - the OCI error handle.  If  there is an error, it is recorded 
+ in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR.  Diagnostic information can be 
+ obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+ filep (IN/OUT) - a file handle that uniquely references the file.
+ bufp (IN) - the pointer to a buffer from which the data will be written. 
+ The length of the allocated memory is assumed to be the value passed
+ in bufl. 
+ bufl - the length of the buffer in bytes.
+ byteswritten (OUT) - the number of bytes written.
+ 
+Related Functions
+ OCIFileOpen, OCIFileSeek, OCIFileRead 
+
+
+
+
+
+OCIHandleAlloc() 
+Name
+OCI Get HaNDLe
+Purpose
+This call returns a pointer to an allocated and initialized handle.
+Syntax
+sword OCIHandleAlloc ( const void   *parenth,
+                     void         **hndlpp, 
+                     ub4           type, 
+                     size_t        xtramem_sz,
+                     void         **usrmempp);
+Comments
+Returns a pointer to an allocated and initialized structure, corresponding to 
+the type specified in type. A non-NULL handle is returned on success. Bind 
+handle and define handles are allocated with respect to a statement handle. All
+other handles are allocated with respect to an environment handle which is 
+passed in as a parent handle.
+No diagnostics are available on error. This call returns OCI_SUCCESS if 
+successful, or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if an out-of-memory error occurs.
+Handles must be allocated using OCIHandleAlloc() before they can be passed 
+into an OCI call.
+Parameters
+parenth (IN) - an environment or a statement handle. 
+hndlpp (OUT) - returns a handle to a handle type. 
+type (IN) - specifies the type of handle to be allocated. The specific types 
+are: 
+OCI_HTYPE_ERROR - specifies generation of an error report handle of 
+C type OCIError
+OCI_HTYPE_SVCCTX - specifies generation of a service context handle 
+of C type OCISvcCtx
+OCI_HTYPE_STMT - specifies generation of a statement (application 
+request) handle of C type OCIStmt
+OCI_HTYPE_BIND - specifies generation of a bind information handle 
+of C type OCIBind
+OCI_HTYPE_DEFINE - specifies generation of a column definition 
+handle of C type OCIDefine
+OCI_HTYPE_DESCRIBE  - specifies generation of a select list 
+description handle of C type OCIDesc
+OCI_HTYPE_SERVER - specifies generation of a server context handle 
+of C type OCIServer
+OCI_HTYPE_SESSION - specifies generation of an authentication 
+context handle of C type OCISession
+OCI_HTYPE_TRANS - specifies generation of a transaction context
+handle of C type OCITrans
+OCI_HTYPE_COMPLEXOBJECT - specifies generation of a complex 
+object retrieval handle of C type OCIComplexObject
+OCI_HTYPE_SECURITY - specifies generation of a security handle of C 
+type OCISecurity
+xtramem_sz (IN) - specifies an amount of user memory to be allocated.
+usrmempp (OUT) - returns a pointer to the user memory of size xtramemsz 
+allocated by the call for the user. 
+Related Functions
+OCIHandleFree()
+
+
+
+OCIHandleFree()
+Name
+OCI Free HaNDLe
+Purpose
+This call explicitly deallocates a handle.
+Syntax
+sword OCIHandleFree ( void     *hndlp,
+                    ub4       type);
+Comments
+This call frees up storage associated with a handle, corresponding to the type 
+specified in the type parameter.
+This call returns either OCI_SUCCESS or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+All handles must be explicitly deallocated. OCI will not deallocate a child 
+handle if the parent is deallocated.
+Parameters
+hndlp (IN) - an opaque pointer to some storage.
+type (IN) - specifies the type of storage to be allocated. The specific types 
+are:
+OCI_HTYPE_ENV - an environment handle
+OCI_HTYPE_ERROR - an error report handle
+OCI_HTYPE_SVCCTX - a service context handle
+OCI_HTYPE_STMT - a statement (application request) handle
+OCI_HTYPE_BIND - a bind information handle
+OCI_HTYPE_DEFINE - a column definition handle
+OCI_HTYPE_DESCRIBE  - a select list description handle
+OCI_HTYPE_SERVER - a server handle
+OCI_HTYPE_SESSION - a user authentication handle
+OCI_HTYPE_TRANS - a transaction handle
+OCI_HTYPE_COMPLEXOBJECT - a complex object retrieval handle
+OCI_HTYPE_SECURITY - a security handle
+Related Functions
+OCIHandleAlloc()
+
+
+
+
+OCIInitialize()
+Name
+OCI Process Initialize
+Purpose
+Initializes the OCI process environment.
+Syntax
+sword OCIInitialize ( ub4           mode,
+                    const void   *ctxp, 
+                    const void   *(*malocfp) 
+                                  ( void *ctxp,
+                                    size_t size ),
+                    const void   *(*ralocfp)
+                                  ( void *ctxp,
+                                    void *memp,
+                                    size_t newsize ),
+                    const void    (*mfreefp)
+                                  ( void *ctxp,
+                                    void *memptr ));
+Comments
+This call initializes the OCI process environment.
+OCIInitialize() must be invoked before any other OCI call. 
+Parameters
+mode (IN) - specifies initialization of the mode. The valid modes are:
+OCI_DEFAULT - default mode.
+OCI_THREADED - threaded environment. In this mode, internal data 
+structures are protected from concurrent accesses by multiple threads. 
+OCI_OBJECT - will use navigational object interface. 
+ctxp (IN) - user defined context for the memory call back routines. 
+malocfp (IN) - user-defined memory allocation function. If mode is 
+OCI_THREADED, this memory allocation routine must be thread safe.
+ctxp - context pointer for the user-defined memory allocation function.
+size - size of memory to be allocated by the user-defined memory 
+allocation function
+ralocfp (IN) - user-defined memory re-allocation function. If mode is 
+OCI_THREADED, this memory allocation routine must be thread safe.
+ctxp - context pointer for the user-defined memory reallocation 
+function.
+memp - pointer to memory block
+newsize - new size of memory to be allocated
+mfreefp (IN) - user-defined memory free function. If mode is 
+OCI_THREADED, this memory free routine must be thread safe.
+ctxp - context pointer for the user-defined memory free function.
+memptr - pointer to memory to be freed
+Example
+See the description of OCIStmtPrepare() on page 13-96 for an example showing 
+the use of OCIInitialize().
+Related Functions
+
+-------------------------------OCITerminate------------------------------------
+
+OCITerminate()
+Name
+OCI process Terminate
+Purpose
+Do cleanup before process termination
+Syntax
+sword OCITerminate (ub4 mode);
+
+Comments
+This call performs  OCI related clean up before the OCI process terminates.
+If the process is running in shared mode then the OCI process is disconnected
+from the shared memory subsystem.
+
+OCITerminate() should be the last OCI call in any process.
+
+Parameters
+mode (IN) - specifies different termination modes.
+
+OCI_DEFAULT - default mode.
+
+Example
+
+Related Functions
+OCIInitialize()
+
+------------------------ OCIAppCtxSet--------------------------------------
+Name
+OCI Application context Set
+Purpose
+Set an attribute and its value for a particular application context 
+     namespace
+Syntax
+ (sword) OCIAppCtxSet((void *) sesshndl, (void *)nsptr,(ub4) nsptrlen,
+                     (void *)attrptr, (ub4) attrptrlen, (void *)valueptr,
+                     (ub4) valueptrlen,  errhp, (ub4)mode);
+
+Comments
+Please note that the information set on the session handle is sent to the
+server during the next OCIStatementExecute or OCISessionBegin.
+
+This information is cleared from the session handle, once the information 
+ has been sent over to the server,and should be setup again if needed.
+
+Parameters
+ sesshndl   (IN/OUT) - Pointer to a session handle
+ nsptr      (IN)     - Pointer to namespace string
+ nsptrlen   (IN)     - length of the nsptr
+ attrptr    (IN)     - Pointer to attribute string
+ attrptrlen (IN)     - length of the attrptr
+ valueptr   (IN)     - Pointer to value string
+ valueptrlen(IN)     - length of the valueptr
+ errhp      (OUT)    - Error from the API
+ mode       (IN)     - mode of operation (OCI_DEFAULT)
+
+Returns
+ error if any 
+Example
+
+Related Functions
+   OCIAppCtxClearAll
+
+
+------------------------ OCIAppCtxClearAll---------------------------------
+Name
+ OCI Application Context Clear all attributes in a namespace
+Purpose
+ To clear the  values all attributes in a namespace
+Syntax
+ (sword) OCIAppCtxClearAll((void *) sesshndl, (void *)nsptr, (ub4) nsptrlen,
+              (OCIError *)errhp, (ub4)mode);
+
+Comments
+This will clean up the context information on the server side during the
+next piggy-back to the server.
+
+Parameters
+ sesshndl (IN/OUT) - Pointer to a session handle
+ nsptr    (IN)     - Pointer to namespace string where the values of all
+                     attributes are cleared
+ nsptrlen (IN)     - length of the nsptr
+ errhp    (OUT)    - Error from the API 
+ mode     (IN)     - mode of operation (OCI_DEFAULT)
+Example
+
+Returns
+ error if any
+
+Related Functions
+ OCIAppCtxSet
+---------------------- OCIIntervalAssign --------------------------------- 
+sword OCIIntervalAssign(void *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                    const OCIInterval *inpinter, OCIInterval *outinter );
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    Copies one interval to another to create a replica
+  PARAMETERS
+     hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+    err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+    (IN)  inpinter - Input Interval 
+    (OUT) outinter - Output Interval 
+  RETURNS
+     OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+     OCI_SUCCESS otherwise
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalCheck ------------------------------------ 
+sword OCIIntervalCheck(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIInterval *interval,
+                         ub4 *valid );
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    Checks the validity of an interval
+  PARAMETERS
+     hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+    err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+    (IN)  interval - Interval to be checked 
+    (OUT) valid     - Zero if the interval is valid, else returns an Ored
+        combination of the following codes.
+
+   Macro name                   Bit number      Error
+   ----------                   ----------      -----
+   OCI_INTER_INVALID_DAY         0x1           Bad day
+   OCI_INTER_DAY_BELOW_VALID     0x2           Bad DAy Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_INTER_INVALID_MONTH       0x4           Bad MOnth
+   OCI_INTER_MONTH_BELOW_VALID   0x8           Bad MOnth Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_INTER_INVALID_YEAR        0x10          Bad YeaR
+   OCI_INTER_YEAR_BELOW_VALID    0x20          Bad YeaR Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_INTER_INVALID_HOUR        0x40          Bad HouR
+   OCI_INTER_HOUR_BELOW_VALID    0x80          Bad HouR Low/high bit (1=low)
+   OCI_INTER_INVALID_MINUTE      0x100         Bad MiNute
+   OCI_INTER_MINUTE_BELOW_VALID  0x200         Bad MiNute Low/high bit(1=low)
+   OCI_INTER_INVALID_SECOND      0x400         Bad SeCond
+   OCI_INTER_SECOND_BELOW_VALID  0x800         bad second Low/high bit(1=low)
+   OCI_INTER_INVALID_FRACSEC     0x1000        Bad Fractional second
+   OCI_INTER_FRACSEC_BELOW_VALID 0x2000        Bad fractional second Low/High
+
+        
+  RETURNS
+    OCI_SUCCESS if interval is okay
+    OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalCompare ----------------------------------- 
+sword OCIIntervalCompare(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *inter1, 
+                        OCIInterval *inter2, sword *result );
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+        Compares two intervals, returns 0 if equal, -1 if inter1 < inter2, 
+        1 if inter1 > inter2
+  PARAMETERS
+     hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+     err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+     inter1  (IN)   - Interval to be compared 
+     inter2  (IN)   - Interval to be compared 
+     result  (OUT)  -   comparison result, 0 if equal, -1 if inter1 < inter2, 
+                        1 if inter1 > inter2
+
+  RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS on success
+     OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+     OCI_ERROR if 
+        the two input datetimes are not mutually comparable.
+
+---------------------- OCIIntervalDivide ------------------------------------ 
+sword OCIIntervalDivide(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *dividend, 
+                OCINumber *divisor, OCIInterval *result );
+ 
+  DESCRIPTION
+     Divides an interval by an Oracle Number to produce an interval
+  PARAMETERS
+        hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+     err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+     dividend  (IN)   - Interval to be divided 
+     divisor   (IN)   - Oracle Number dividing `dividend' 
+     result    (OUT)  - resulting interval (dividend / divisor) 
+  RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS on success
+     OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalFromNumber -------------------- 
+sword OCIIntervalFromNumber(void *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+               OCIInterval *inter, OCINumber *number);
+  DESCRIPTION
+    Converts an interval to an Oracle Number
+  PARAMETERS
+     hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+    err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+    (OUT)  interval - Interval to be converted 
+    (IN) number - Oracle number result  (in years for YEARMONTH interval
+                     and in days for DAYSECOND)
+  RETURNS
+    OCI_SUCCESS on success 
+    OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+    OCI_ERROR on error.
+  NOTES
+    Fractional portions of the date (for instance, minutes and seconds if
+    the unit chosen is hours) will be included in the Oracle number produced.
+    Excess precision will be truncated.
+ 
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalFromText --------------------------------- 
+sword OCIIntervalFromText( void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OraText *inpstr, 
+                size_t str_len, OCIInterval *result );
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    Given an interval string produce the interval represented by the string.
+    The type of the interval is the type of the 'result' descriptor.
+  PARAMETERS
+
+     hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+     err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+    (IN)  inpstr - Input string 
+    (IN)  str_len - Length of input string 
+    (OUT) result - Resultant interval 
+  RETURNS
+    OCI_SUCCESS on success
+    OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+    OCI_ERROR if
+        there are too many fields in the literal string
+        the year is out of range (-4713 to 9999)
+        if the month is out of range (1 to 12)
+        if the day of month is out of range (1 to 28...31)
+        if hour is not in range (0 to 23)
+        if hour is not in range (0 to 11)
+        if minute is not in range (0 to 59)
+        if seconds in minute not in range (0 to 59)
+        if seconds in day not in range (0 to 86399)
+        if the interval is invalid
+
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalGetDaySecond -------------------- 
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+     Gets values of day second interval
+  PARAMETERS
+        hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+        err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().     
+        day     (OUT) - number of days
+        hour    (OUT) - number of hours
+        min     (OUT) - number of mins
+        sec     (OUT) - number of secs
+        fsec    (OUT) - number of fractional seconds
+        result     (IN)  - resulting interval 
+  RETURNS
+        OCI_SUCCESS on success
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalGetYearMonth -------------------- 
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+     Gets year month from an interval
+  PARAMETERS
+        hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+        err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().     
+        year    (OUT)   - year value
+        month   (OUT)   - month value
+        result     (IN)  - resulting interval 
+  RETURNS
+        OCI_SUCCESS on success
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+
+
+
+-------------------------- OCIIntervalAdd ------------------------------
+sword OCIIntervalAdd(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *addend1, 
+                        OCIInterval *addend2, OCIInterval *result );
+NAME OCIIntervalAdd - Adds two intervals 
+PARAMETERS
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+addend1  (IN)   - Interval to be added 
+addend2  (IN)   - Interval to be added 
+result   (OUT)  - resulting interval (addend1 + addend2) 
+DESCRIPTION
+     Adds two intervals to produce a resulting interval
+RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS on success
+     OCI_ERROR if:
+        the two input intervals are not mutually comparable.
+        the resulting year would go above SB4MAXVAL
+        the resulting year would go below SB4MINVAL
+     OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+NOTES
+     The two input intervals must be mutually comparable
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalSubtract ------------------------------- 
+sword OCIIntervalSubtract(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *minuend, 
+                            OCIInterval *subtrahend, OCIInterval *result );
+NAME - OCIIntervalSubtract - subtracts two intervals
+PARAMETERS
+hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().     
+minuend    (IN)   - interval to be subtracted from 
+subtrahend (IN)   - interval subtracted from minuend 
+result     (OUT)  - resulting interval (minuend - subtrahend) 
+DESCRIPTION
+     Subtracts two intervals and stores the result in an interval
+RETURNS
+        OCI_SUCCESS on success
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+        OCI_ERROR if:
+           the two input intervals are not mutually comparable.
+           the resulting leading field would go below SB4MINVAL 
+           the resulting leading field would go above SB4MAXVAL
+
+---------------------- OCIIntervalMultiply --------------------------------- 
+sword OCIIntervalMultiply(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIInterval *inter,
+                        OCINumber *nfactor, OCIInterval *result );
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+     Multiplies an interval by an Oracle Number to produce an interval
+  PARAMETERS
+        hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+     err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+     inter  (IN)   - Interval to be multiplied 
+     nfactor  (IN)   - Oracle Number to be multiplied 
+     result   (OUT)  - resulting interval (ifactor * nfactor) 
+  RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS on success
+     OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+     OCI_ERROR if:
+        the resulting year would go above SB4MAXVAL
+        the resulting year would go below SB4MINVAL
+
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalSetDaySecond -------------------- 
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+     Sets day second interval
+  PARAMETERS
+        hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+        err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().     
+        day     (IN) - number of days
+        hour    (IN) - number of hours
+        min     (IN) - number of mins
+        sec     (IN) - number of secs
+        fsec    (IN) - number of fractional seconds
+        result     (OUT)  - resulting interval 
+  RETURNS
+        OCI_SUCCESS on success
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalSetYearMonth -------------------- 
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+     Sets year month interval
+  PARAMETERS
+        hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+        err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().     
+        year    (IN)   - year value
+        month   (IN)   - month value
+        result     (OUT)  - resulting interval 
+  RETURNS
+        OCI_SUCCESS on success
+        OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+
+
+----------------------- OCIIntervalToNumber ---------------------------------
+sword OCIIntervalToNumber(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIInterval *inter,
+                          OCINumber *number);
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    Converts an interval to an Oracle Number
+  PARAMETERS
+     hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+    err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+    (IN)  inter - Interval to be converted 
+    (OUT) number - Oracle number result  (in years for YEARMONTH interval
+                     and in days for DAYSECOND)
+  RETURNS
+    OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+    OCI_SUCCESS on success 
+  NOTES
+    Fractional portions of the date (for instance, minutes and seconds if
+    the unit chosen is hours) will be included in the Oracle number produced.
+    Excess precision will be truncated.
+ 
+------------------------------- OCIIntervalToText -------------------------
+sword OCIIntervalToText( void *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIInterval *inter,
+                        ub1 lfprec, ub1 fsprec, OraText *buffer, 
+                        size_t buflen, size_t *resultlen );
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    Given an interval, produces a string representing the interval.
+  PARAMETERS
+     hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle. 
+    err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+    (IN)  inter - Interval to be converted 
+    (IN)  lfprec  - Leading field precision. Number of digits used to
+                represent the leading field.
+    (IN)  fsprec  - Fractional second precision of the interval. Number of
+                digits used to represent the fractional seconds.
+    (OUT) buffer - buffer to hold result 
+    (IN)  buflen - length of above buffer 
+    (OUT) resultlen - length of result placed into buffer 
+ 
+  RETURNS
+    OCI_SUCCESS on success
+    OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+    OCI_ERROR 
+        if the buffer is not large enough to hold the result
+  NOTES
+    The interval literal will be output as `year' or `[year-]month' for
+    YEAR-MONTH intervals and as `seconds' or `minutes[:seconds]' or
+    `hours[:minutes[:seconds]]' or `days[ hours[:minutes[:seconds]]]' for
+    DAY-TIME intervals (where optional fields are surrounded by brackets).
+
+ ---------------------- OCIIntervalFromTZ -------------------- 
+sword OCIIntervalFromTZ(void *hndl, OCIError *err, const oratext *inpstring,
+                        size_t str_len, OCIInterval *result);
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    Retuns an OCI_DTYPE_INTERVAL_DS OCIInterval with the region id (if
+    the region is specified in the input string) set and the current
+    absolute offset or an absolut offset with the region id set to 0.
+  PARAMETERS
+    hndl (IN) - Session/Env handle.
+    err (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+    inpstring (IN) - pointer to the input string
+    str_len (IN) - inpstring length
+    result - Output Interval 
+  RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS on success
+     OCI_INVALID_HANDLE if 'err' is NULL.
+     OCI_ERROR on error
+        Bad interval type
+        Timezone errors
+  NOTES
+     The input string must be of the form [+/-]TZH:TZM or 'TZR [TZD]'
+
+ ----------------------- OCIKerbAttrSet ---------------------
+sword OCIKerbAttrSet(OCISession *trgthndlp, ub4 auth_mode, 
+                     ub1 *ftgt_ticket, ub4 ftgt_ticket_len, 
+                     ub1 *ftgt_sesskey, ub4 ftgt_sesskey_len, 
+                     ub2 ftgt_keytype, ub4 ftgt_ticket_flags, 
+                     sb4 ftgt_auth_time, sb4 ftgt_start_time, 
+                     sb4 ftgt_end_time, sb4 ftgt_renew_time, 
+                     oratext *ftgt_principal, ub4 ftgt_principal_len,
+                     oratext *ftgt_realm, ub4 ftgt_realm_len, 
+                     OCIError *errhp);
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    This call sets the attributes required for Kerberos authentication
+    on the user handle.
+
+  PARAMETERS
+    trgthndlp (IN) - The pointer to a user handle.
+    auth_mode (IN) - Indicates what type of Kerberos credentials should
+                    be set. Options are:
+
+                    OCI_KERBCRED_PROXY 
+                                       - Set Kerberos credentials for use with
+                                          proxy authentication.
+                    OCI_KERBCRED_CLIENT_IDENTIFIER 
+                                         - Set Kerberos credentials for use
+                                           with secure client identifier.
+
+    ftgt_ticket (IN) - Forwardable Ticket Granting Ticket (FTGT).
+    ftgt_ticket_len (IN) - Length of FTGT.
+    ftgt_sesskey(IN) - Session Key associated with FTGT.
+    ftgt_sesskey_len (IN) - Length of session key.
+    ftgt_keytype (IN) -  Type of encryption key used to encrypt FTGT.
+    ftgt_ticket_flags (IN) - Flags associated with  encryption of FTGT.
+    ftgt_auth_time (IN) - Authentication time compatible with that in FTGT.
+    ftgt_start_time (IN) - Start time compatible with that indicated in FTGT.
+    ftgt_end_time (IN) - End time compatible with that indicated in FTGT.
+    ftgt_renew_time (IN) - Renew time compatible with that indicated in FTGT.
+    ftgt_principal (IN) - Client principal name from FTGT.
+    ftgt_principal_len (IN) - Length of client principal name.
+    ftgt_realm (IN) - Client realm name from FTGT.
+    ftgt_realm_len (IN) - Client realm name length.
+    errhp (IN/OUT) - error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                recorded in 'err' and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                The error recorded in 'err' can be retrieved by calling
+                OCIErrorGet().
+  RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS on success
+     OCI_ERROR on error
+  NOTES
+
+OCILdaToSvcCtx()
+Name
+OCI toggle version 7 Lda_Def to SerVice context handle
+Purpose
+Converts a V7 Lda_Def to a V8 service context handle.
+Syntax
+sword OCILdaToSvcCtx ( OCISvcCtx  **svchpp,
+                     OCIError   *errhp,
+                     Lda_Def    *ldap );
+Comments
+Converts a V7 Lda_Def to a V8 service context handle. The action of this call 
+can be reversed by passing the resulting service context handle to the 
+OCISvcCtxToLda() function.
+Parameters
+svchpp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+ldap (IN/OUT) - the V7 logon data area returned by OCISvcCtxToLda() from 
+this service context.
+Related Functions
+OCISvcCtxToLda()
+
+
+
+
+OCILobAppend()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob APpend
+
+Purpose
+Appends a LOB value at the end of another LOB. 
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobAppend ( OCISvcCtx        *svchp,
+                   OCIError         *errhp,
+                   OCILobLocator    *dst_locp,
+                   OCILobLocator    *src_locp );
+Comments
+Appends a LOB value at the end of LOB. The data is 
+copied from the source to the destination at the end of the destination. The 
+source and the destination must already exist. The destination LOB is 
+extended to accommodate the newly written data.
+
+It is an error to extend the destination LOB beyond the maximum length 
+allowed or to try to copy from a NULL LOB. 
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+dst_locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the destination LOB. 
+src_locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the source LOB. 
+
+Related Functions
+OCILobTrim()
+OCIErrorGet()
+OCILobWrite()
+OCILobCopy()
+
+
+
+OCILobAssign()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob ASsiGn
+
+Purpose
+Assigns one LOB/FILE locator to another.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobAssign ( OCIEnv                *envhp, 
+                     OCIError              *errhp, 
+                     const OCILobLocator   *src_locp, 
+                     OCILobLocator         **dst_locpp );
+
+Comments
+Assign source locator to destination locator.  After the assignment, both 
+locators refer to the same LOB data.  For internal LOBs, the source locator's 
+LOB data gets copied to the destination locator's LOB data only when the 
+destination locator gets stored in the table.  Therefore, issuing a flush of 
+the object containing the destination locator will copy the LOB data. For 
+FILEs only the locator that refers to the OS file is copied to the table. The
+OS file is not copied.
+Note: The only difference between this and OCILobLocatorAssign is that this
+takes an environment handle whereas OCILobLocatorAssign takes an OCI service
+handle
+
+Parameters
+envhp (IN/OUT) - OCI environment handle initialized in object mode.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded 
+in errhp and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information can be 
+obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+src_locp (IN) - LOB locator to copy from.
+dst_locpp (IN/OUT) - LOB locator to copy to.  The caller must allocate space 
+for the OCILobLocator by calling OCIDescriptorAlloc().
+
+See also
+OCIErrorGet()
+OCILobIsEqual()
+OCILobLocatorIsInit()
+OCILobLocatorAssign()
+
+
+OCILobCharSetForm()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Get Character Set Form
+
+Purpose
+Gets the LOB locator's character set fpr,, if any.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobCharSetForm ( OCIEnv                    *envhp, 
+                          OCIError                  *errhp, 
+                          const OCILobLocator       *locp, 
+                          ub1                       *csfrm );
+
+Comments
+Returns the character set form of the input LOB locator in the csfrm output 
+parameter. 
+
+Parameters
+envhp (IN/OUT) - OCI environment handle initialized in object mode.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - error handle. The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it 
+is recorded in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic 
+information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+locp (IN) - LOB locator for which to get the character set form.
+csfrm(OUT) - character set form of the input LOB locator.  If the input 
+locator is for a BLOB or a BFILE, csfrm is set to 0 since there is no concept 
+of a character set for binary LOBs/FILEs.  The caller must allocate space for 
+the csfrm (ub1) and not write into the space.
+See also
+OCIErrorGet(), OCILobCharSetId(), OCILobLocatorIsInit
+
+
+
+OCILobCharSetId()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob get Character Set IDentifier
+
+Purpose
+Gets the LOB locator's character set ID, if any.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobCharSetId ( OCIEnv                    *envhp, 
+                        OCIError                  *errhp, 
+                        const OCILobLocator       *locp, 
+                        ub2                       *csid );
+
+Comments
+Returns the character set ID of the input LOB locator in the cid output 
+parameter. 
+
+Parameters
+envhp (IN/OUT) - OCI environment handle initialized in object mode.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - error handle. The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it 
+is recorded in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic 
+information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+locp (IN) - LOB locator for which to get the character set ID.
+csid (OUT) - character set ID of the input LOB locator.  If the input locator 
+is for a BLOB or a BFILE, csid is set to 0 since there is no concept of a 
+character set for binary LOBs/FILEs.  The caller must allocate space for the 
+character set id of type ub2 and not write into the space.
+
+See also
+OCIErrorGet(), OCILobCharSetForm(), OCILobLocatorIsInit()
+
+
+
+OCILobCopy()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Copy
+
+Purpose
+Copies a portion of a LOB value into another LOB value.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobCopy ( OCISvcCtx        *svchp,
+                   OCIError         *errhp,
+                   OCILobLocator    *dst_locp,
+                   OCILobLocator    *src_locp,
+                   ub4              amount,
+                   ub4              dst_offset,
+                   ub4              src_offset );
+
+Comments
+Copies a portion of a LOB value into another LOB as specified. The data 
+is copied from the source to the destination. The source (src_locp) and the 
+destination (dlopb) LOBs must already exist.
+If the data already exists at the destination's start position, it is 
+overwritten with the source data. If the destination's start position is 
+beyond the end of the current data, a hole is created from the end of the data
+to the beginning of the newly written data from the source. The destination 
+LOB is extended to accommodate the newly written data if it extends 
+beyond the current length of the destination LOB. 
+It is an error to extend the destination LOB beyond the maximum length 
+allowed or to try to copy from a NULL LOB.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+dst_locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the destination LOB. 
+src_locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the source LOB. 
+amount (IN) - the number of character or bytes, as appropriate, to be copied.
+dst_offset (IN) - this is the absolute offset for the destination LOB. 
+For character LOBs it is the number of characters from the beginning of the 
+LOB at which to begin writing. For binary LOBs it is the number of bytes from 
+the beginning of the lob from which to begin reading. The offset starts at 1.
+src_offset (IN) - this is the absolute offset for the source LOB. 
+For character LOBs it is the number of characters from the beginning of the 
+LOB, for binary LOBs it is the number of bytes. Starts at 1.
+
+See Also 
+OCIErrorGet(), OCILobAppend(), OCILobWrite(), OCILobTrim()
+
+OCILobCreateTemporary()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Create Temporary
+
+Purpose
+Create a Temporary Lob
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobCreateTemporary(OCISvcCtx          *svchp,
+                            OCIError           *errhp,
+                            OCILobLocator      *locp,
+                            ub2                 csid,
+                            ub1                 csfrm,
+                            ub1                 lobtype,
+                            boolean             cache,
+                            OCIDuration         duration);
+
+
+Comments
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a locator which points to the temporary Lob
+csid (IN) - the character set id
+csfrm(IN) - the character set form
+lobtype (IN) - the lob type - one of the three constants OCI_TEMP_BLOB, 
+               OCI_TEMP_CLOB and OCI_TEMP_NCLOB
+cache(IN)-  TRUE if the temporary LOB goes through the cache; FALSE, if not.
+duration(IN)- duration of the temporary LOB; Can be a valid duration id or one 
+              of the values: OCI_DURATION_SESSION, OCI_DURATION_CALL
+              Note: OCI_DURATION_TRANSACTION is NOT supported in 8.1
+Related functions
+OCILobFreeTemporary()
+OCILobIsTemporary()
+
+OCILobDisableBuffering()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Disable Buffering
+
+Purpose
+Disable lob buffering for the input locator.
+
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobDisableBuffering ( OCISvcCtx      *svchp,
+                               OCIError       *errhp,
+                               OCILobLocator  *locp);
+
+Comments
+
+Disable lob buffering for the input locator.  The next time data is
+read/written from/to the lob through the input locator, the lob
+buffering subsystem is *not* used.  Note that this call does *not*
+implicitly flush the changes made in the buffering subsystem.  The 
+user must explicitly call OCILobFlushBuffer() to do this.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the LOB. 
+
+Related Functions
+OCILobEnableBuffering()
+OCIErrorGet()
+OCILobFlushBuffer()
+
+
+
+
+OCILobEnableBuffering()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Enable Buffering
+
+Purpose
+Enable lob buffering for the input locator.
+
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobEnableBuffering ( OCISvcCtx      *svchp,
+                              OCIError       *errhp,
+                              OCILobLocator  *locp);
+
+Comments
+
+Enable lob buffering for the input locator.  The next time data is
+read/written from/to the lob through the input locator, the lob
+buffering subsystem is used.  
+
+Once lob buffering is enabled for a locator, if that locator is passed to 
+one of the following routines, an error is returned:
+        OCILobCopy, OCILobAppend, OCILobErase, OCILobGetLength, OCILobTrim
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the LOB. 
+
+Related Functions
+OCILobDisableBuffering()
+OCIErrorGet()
+OCILobWrite()
+OCILobRead()
+OCILobFlushBuffer()
+
+
+
+
+OCILobErase()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob ERase
+
+Purpose
+Erases a specified portion of the LOB data starting at a specified offset.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobErase ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                  OCIError        *errhp,
+                  OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                  ub4             *amount,
+                  ub4             offset );
+
+Comments
+Erases a specified portion of the LOB data starting at a specified offset.
+The actual number of characters/bytes erased is returned. The actual number 
+of characters/bytes and the requested number of characters/bytes will differ 
+if the end of the LOB data is reached before erasing the requested number of 
+characters/bytes.
+If a section of data from the middle of the LOB data is erased, a hole is 
+created. When data from that hole is read, 0's are returned. If the LOB is
+NULL, this routine will indicate that 0 characters/bytes were erased.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+locp (IN/OUT) - the LOB for which to erase a section of data.
+amount (IN/OUT) - On IN, the number of characters/bytes to erase. On OUT, 
+the actual number of characters/bytes erased.
+offset (IN) - absolute offset from the beginning of the LOB data from which 
+to start erasing data. Starts at 1.
+
+See Also
+OCIErrorGet(), OCILobRead(), OCILobWrite()
+
+OCILobOpen()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Open
+
+Purpose
+Opens an internal or external Lob.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobOpen( OCISvcCtx        *svchp,
+                  OCIError         *errhp,
+                  OCILobLocator    *locp,
+                  ub1               mode );
+
+Comments
+It is an error if the same lob is opened more than once in
+the same transaction. Lobs are opened implicitly if they are
+not opened before using them. A LOB has to be closed before
+the transaction commits else the transaction is rolled back.
+Open locators are closed if the transaction aborts. Multiple 
+users can open the same lob on different locators.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+locp (IN/OUT) - locator points to the LOB to be opened
+mode (IN) - mode in which to open the lob. The valid modes are
+read-only - OCI_FILE_READONLY, read-write - OCI_FILE_READWRITE 
+
+OCILobClose()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Close
+
+Purpose
+Closes an open internal or external Lob.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobClose( OCISvcCtx        *svchp,
+                   OCIError         *errhp,
+                   OCILobLocator    *locp );
+
+
+Comments
+It is an error if the lob is not open at this time. All LOBs
+that have been opened in a transaction have to be closed 
+before the transaction commits, else the transaction gets
+rolled back.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+locp  (IN)  - A locator that was opened using OCILobOpen()
+
+
+OCILobFileClose()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob File CLoSe
+
+Purpose
+Closes a previously opened FILE.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFileClose ( OCISvcCtx            *svchp,
+                        OCIError             *errhp,
+                        OCILobLocator        *filep );
+
+Comments
+Closes a previously opened FILE. It is an error if this function is called for
+an internal LOB. No error is returned if the FILE exists but is not opened.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+filep (IN/OUT) - a pointer to a FILE locator to be closed.
+
+See Also
+OCIErrorGet(), OCILobFileOpen(), OCILobFileCloseAll(), OCILobFileIsOpen(),
+OCILobFileExists(), CREATE DIRECTORY DDL
+
+
+
+
+OCILobFileCloseAll()
+
+Name
+OCI LOB FILE Close All
+
+Purpose
+Closes all open FILEs on a given service context.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFileCLoseAll ( OCISvcCtx *svchp, 
+                           OCIError  *errhp );
+
+Comments
+Closes all open FILEs on a given service context.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+
+See also
+OCILobFileClose(),
+OCIErrorGet(), OCILobFileOpen(), OCILobFileIsOpen(),
+OCILobFileExists(), CREATE DIRECTORY DDL
+
+
+
+
+OCILobFileExists()
+
+Name
+OCI LOB FILE exists
+
+Purpose
+Tests to see if the FILE exists on the server
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFileExists ( OCISvcCtx     *svchp,
+                         OCIError      *errhp,
+                         OCILobLocator *filep,
+                         boolean       *flag );
+
+Comments
+Checks to see if a FILE exists for on the server.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the OCI service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - error handle. The OCI error handle. If there is an error, 
+it is recorded in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic 
+information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+filep (IN) - pointer to the FILE locator that refers to the file.
+flag (OUT) - returns TRUE if the FILE exists; FALSE if it does not.
+
+See also
+OCIErrorGet, CREATE DIRECTORY (DDL)
+
+
+
+
+OCILobFileGetName()
+
+Name
+OCI LOB FILE Get file Name
+
+Purpose
+Gets the FILE locator's directory alias and file name.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFileGetName ( OCIEnv                   *envhp,
+                          OCIError                 *errhp, 
+                          const OCILobLocator      *filep, 
+                          OraText                     *dir_alias,
+                          ub2                      *d_length, 
+                          OraText                     *filename, 
+                          ub2                      *f_length );
+
+Comments
+Returns the directory alias and file name associated with this file locator.  
+
+Parameters
+envhp (IN/OUT) - OCI environment handle initialized in object mode.
+errhp (IN/OUT) -The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+errhp and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information can be 
+obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+filep (IN) - FILE locator for which to get the directory alias and file name.
+dir_alias (OUT) - buffer into which the directory alias name is placed. The 
+caller must allocate enough space for the directory alias name and must not 
+write into the space.
+d_length (IN/OUT)                 
+        - IN: length of the input dir_alias string;
+        - OUT: length of the returned dir_alias string.
+filename (OUT) - buffer into which the file name is placed. The caller must 
+allocate enough space for the file name and must not write into the space.
+f_length (IN/OUT) 
+        - IN: length of the input filename string;
+         - OUT: lenght of the returned filename string.
+
+See also
+OCILobFileSetName(), OCIErrorGet()
+
+
+
+
+OCILobFileIsOpen()
+
+Name
+OCI LOB FILE Is Open?
+
+Purpose
+Tests to see if the FILE is open
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFileIsOpen ( OCISvcCtx *svchp,
+                         OCIError  *errhp,
+                         OCILobLocator *filep,
+                         boolean       *flag );
+
+Comments
+Checks to see if the FILE on the server is open for a given LobLocator.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the OCI service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - error handle. The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it 
+is recorded in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic 
+information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+filep (IN) - pointer to the FILE locator being examined. If the input file 
+locator was never passed to OCILobFileOpen(), the file is considered not to 
+be opened by this locator. However, a different locator may have opened the 
+file. More than one file opens can be performed on the same file using 
+different locators.
+flag (OUT) - returns TRUE if the FILE is opened using this locator; FALSE if 
+it is not. 
+
+See also
+OCIErrorGet, OCILobFileOpen, OCILobFileClose, OCILobFileCloseAll, CREATE 
+DIRECTORY SQL command
+
+
+OCILobFileOpen()
+
+Name
+OCI LOB FILE open
+
+Purpose
+Opens a FILE for read-only access
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFileOpen ( OCISvcCtx            *svchp,
+                     OCIError             *errhp,
+                     OCILobLocator        *filep,
+                     ub1                  mode );
+
+Comments
+Opens a FILE. The FILE can be opened for read-only access only. FILEs may not 
+be written to throough ORACLE.
+
+Parameters 
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+filep (IN/OUT) - the FILE to open. Error if the locator does not refer to a 
+FILE. 
+mode (IN) - mode in which to open the file. The only valid mode is 
+read-only - OCI_FILE_READONLY. 
+
+See Also
+OCILobFileClose, OCIErrorGet, OCILobFileCloseAll, OCILobFileIsOpen, 
+OCILobFileSetName, CREATE DIRECTORY 
+
+
+
+
+OCILobFileSetName()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob File Set NaMe
+
+Purpose
+Sets directory alias and file name in the FILE locator.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFileSetName ( OCIEnv             *envhp,
+                          OCIError           *errhp,
+                          OCILobLocator      **filepp,
+                          OraText               *dir_alias,
+                          ub2                d_length, 
+                          OraText               *filename, 
+                          ub2                f_length );
+Comments
+Sets the directory alias and file name in the LOB file locator.  
+Parameters
+envhp (IN/OUT) - OCI environment handle initialized in object mode.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded 
+in errhp and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information can be 
+obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+filepp (IN/OUT) - FILE locator for which to set the directory alias name.
+The caller must have already allocated space for the locator by calling
+OCIDescriptorAlloc().
+dir_alias (IN) - buffer that contains the directory alias name to set in the 
+locator.
+d_length (IN) - length of the input dir_alias parameter.
+filename (IN) - buffer that contains the file name is placed.
+f_length (IN) - length of the input filename parameter.
+See also
+OCILobFileGetName, OCIErrorGet, CREATE DIRECTORY
+
+
+
+
+OCILobFlushBuffer()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Flush all Buffers for this lob.
+
+Purpose
+Flush/write all buffers for this lob to the server.
+
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFlushBuffer ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                          OCIError        *errhp,
+                          OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                          ub4              flag);
+
+Comments
+
+Flushes to the server, changes made to the buffering subsystem that 
+are associated with the lob referenced by the input locator.  This 
+routine will actually write the data in the buffer to the lob in 
+the database.  Lob buffering must have already been enabled for the 
+input lob locator.
+
+This routine, by default, does not free the buffer resources for
+reallocation to another buffered LOB operation. However, if you
+want to free the buffer explicitly, you can set the flag parameter
+to OCI_LOB_BUFFER_FREE.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the LOB. 
+flag    (IN)     - to indicate if the buffer resources need to be freed
+                   after a flush. Default value is OCI_LOB_BUFFER_NOFREE.
+                   Set it to OCI_LOB_BUFFER_FREE if you want the buffer
+                   resources to be freed.
+Related Functions
+OCILobEnableBuffering()
+OCILobDisableBuffering()
+OCIErrorGet()
+OCILobWrite()
+OCILobRead()
+
+
+OCILobFreeTemporary()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Free Temporary
+
+Purpose
+Free a temporary LOB
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobFreeTemporary(OCISvcCtx          *svchp,
+                          OCIError           *errhp,
+                          OCILobLocator      *locp);
+
+Comments
+  Frees the contents of the temporary Lob this locator is pointing to. Note
+  that the locator itself is not freed until a OCIDescriptorFree is done.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the LOB
+
+Related functions
+OCILobCreateTemporary()
+OCILobIsTemporary()
+
+
+Name
+OCI Lob/File Get Chunk Size
+
+Purpose
+When creating the table, the user can specify the chunking factor, which can
+be a multiple of Oracle blocks. This corresponds to the chunk size used by the
+LOB data layer when accessing/modifying the LOB value. Part of the chunk is
+used to store system-related information and the rest stores the LOB value.
+This function returns the amount of space used in the LOB chunk to store 
+the LOB value.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobGetChunkSize ( OCISvcCtx      *svchp,
+                           OCIError       *errhp,
+                           OCILobLocator  *locp,
+                           ub4            *chunksizep );
+
+Comments
+ Performance will be improved if the user issues read/write
+requests using a multiple of this chunk size. For writes, there is an added 
+benefit since LOB chunks are versioned and, if all writes are done on chunk
+basis, no extra/excess versioning is done nor duplicated. Users could batch 
+up the write until they have enough for a chunk instead of issuing several
+write calls for the same chunk.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+locp (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references the LOB. For internal
+LOBs, this locator must be a locator that was obtained from the server 
+specified by svchp. For FILEs, this locator can be initialized by a Select or
+OCILobFileSetName.
+chunksizep (OUT) - On output, it is the length of the LOB if not NULL - for 
+character LOBs it is the number of characters, for binary LOBs it is the 
+number of bytes in the LOB.
+
+Related Functions
+
+OCILobGetLength()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob/File Length
+
+Purpose
+Gets the length of a LOB/FILE. 
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobGetLength ( OCISvcCtx      *svchp,
+                        OCIError       *errhp,
+                        OCILobLocator  *locp,
+                        ub4            *lenp );
+
+Comments
+Gets the length of a LOB/FILE. If the LOB/FILE is NULL, the length is 
+undefined.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+locp (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references the LOB. For internal
+LOBs, this locator must be a locator that was obtained from the server 
+specified by svchp. For FILEs, this locator can be initialized by a Select or
+OCILobFileSetName.
+lenp (OUT) - On output, it is the length of the LOB if not NULL - for 
+character LOBs it is the number of characters, for binary LOBs it is the 
+number of bytes in the LOB.
+
+Related Functions
+OCIErrorGet, OCIFileSetName
+
+
+
+OCILobIsEqual()
+
+Name
+
+OCI Lob Is Equal
+
+Purpose
+Compares two LOB locators for equality.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobIsEqual ( OCIEnv                  *envhp,
+                      const OCILobLocator     *x,
+                      const OCILobLocator     *y,
+                      boolean                 *is_equal );
+
+Comments
+Compares the given LOB locators for equality.  Two LOB locators are equal if 
+and only if they both refer to the same LOB data.
+Two NULL locators are considered not equal by this function.
+Parameters
+envhp (IN) - the OCI environment handle.
+x (IN) - LOB locator to compare.
+y (IN) - LOB locator to compare.
+is_equal (OUT) - TRUE, if the LOB locators are equal; FALSE if they are not.
+
+See also
+OCILobAssign, OCILobLocatorIsInit
+OCILobLocatorAssign,
+OCILobIsOpen()
+
+Name
+
+OCI Lob Is Open
+sword OCILobIsOpen(svchp, errhp, locp, flag)
+OCISvcCtx     *svchp;
+OCIError      *errhp;
+OCILobLocator *locp;
+boolean       *flag;
+
+Comments
+   Checks if the LOB locator was opened before. flag is set to TRUE
+   if opened; FALSE otherwise 
+
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN) - the locator to test for temporary LOB
+flag(OUT) - TRUE, if the LOB locator points to is open
+                    FALSE, if not.
+
+OCILobIsTemporary()
+
+Name
+
+OCI Lob Is Temporary
+
+Purpose
+  Tests if this locator points to a temporary LOB
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobIsTemporary(OCIEnv            *envhp,
+                        OCIError          *errhp,
+                        OCILobLocator     *locp,
+                        boolean           *is_temporary);
+
+Comments
+Tests the locator to determine if it points to a temporary LOB.
+If so, is_temporary is set to TRUE. If not, is_temporary is set
+to FALSE.
+
+Parameters
+envhp (IN) - the environment handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN) - the locator to test for temporary LOB
+is_temporary(OUT) - TRUE, if the LOB locator points to a temporary LOB;
+                    FALSE, if not.
+
+See Also
+OCILobCreateTemporary, OCILobFreeTemporary
+
+
+OCILobLoadFromFile()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Load From File
+
+Purpose
+Load/copy all or a portion of the file into an internal LOB.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobLoadFromFile ( OCISvcCtx        *svchp,
+                           OCIError         *errhp,
+                           OCILobLocator    *dst_locp,
+                           OCILobLocator    *src_filep,
+                           ub4              amount,
+                           ub4              dst_offset,
+                           ub4              src_offset );
+
+Comments
+Loads/copies a portion or all of a file value into an internal LOB as 
+specified.  The data is copied from the source file to the destination 
+internal LOB (BLOB/CLOB).  No character set conversions are performed 
+when copying the bfile data to a clob/nclob.  The bfile data must already
+be in the same character set as the clob/nclob in the database.  No
+error checking is performed to verify this.
+The source (src_filep) and the destination (dst_locp) LOBs must already exist.
+If the data already exists at the destination's start position, it is 
+overwritten with the source data. If the destination's start position is 
+beyond the end of the current data, a hole is created from the end of the data
+to the beginning of the newly written data from the source. The destination 
+LOB is extended to accommodate the newly written data if it extends 
+beyond the current length of the destination LOB. 
+It is an error to extend the destination LOB beyond the maximum length 
+allowed or to try to copy from a NULL LOB.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+dst_locp (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the destination internal 
+LOB which may be of type blob, clob, or nclob. 
+src_filep (IN/OUT) - a locator uniquely referencing the source BFILE. 
+amount (IN) - the number of bytes to be copied.
+dst_offset (IN) - this is the absolute offset for the destination LOB. 
+For character LOBs it is the number of characters from the beginning of the 
+LOB at which to begin writing. For binary LOBs it is the number of bytes from 
+the beginning of the lob from which to begin reading. The offset starts at 1.
+src_offset (IN) - this is the absolute offset for the source BFILE.  It is 
+the number of bytes from the beginning of the LOB.  The offset starts at 1.
+
+See Also 
+OCIErrorGet(), OCILobAppend(), OCILobWrite(), OCILobTrim(), OCILobCopy()
+
+OCILobLocatorAssign()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob LOCATOR ASsiGn
+
+Purpose
+Assigns one LOB/FILE locator to another.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobLocatorAssign ( OCISvcCtx             *svchp, 
+                            OCIError              *errhp, 
+                            const OCILobLocator   *src_locp, 
+                            OCILobLocator         **dst_locpp );
+
+Comments
+Assign source locator to destination locator.  After the assignment, both 
+locators refer to the same LOB data.  For internal LOBs, the source locator's 
+LOB data gets copied to the destination locator's LOB data only when the 
+destination locator gets stored in the table.  Therefore, issuing a flush of 
+the object containing the destination locator will copy the LOB data. For 
+FILEs only the locator that refers to the OS file is copied to the table. The
+OS file is not copied.
+Note : the only difference between this and OCILobAssign is that this takes
+a OCI service handle pointer instead of a OCI environment handle pointer
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - OCI service handle initialized in object mode.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded 
+in errhp and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information can be 
+obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+src_locp (IN) - LOB locator to copy from.
+dst_locpp (IN/OUT) - LOB locator to copy to.  The caller must allocate space 
+for the OCILobLocator by calling OCIDescriptorAlloc().
+
+See also
+OCIErrorGet()
+OCILobIsEqual()
+OCILobLocatorIsInit()
+OCILobAssign()
+
+
+
+
+OCILobLocatorIsInit()
+
+Name
+OCI LOB locator is initialized?
+
+Purpose
+Tests to see if a given LOB locator is initialized.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobLocatorIsInit ( OCIEnv   *envhp,
+                            OCIError *errhp,
+                            const OCILobLocator *locp,
+                            boolean *is_initialized );
+
+Comments
+Tests to see if a given LOB locator is initialized.
+
+Parameters
+envhp (IN/OUT) - OCI environment handle initialized in object mode.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - error handle. The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it 
+is recorded in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic 
+information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+locp (IN) - the LOB locator being tested
+is_initialized (OUT) - returns TRUE if the given LOB locator is initialized; 
+FALSE if it is not.
+
+See also
+OCIErrorGet, OCILobIsEqual
+
+
+
+
+OCILobRead()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob/File ReaD
+
+Purpose
+Reads a portion of a LOB/FILE as specified by the call into a buffer. 
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobRead ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                   OCIError        *errhp,
+                   OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                   ub4             offset,
+                   ub4             *amtp,
+                   void           *bufp,
+                   ub4             bufl,
+                   void           *ctxp,  
+                   OCICallbackLobRead cbfp,
+                   ub2             csid,
+                   ub1             csfrm );
+
+Comments
+Reads a portion of a LOB/FILE as specified by the call into a buffer. Data 
+read from a hole is returned as 0s. It is an error to try to read from a NULL
+LOB/FILE. The OS FILE must already exist on the server and must have been 
+opened using the input locator. Oracle must hav epermission to read the OS 
+file and user must have read permission on the directory object.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+locp (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references a LOB. 
+offset (IN) - On input, it is the absolute offset, for character LOBs in the 
+number of characters from the beginning of the LOB, for binary LOBs it is the 
+number of bytes. Starts from 1.
+amtp (IN/OUT) - On input, the number of character or bytes to be read. On 
+output, the actual number of bytes or characters read. 
+If the amount of bytes to be read is larger than the buffer length it is 
+assumed that the LOB is being read in a streamed mode. On input if this value 
+is 0, then the data shall be read in streamed mode from the LOB until the end 
+of LOB. If the data is read in pieces, *amtp always contains the length of 
+the last piece read.  If a callback function is defined, then this callback 
+function will be invoked each time bufl bytes are read off the pipe. Each 
+piece will be written into bufp.
+If the callback function is not defined, then OCI_NEED_DATA error code will 
+be returned. The application must invoke the LOB read over and over again to 
+read more pieces of the LOB until the OCI_NEED_DATA error code is not 
+returned. The buffer pointer and the length can be different in each call 
+if the pieces are being read into different sizes and location. 
+bufp (IN) - the pointer to a buffer into which the piece will be read. The 
+length of the allocated memory is assumed to be bufl. 
+bufl (IN) - the length of the buffer in octets. 
+ctxp (IN) - the context for the call back function. Can be NULL.
+cbfp (IN) - a callback that may be registered to be called for each piece. If 
+this is NULL, then OCI_NEED_DATA will be returned for each piece. 
+The callback function must return OCI_CONTINUE for the read to continue. 
+If any other error code is returned, the LOB read is aborted. 
+  ctxp (IN) - the context for the call back function. Can be NULL.
+  bufp (IN) - a buffer pointer for the piece.
+  len (IN) - the length of length of current piece in bufp.
+  piece (IN) - which piece - OCI_FIRST_PIECE, OCI_NEXT_PIECE or 
+  OCI_LAST_PIECE.
+csid - the character set ID of the buffer data
+csfrm - the character set form of the buffer data
+
+Related Functions
+OCIErrorGet, OCILobWrite, OCILobFileOpen, OCILobFileSetName, CREATE DIRECTORY
+
+
+
+
+OCILobTrim()
+
+Name
+
+OCI Lob  Trim
+
+Purpose
+Trims the lob value to a shorter length
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobTrim ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                 OCIError        *errhp,
+                 OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                 ub4             newlen );
+
+Comments
+Truncates LOB data to a specified shorter length. 
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references the LOB. This locator 
+must be a locator that was obtained from the server specified by svchp. 
+newlen (IN) - the new length of the LOB data, which must be less than or equal
+to the current length. 
+
+Related Functions
+OCIErrorGet, OCILobWrite, OCiLobErase, OCILobAppend, OCILobCopy
+
+
+
+
+
+OCILobWrite()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Write
+
+Purpose
+Writes a buffer into a LOB
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobWrite ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                    OCIError        *errhp,
+                    OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                    ub4             offset,
+                    ub4             *amtp,
+                    void           *bufp, 
+                    ub4             buflen,
+                    ub1             piece,
+                    void           *ctxp,  
+                    OCICallbackLobWrite   (cbfp)
+                                    (
+                                    void    *ctxp,
+                                    void    *bufp,
+                                    ub4      *lenp,
+                                    ub1      *piecep ) 
+                    ub2             csid
+                    ub1             csfrm );
+
+
+Comments
+Writes a buffer into a LOB as specified. If LOB data already exists 
+it is overwritten with the data stored in the buffer.
+The buffer can be written to the LOB in a single piece with this call, or
+it can be provided piecewise using callbacks or a standard polling method.
+If this value of the piece parameter is OCI_FIRST_PIECE, data must be 
+provided through callbacks or polling.
+If a callback function is defined in the cbfp parameter, then this callback 
+function will be invoked to get the next piece after a piece is written to 
+the pipe. Each piece will be written from bufp.
+If no callback function is defined, then OCILobWrite() returns the 
+OCI_NEED_DATA error code. The application must all OCILobWrite() again 
+to write more pieces of the LOB. In this mode, the buffer pointer and the 
+length can be different in each call if the pieces are of different sizes and 
+from different locations. A piece value of OCI_LAST_PIECE terminates the 
+piecewise write. 
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references a LOB. 
+offset (IN) - On input, it is the absolute offset, for character LOBs in 
+the number of characters from the beginning of the LOB, for binary LOBs it 
+is the number of bytes. Starts at 1.
+bufp (IN) - the pointer to a buffer from which the piece will be written. The 
+length of the allocated memory is assumed to be the value passed in bufl. 
+Even if the data is being written in pieces, bufp must contain the first 
+piece of the LOB when this call is invoked.
+bufl (IN) - the length of the buffer in bytes.
+Note: This parameter assumes an 8-bit byte. If your platform uses a 
+longer byte, the value of bufl must be adjusted accordingly.
+piece (IN) - which piece of the buffer is being written. The default value for
+this parameter is OCI_ONE_PIECE, indicating the buffer will be written in a 
+single piece.
+The following other values are also possible for piecewise or callback mode: 
+OCI_FIRST_PIECE, OCI_NEXT_PIECE and OCI_LAST_PIECE.
+amtp (IN/OUT) - On input, takes the number of character or bytes to be 
+written. On output, returns the actual number of bytes or characters written. 
+If the data is written in pieces, *amtp will contain the total length of the 
+pieces written at the end of the call (last piece written) and is undefined in
+between. 
+(Note it is different from the piecewise read case)
+ctxp (IN) - the context for the call back function. Can be NULL.
+cbfp (IN) - a callback that may be registered to be called for each piece in 
+a piecewise write. If this is NULL, the standard polling method will be used.
+The callback function must return OCI_CONTINUE for the write to continue. 
+If any other error code is returned, the LOB write is aborted. The 
+callback takes the following parameters:
+  ctxp (IN) - the context for the call back function. Can be NULL.
+  bufp (IN/OUT) - a buffer pointer for the piece.
+  lenp (IN/OUT) - the length of the buffer (in octets) and the length of 
+  current piece in bufp (out octets).
+  piecep (OUT) - which piece - OCI_NEXT_PIECE or OCI_LAST_PIECE.
+csid - the character set ID of the buffer data
+csfrm - the character set form of the buffer data
+Related Functions
+
+OCILobWriteAppend()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Write Append
+
+Purpose
+Writes data to the end of a LOB value. This call provides the ability
+to get the length of the data and append it to the end of the LOB in
+a single round trip to the server.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobWriteAppend ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                    OCIError        *errhp,
+                    OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                    ub4             *amtp,
+                    void           *bufp, 
+                    ub4             buflen,
+                    ub1             piece,
+                    void           *ctxp,  
+                    OCICallbackLobWrite   (cbfp)
+                                    (
+                                    void    *ctxp,
+                                    void    *bufp,
+                                    ub4      *lenp,
+                                    ub1      *piecep ) 
+                    ub2             csid
+                    ub1             csfrm );
+
+
+Comments
+Writes a buffer to the end of a LOB as specified. If LOB data already exists 
+it is overwritten with the data stored in the buffer.
+The buffer can be written to the LOB in a single piece with this call, or
+it can be provided piecewise using callbacks or a standard polling method.
+If this value of the piece parameter is OCI_FIRST_PIECE, data must be 
+provided through callbacks or polling.
+If a callback function is defined in the cbfp parameter, then this callback 
+function will be invoked to get the next piece after a piece is written to the 
+pipe. Each piece will be written from bufp.
+If no callback function is defined, then OCILobWriteAppend() returns the 
+OCI_NEED_DATA error code. The application must all OCILobWriteAppend() again 
+to write more pieces of the LOB. In this mode, the buffer pointer and the 
+length can be different in each call if the pieces are of different sizes and 
+from different locations. A piece value of OCI_LAST_PIECE terminates the 
+piecewise write. 
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references a LOB. 
+bufp (IN) - the pointer to a buffer from which the piece will be written. The 
+length of the allocated memory is assumed to be the value passed in bufl. Even 
+if the data is being written in pieces, bufp must contain the first piece of 
+the LOB when this call is invoked.
+bufl (IN) - the length of the buffer in bytes.
+Note: This parameter assumes an 8-bit byte. If your platform uses a 
+longer byte, the value of bufl must be adjusted accordingly.
+piece (IN) - which piece of the buffer is being written. The default value for
+this parameter is OCI_ONE_PIECE, indicating the buffer will be written in a 
+single piece.
+The following other values are also possible for piecewise or callback mode: 
+OCI_FIRST_PIECE, OCI_NEXT_PIECE and OCI_LAST_PIECE.
+amtp (IN/OUT) - On input, takes the number of character or bytes to be 
+written. On output, returns the actual number of bytes or characters written. 
+If the data is written in pieces, *amtp will contain the total length of the 
+pieces written at the end of the call (last piece written) and is undefined in
+between. 
+(Note it is different from the piecewise read case)
+ctxp (IN) - the context for the call back function. Can be NULL.
+cbfp (IN) - a callback that may be registered to be called for each piece in a 
+piecewise write. If this is NULL, the standard polling method will be used.
+The callback function must return OCI_CONTINUE for the write to continue. 
+If any other error code is returned, the LOB write is aborted. The 
+callback takes the following parameters:
+  ctxp (IN) - the context for the call back function. Can be NULL.
+  bufp (IN/OUT) - a buffer pointer for the piece.
+  lenp (IN/OUT) - the length of the buffer (in octets) and the length of 
+  current piece in bufp (out octets).
+  piecep (OUT) - which piece - OCI_NEXT_PIECE or OCI_LAST_PIECE.
+csid - the character set ID of the buffer data
+csfrm - the character set form of the buffer data
+Related Functions
+
+
+
+
+OCILobGetStorageLimit()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Get Storage Limit
+
+Purpose
+To get the maximum Length of a LOB in bytes that can be stored in the database.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobGetStorageLimit ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                    OCIError        *errhp,
+                    OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                    oraub8          *limitp);
+
+
+Comments
+With unlimited size LOB support the limit for a LOB is no longer restricted
+to 4GB.
+This interface should be used to get the actual limit for storing data for
+a specific
+LOB locator. Note that if the compatibality is set to 9.2 or older the limit
+would still be 4GB.
+
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references a LOB. 
+limitp (OUT)  - The storage limit for a LOB in bytes.
+Related Functions
+
+
+
+
+OCILobGetOptions()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Get Options
+
+Purpose
+To get the current options set for the given SecureFile.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobGetOptions ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                         OCIError        *errhp,
+                         OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                         ub4              optypes,
+                         void            *optionsp,
+                         ub4             *optionslenp,
+                         ub4              mode);
+
+
+Comments
+This function only works on SecureFiles.  All others will get an error.
+
+Parameters
+svchp   (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp   (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp    (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references a LOB. 
+optypes (IN)     - the types of options flags to be retrieved.
+optionsp (OUT)   - the options flags or value for the given types.
+optionslenp (IN/OUT) - the length of option_value buffer
+mode    (IN)     - for future use (pass 0 for now).
+Related Functions
+OCISetOptions()
+
+OCILobSetOptions()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Set Options
+
+Purpose
+To set the options for the given SecureFile Lob.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobSetOptions ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                         OCIError        *errhp,
+                         OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                         ub4              optypes,
+                         void            *optionsp,
+                         ub4              optionslen,
+                         ub4              mode);
+
+
+Comments
+This function only works on SecureFile Lobs.  All others will get an error.
+
+Parameters
+svchp     (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp     (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp      (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references a LOB. 
+optypes   (IN)     - the types of options flags to be set.
+optionsp  (IN)     - the options flags or value to be set for the given types.
+optionslen (IN)    - then length of option_value buffer
+mode      (IN)     - for future use (pass 0 for now).
+Related Functions
+OCILobGetOptions()
+
+OCILobGetContentType()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Get Content Type
+
+Purpose
+To get the current contenttype set for the given SecureFile.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobGetContentType (OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                            OCIError        *errhp,
+                            OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                            oratext         *contenttypep,
+                            ub4             *contenttypelenp,
+                            ub4              mode);
+
+
+Comments
+This function only works on SecureFiles.  All others will get an error.
+If the securefile does not have a contenttype associated with it,
+the contenttype length (= *contenttypelenp) is returned as 0 without
+modifying the buffer contenttypep. 
+Parameters
+svchp      (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp      (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for
+                      diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp       (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references a LOB.
+contenttypep(IN/OUT)- pointer to the buffer where the contenttype is stored
+                      after successful execution.
+                      The caller needs to allocate the buffer before calling
+                      this function. The size of the allocated buffer should
+                      be >= OCI_LOB_CONTENTTYPE_MAXSIZE bytes
+contenttypelenp(IN/OUT)- The caller should set this field to the size
+                         of contenttypep buffer.
+                         After the call successfully executes, it will hold the
+                         size of the contenttype returned.
+mode           (IN) - for future use (pass 0 for now).
+Related Functions
+OCISetContentType()
+
+OCILobSetContentType()
+
+Name
+OCI Lob Set Content Type
+
+Purpose
+To set the contenttype for the given SecureFile Lob.
+
+Syntax
+sword OCILobSetContentType (OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                            OCIError        *errhp,
+                            OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                            const oratext   *contenttypep,
+                            ub4              contenttypelen,
+                            ub4              mode);
+
+
+Comments
+This function only works on SecureFiles.  All others will get an error.
+To clear an existing contenttype set on a securefile, the user will
+invoke OCILobSetContentType API with contenttypep  set to (oratext *)0,
+and contenttypelen set to 0.
+Parameters
+svchp     (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp     (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+locp      (IN/OUT) - a LOB locator that uniquely references a LOB.
+contenttypep  (IN) - the contenttype to be set for the given LOB.
+contenttypelen(IN) - the size of contenttype in bytes. The size of the
+                     contenttype should be <= OCI_LOB_CONTENTTYPE_MAXSIZE
+                     bytes.
+mode      (IN)     - for future use (pass 0 for now).
+Related Functions
+OCILobGetContentType()
+
+
+OCILogoff()
+Name
+OCI simplified Logoff
+Purpose
+This function is used to terminate a session created with OCILogon() or
+OCILogon2().
+Syntax
+sword OCILogoff ( OCISvcCtx      *svchp
+                   OCIError       *errhp );
+Comments
+This call is used to terminate a session which was created with OCILogon() or
+OCILogon2().  
+This call implicitly deallocates the server, authentication, and service 
+context handles.
+Note: For more information on logging on and off in an application, 
+refer to the section "Application Initialization, Connection, and 
+Authorization" on page 2-16.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle which was used in the call to 
+OCILogon() or OCILogon2().
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+See Also
+OCILogon(), OCILogon2().
+
+
+
+
+
+
+OCILogon()
+Name
+OCI Service Context Logon
+Purpose
+This function is used to create a simple logon session.
+Syntax
+sword OCILogon ( OCIEnv          *envhp,
+                       OCIError        *errhp,
+                       OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                       const OraText      *username,
+                       ub4             uname_len,
+                       const OraText      *password,
+                       ub4             passwd_len,
+                       const OraText      *dbname,
+                       ub4             dbname_len );
+Comments
+This function is used to create a simple logon session for an application. 
+Note: Users requiring more complex session (e.g., TP monitor 
+applications) should refer to the section "Application Initialization, 
+Connection, and Authorization" on page 2-16.
+This call allocates the error and service context handles which are passed to 
+it. This call also implicitly allocates server and authentication handles 
+associated with the session.  These handles can be retrieved by calling 
+OCIAttrGet() on the service context handle.
+Parameters
+envhp (IN) - the OCI environment handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+svchp (OUT) - the service context pointer.
+username (IN) - the username.
+uname_len (IN) - the length of username.
+password (IN) - the user's password.
+passwd_len (IN) - the length of password.
+dbname (IN) - the name of the database to connect to.
+dbname_len (IN) - the length of dbname.
+See Also
+OCILogoff()
+
+
+
+
+
+OCILogon2()
+Name
+OCI Service Context Logon
+Purpose
+This function is used to create a logon session in connection pooling mode.
+Syntax
+sword OCILogon2 ( OCIEnv          *envhp,
+                       OCIError        *errhp,
+                       OCISvcCtx       **svchp,
+                       const OraText      *username,
+                       ub4             uname_len,
+                       const OraText      *password,
+                       ub4             passwd_len,
+                       const OraText      *dbname,
+                       ub4             dbname_len,
+                       ub4             mode);
+Comments
+This function is used to create a simple logon session for an application in
+Connection Pooling mode. The valid values for mode are currently OCI_POOL and
+OCI_DEFAULT. Call to this function with OCI_DEFAULT mode is equivalent to 
+OCILogon() call.
+This call allocates the error and service context handles which are passed to 
+it. This call also implicitly allocates server and authentication handles 
+associated with the session.  These handles can be retrieved by calling 
+OCIAttrGet() on the service context handle. This call assumes that 
+OCIConnectionPoolCreate() has already been called for the same dbname.
+Parameters
+envhp (IN) - the OCI environment handle.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+svchp (OUT) - the service context pointer.
+username (IN) - the username.
+uname_len (IN) - the length of username.
+password (IN) - the user's password. If this is null, it is assumed that a
+                proxy session has to be created and the required grants on 
+                the database are already done.
+passwd_len (IN) - the length of password.
+dbname (IN) - the name of the database to connect to.
+dbname_len (IN) - the length of dbname.
+mode (IN) - the mode for doing the server attach. Should be OCI_POOL for
+            using Connection Pooling.
+
+
+See Also
+OCILogoff()
+
+
+
+
+
+OCIMemoryFree()
+Name
+OCI FREE Memory
+Purpose
+Frees up storage associated with the pointer.
+Syntax
+void OCIMemoryFree ( const OCIStmt   *stmhp,
+                     void           *memptr);
+Comments
+Frees up dynamically allocated data pointers associated with the pointer using 
+either the default memory free function or the registered memory free 
+function, as the case may be.
+A user-defined memory free function can be registered during the initial call 
+to OCIInitialize(). 
+This call is always successful. 
+Parameters
+stmhp (IN) - statement handle which returned this data buffer.
+memptr (IN) - pointer to data allocated by the client library. 
+Related Functions
+OCIInitialize()
+
+
+
+
+
+OCIParamGet()
+Name
+OCI Get PARaMeter
+Purpose
+Returns a descriptor of a parameter specified by position in the describe 
+handle or statement handle.
+Syntax
+sword OCIParamGet ( const void       *hndlp,
+                  ub4         htype,
+                  OCIError    *errhp,
+                  void    **parmdpp,
+                  ub4         pos );
+Comments
+This call returns a descriptor of a parameter specified by position in the 
+describe handle or statement handle. Parameter descriptors are always 
+allocated internally by the OCI library. They are read-only.
+OCI_NO_DATA may be returned if there are no parameter descriptors for this 
+position. 
+See Appendix B for more detailed information about parameter descriptor 
+attributes.
+Parameters
+hndlp (IN) - a statement handle or describe handle. The OCIParamGet() 
+function will return a parameter descriptor for this handle. 
+htype (IN) - the type of the handle passed in the handle parameter. Valid 
+types are OCI_HTYPE_DESCRIBE, for a describe handle OCI_HTYPE_STMT, for a 
+statement handle
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+parmdpp (OUT) - a descriptor of the parameter at the position given in the pos 
+parameter.
+pos (IN) - position number in the statement handle or describe handle. A 
+parameter descriptor will be returned for this position.
+Note: OCI_NO_DATA may be returned if there are no parameter 
+descriptors for this position. 
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet(), OCIAttrSet()
+
+
+
+
+
+OCIParamSet()
+Name
+OCI Parameter Set in handle
+Purpose
+Used to set a complex object retrieval descriptor into a complex object 
+retrieval handle.
+Syntax
+sword   OCIParamGet ( void *hndlp,
+                       ub4 htyp,
+                      OCIError *errhp,
+                      const void *dscp,
+                      ub4 dtyp,
+                      ub4 pos );
+Comments
+This call sets a given complex object retrieval descriptor into a complex 
+object retrieval handle.
+The handle must have been previously allocated using OCIHandleAlloc(), and 
+the descriptor must have been previously allocated using OCIDescAlloc(). 
+Attributes of the descriptor are set using OCIAttrSet().
+Parameters
+hndlp (IN/OUT) - handle pointer.
+htype (IN) - handle type.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - error handle.
+dscp (IN) - complex object retrieval descriptor pointer.
+dtyp (IN) - 
+pos (IN) - position number.
+See Also
+
+
+
+
+
+OCIPasswordChange()
+Name
+OCI Change PassWord
+Purpose
+This call allows the password of an account to be changed.
+Syntax
+sword OCIPasswordChange ( OCISvcCtx     *svchp,
+                        OCIError      *errhp,
+                        const OraText    *user_name,
+                        ub4           usernm_len,
+                        const OraText    *opasswd,
+                        ub4           opasswd_len,
+                        const OraText    *npasswd,
+                        sb4           npasswd_len,
+                        ub4           mode);
+Comments
+This call allows the password of an account to be changed. This call is 
+similar to OCISessionBegin() with the following differences:
+If the user authentication is already established, it authenticates 
+the account using the old password and then changes the 
+password to the new password
+If the user authentication is not established, it establishes a user 
+authentication and authenticates the account using the old 
+password, then changes the password to the new password.
+This call is useful when the password of an account is expired and 
+OCISessionBegin() returns an error or warning which indicates that the 
+password has expired. 
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - a handle to a service context. The service context handle 
+must be initialized and have a server context handle associated with it.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+user_name (IN) - specifies the user name. It points to a character string, 
+whose length is specified in usernm_len. This parameter must be NULL if the 
+service context has been initialized with an authentication handle.
+usernm_len (IN) - the length of the user name string specified in user_name. 
+For a valid user name string, usernm_len must be non-zero.
+opasswd (IN) - specifies the user's old password. It points to a character 
+string, whose length is specified in opasswd_len .
+opasswd_len (IN) - the length of the old password string specified in opasswd. 
+For a valid password string, opasswd_len must be non-zero.
+npasswd (IN) - specifies the user's new password. It points to a character 
+string, whose length is specified in npasswd_len which must be non-zero for a 
+valid password string. If the password complexity verification routine is 
+specified in the user's profile to verify the new password's complexity, the 
+new password must meet the complexity requirements of the verification 
+function.
+npasswd_len (IN)  - then length of the new password string specified in 
+npasswd. For a valid password string, npasswd_len must be non-zero.
+mode - pass as OCI_DEFAULT.
+Related Functions
+OCISessionBegin()
+
+
+----------------------------------OCIReset------------------------------------
+
+
+OCIReset()
+Name
+OCI Reset
+Purpose
+Resets the interrupted asynchronous operation and protocol. Must be called
+if a OCIBreak call had been issued while a non-blocking operation was in
+progress.
+Syntax
+sword OCIReset ( void      *hndlp,
+                 OCIError   *errhp);
+Comments
+This call is called in non-blocking mode ONLY. Resets the interrupted
+asynchronous operation and protocol. Must be called if a OCIBreak call 
+had been issued while a non-blocking operation was in progress. 
+Parameters
+hndlp (IN) - the service context handle or the server context handle.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+Related Functions
+
+
+OCIResultSetToStmt()
+Name
+OCI convert Result Set to Statement Handle
+Purpose
+Converts a descriptor to statement handle for fetching rows.
+Syntax
+sword OCIResultSetToStmt ( OCIResult     *rsetdp,
+                         OCIError      *errhp );
+Comments
+Converts a descriptor to statement handle for fetching rows.
+A result set descriptor can be allocated with a call to OCIDescAlloc().
+Parameters
+rsetdp (IN/OUT) - a result set descriptor pointer. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+Related Functions
+OCIDescAlloc()
+
+
+
+
+OCIServerAttach()
+Name
+OCI ATtaCH to server
+Purpose
+Creates an access path to a data source for OCI operations.
+Syntax
+sword OCIServerAttach ( OCIServer    *srvhp,
+                      OCIError     *errhp,
+                      const OraText   *dblink,
+                      sb4          dblink_len,
+                      ub4          mode);
+Comments
+This call is used to create an association between an OCI application and a 
+particular server. 
+This call initializes a server context handle, which must have been previously 
+allocated with a call to OCIHandleAlloc().
+The server context handle initialized by this call can be associated with a 
+service context through a call to OCIAttrSet(). Once that association has been 
+made, OCI operations can be performed against the server.
+If an application is operating against multiple servers, multiple server 
+context handles can be maintained. OCI operations are performed against 
+whichever server context is currently associated with the service context.
+Parameters
+srvhp (IN/OUT) - an uninitialized server context handle, which gets 
+initialized by this call. Passing in an initialized server handle causes an 
+error. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+dblink (IN) - specifies the database (server) to use. This parameter points to
+a character string which specifies a connect string or a service point. If the 
+connect string is NULL, then this call attaches to the default host. The length
+of connstr is specified in connstr_len. The connstr pointer may be freed by the
+caller on return.
+dblink_len (IN) - the length of the string pointed to by connstr. For a valid 
+connect string name or alias, connstr_len must be non-zero.
+mode (IN) - specifies the various modes of operation.  For release 8.0, pass as
+OCI_DEFAULT - in this mode, calls made to the server on this server context 
+are made in blocking mode. 
+Example
+See the description of OCIStmtPrepare() on page 13-96 for an example showing 
+the use of OCIServerAttach().
+Related Functions
+OCIServerDetach()
+
+
+
+OCIServerDetach()
+Name
+OCI DeTaCH server
+Purpose
+Deletes an access to a data source for OCI operations.
+Syntax
+sword OCIServerDetach ( OCIServer   *svrhp,
+                      OCIError    *errhp,
+                      ub4         mode); 
+Comments
+This call deletes an access to data source for OCI operations, which was 
+established by a call to OCIServerAttach(). 
+Parameters
+srvhp (IN) - a handle to an initialized server context, which gets reset to 
+uninitialized state. The handle is not de-allocated. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+mode (IN) - specifies the various modes of operation. The only valid mode is 
+OCI_DEFAULT for the default mode. 
+Related Functions
+OCIServerAttach()
+
+
+
+OCIServerVersion()
+Name
+OCI VERSion
+Purpose
+Returns the version string of the Oracle server.
+Syntax
+sword OCIServerVersion ( void        *hndlp, 
+                       OCIError     *errhp, 
+                       OraText         *bufp,
+                       ub4          bufsz
+                       ub1          hndltype );
+Comments
+This call returns the version string of the Oracle server. 
+For example, the following might be returned as the version string if your 
+application is running against a 7.3.2 server:
+Oracle7 Server Release 7.3.2.0.0 - Production Release
+PL/SQL Release 2.3.2.0.0 - Production
+CORE Version 3.5.2.0.0 - Production
+TNS for SEQUENT DYNIX/ptx: Version 2.3.2.0.0 - Production
+NLSRTL Version 3.2.2.0.0 - Production
+
+Parameters
+hndlp (IN) - the service context handle or the server context handle.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+bufp (IN) - the buffer in which the version information is returned.
+bufsz (IN) - the length of the buffer.
+hndltype (IN) - the type of handle passed to the function.
+Related Functions
+
+
+
+
+
+OCISessionBegin()
+Name
+OCI Session Begin and authenticate user
+Purpose
+Creates a user authentication and begins a user session for a given server.
+Syntax
+sword OCISessionBegin ( OCISvcCtx     *svchp,
+                      OCIError      *errhp,
+                      OCISession    *usrhp,
+                      ub4           credt,
+                      ub4           mode);
+
+Comments
+For Oracle8, OCISessionBegin() must be called for any given server handle 
+before requests can be made against it. Also, OCISessionBegin() only supports 
+authenticating the user for access to the Oracle server specified by the 
+server handle in the service context. In other words, after OCIServerAttach() 
+is called to initialize a server handle, OCISessionBegin() must be called to 
+authenticate the user for that given server. 
+When OCISessionBegin() is called for the first time for the given server 
+handle, the initialized authentication handle is called a primary 
+authentication context. A primary authentication context may not be created 
+with the OCI_MIGRATE mode. Also, only one primary authentication context can 
+be created for a given server handle and the primary authentication context c
+an only ever be used with that server handle. If the primary authentication 
+context is set in a service handle with a different server handle, then an 
+error will result.
+After OCISessionBegin() has been called for the server handle, and the primary 
+authentication context is set in the service handle, OCISessionBegin() may be 
+called again to initialize another authentication handle with different (or 
+the same) credentials. When OCISessionBegin() is called with a service handle 
+set with a primary authentication context, the returned authentication context
+in authp is called a user authentication context. As many user authentication 
+contexts may be initialized as desired.
+User authentication contexts may be created with the OCI_MIGRATE mode. 
+If the OCI_MIGRATE mode is not specified, then the user authentication 
+context can only ever be used with the same server handle set in svchp. If 
+OCI_MIGRATE mode is specified, then the user authentication may be set 
+with different server handles. However, the user authentication context is 
+restricted to use with only server handles which resolve to the same database 
+instance and that have equivalent primary authentication contexts. Equivalent 
+authentication contexts are those which were authenticated as the same 
+database user.
+OCI_SYSDBA, OCI_SYSOPER, OCI_SYSASM, and OCI_PRELIM_AUTH may only be used 
+with a primary authentication context.
+To provide credentials for a call to OCISessionBegin(), one of two methods are 
+supported. The first is to provide a valid username and password pair for 
+database authentication in the user authentication handle passed to 
+OCISessionBegin(). This involves using OCIAttrSet() to set the 
+OCI_ATTR_USERNAME and OCI_ATTR_PASSWORD attributes on the 
+authentication handle. Then OCISessionBegin() is called with 
+OCI_CRED_RDBMS.
+Note: When the authentication handle is terminated using 
+OCISessionEnd(), the username and password attributes remain 
+unchanged and thus can be re-used in a future call to OCISessionBegin(). 
+Otherwise, they must be reset to new values before the next 
+OCISessionBegin() call.
+The second type of credentials supported are external credentials. No 
+attributes need to be set on the authentication handle before calling 
+OCISessionBegin(). The credential type is OCI_CRED_EXT. This is equivalent 
+to the Oracle7 `connect /' syntax. If values have been set for 
+OCI_ATTR_USERNAME and OCI_ATTR_PASSWORD, then these are 
+ignored if OCI_CRED_EXT is used.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - a handle to a service context. There must be a valid server 
+handle set in svchp.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle to the retrieve diagnostic information.
+usrhp (IN/OUT) - a handle to an authentication context, which is initialized 
+by this call.
+credt (IN) - specifies the type of credentials to use for authentication. 
+Valid values for credt are:
+OCI_CRED_RDBMS - authenticate using a database username and 
+password pair as credentials. The attributes OCI_ATTR_USERNAME 
+and OCI_ATTR_PASSWORD should be set on the authentication 
+context before this call.
+OCI_CRED_EXT - authenticate using external credentials. No username 
+or password is provided.
+mode (IN) - specifies the various modes of operation. Valid modes are:
+OCI_DEFAULT - in this mode, the authentication context returned may 
+only ever be set with the same server context specified in svchp. This 
+establishes the primary authentication context.
+OCI_MIGRATE - in this mode, the new authentication context may be 
+set in a service handle with a different server handle. This mode 
+establishes the user authentication context. 
+OCI_SYSDBA - in this mode, the user is authenticated for SYSDBA 
+access.
+OCI_SYSOPER - in this mode, the user is authenticated for SYSOPER 
+access.
+OCI_SYSASM - in this mode, the user is authenticated for SYSASM
+access.  Note that only an ASM instance can grant SYSASM access.
+OCI_PRELIM_AUTH - this mode may only be used with OCI_SYSDBA, OCI_SYSASM, 
+or OCI_SYSOPER to authenticate for certain administration tasks.
+Related Functions
+OCISessionEnd()
+
+
+
+
+
+
+OCISessionEnd()
+Name
+OCI Terminate user Authentication Context
+Purpose
+Terminates a user authentication context created by OCISessionBegin()
+Syntax
+sword OCISessionEnd ( OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                    OCIError        *errhp,
+                    OCISession      *usrhp,
+                    ub4             mode);
+
+Comments
+The user security context associated with the service context is invalidated 
+by this call. Storage for the authentication context is not freed. The 
+transaction specified by the service context is implicitly committed. The 
+transaction handle, if explicitly allocated, may be freed if not being used.
+Resources allocated on the server for this user are freed.
+The authentication handle may be reused in a new call to OCISessionBegin().
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. There must be a valid server 
+handle and user authentication handle associated with svchp.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+usrhp (IN) - de-authenticate this user. If this parameter is passed as NULL, 
+the user in the service context handle is de-authenticated.
+mode (IN) - the only valid mode is OCI_DEFAULT.
+Example
+In this example, an authentication context is destroyed.
+Related Functions
+OCISessionBegin()
+
+
+
+
+OCIStmtExecute()
+Name
+OCI EXECute
+Purpose
+This call associates an application request with a server.
+Syntax
+sword OCIStmtExecute ( OCISvcCtx           *svchp,
+                     OCIStmt             *stmtp,
+                     OCIError            *errhp,
+                     ub4                 iters,
+                     ub4                 rowoff,
+                     const OCISnapshot   *snap_in,
+                     OCISnapshot         *snap_out,
+                     ub4                 mode );
+Comments
+This function  is used to execute a prepared SQL statement.
+Using an execute call, the application associates a request with a server. On 
+success, OCI_SUCCESS is returned.
+If a SELECT statement is executed, the description of the select list follows 
+implicitly as a response. This description is buffered on the client side for 
+describes, fetches and define type conversions. Hence it is optimal to 
+describe a select list only after an execute. 
+Also for SELECT statements, some results are available implicitly. Rows will 
+be received and buffered at the end of the execute. For queries with small row 
+count, a prefetch causes memory to be released in the server if the end of 
+fetch is reached, an optimization that may result in memory usage reduction. 
+Set attribute call has been defined to set the number of rows to be prefetched
+per result set.
+For SELECT statements, at the end of the execute, the statement handle 
+implicitly maintains a reference to the service context on which it is 
+executed. It is the user's responsibility to maintain the integrity of the 
+service context. If the attributes of a service context is changed for 
+executing some operations on this service context, the service context must 
+be restored to have the same attributes, that a statement was executed with, 
+prior to a fetch on the statement handle. The implicit reference is maintained 
+until the statement handle is freed or the fetch is cancelled or an end of 
+fetch condition is reached.
+Note: If output variables are defined for a SELECT statement before a 
+call to OCIStmtExecute(), the number of rows specified by iters will be 
+fetched directly into the defined output buffers and additional rows 
+equivalent to the prefetch count will be prefetched. If there are no 
+additional rows, then the fetch is complete without calling 
+OCIStmtFetch().
+The execute call will return errors if the statement has bind data types that 
+are not supported in an Oracle7 server.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - service context handle. 
+stmtp (IN/OUT) - an statement handle - defines the statement and the 
+associated data to be executed at the server. It is invalid to pass in a 
+statement handle that has bind of data types only supported in release 8.0 
+when srvchp points to an Oracle7 server. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. If the statement is being 
+batched and it is successful, then this handle will contain this particular 
+statement execution specific errors returned from the server when the batch is 
+flushed.
+iters (IN) - the number of times this statement is executed for non-Select 
+statements. For Select statements, if iters is non-zero, then defines must 
+have been done for the statement handle. The execution fetches iters rows into 
+these predefined buffers and prefetches more rows depending upon the prefetch 
+row count. This function returns an error if iters=0 for non-SELECT 
+statements.
+rowoff (IN) - the index from which the data in an array bind is relevant for 
+this multiple row execution. 
+snap_in (IN) - this parameter is optional. if supplied, must point to a 
+snapshot descriptor of type OCI_DTYPE_SNAP.  The contents of this descriptor 
+must be obtained from the snap_out parameter of a previous call.  The 
+descriptor is ignored if the SQL is not a SELECT.  This facility allows 
+multiple service contexts to ORACLE to see the same consistent snapshot of the 
+database's committed data.  However, uncommitted data in one context is not 
+visible to another context even using the same snapshot.
+snap_out (OUT) - this parameter optional. if supplied, must point to a 
+descriptor of type OCI_DTYPE_SNAP. This descriptor is filled in with an 
+opaque representation which is the current ORACLE "system change 
+number" suitable as a snap_in input to a subsequent call to OCIStmtExecute().  
+This descriptor should not be used any longer than necessary in order to avoid 
+"snapshot too old" errors. 
+mode (IN) - The modes are:
+If OCI_DEFAULT_MODE, the default mode, is selected, the request is 
+immediately executed. Error handle contains diagnostics on error if any. 
+OCI_EXACT_FETCH - if the statement is a SQL SELECT, this mode is 
+only valid if the application has set the prefetch row count prior to this 
+call. In this mode, the OCI library will get up to the number of rows 
+specified (i.e., prefetch row count plus iters). If the number of rows 
+returned by the query is greater than this value, OCI_ERROR will be 
+returned with ORA-01422 as the implementation specific error in a 
+diagnostic record. If the number of rows returned by the query is 
+smaller than the prefetch row count, OCI_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO will 
+be returned with ORA-01403 as the implementation specific error. The 
+prefetch buffer size is ignored and the OCI library tries to allocate all the 
+space required to contain the prefetched rows. The exact fetch semantics 
+apply to only the top level rows. No more rows can be fetched for this 
+query at the end of the call. 
+OCI_KEEP_FETCH_STATE - the result set rows (not yet fetched) of this 
+statement executed in this transaction will be maintained when the 
+transaction is detached for migration. By default, a query is cancelled 
+when a transaction is detached for migration. This mode is the default 
+mode when connected to a V7 server. 
+Related Functions
+OCIStmtPrepare()
+
+
+
+
+
+OCIStmtFetch()
+Name
+OCI FetCH
+Purpose
+Fetches rows from a query.
+Syntax
+sword OCIStmtFetch ( OCIStmt     *stmtp,
+                   OCIError    *errhp, 
+                   ub4         nrows,
+                   ub2         orientation,
+                   ub4         mode);
+Comments
+The fetch call is a local call, if prefetched rows suffice. However, this is 
+transparent to the application. If LOB columns are being read, LOB locators 
+are fetched for subsequent LOB operations to be performed on these locators. 
+Prefetching is turned off if LONG columns are involved. 
+A fetch with nrows set to 0 rows effectively cancels the fetch for this 
+statement.
+Parameters
+stmtp (IN) - a statement (application request) handle.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+nrows (IN) - number of rows to be fetched from the current position.
+orientation (IN) - for release 8.0, the only acceptable value is 
+OCI_FETCH_NEXT, which is also the default value. 
+mode (IN) - for release 8.0, beta-1, the following mode is defined.
+OCI_DEFAULT - default mode
+OCI_EOF_FETCH - indicates that it is the last fetch from the result set. 
+If nrows is non-zero, setting this mode effectively cancels fetching after 
+retrieving nrows, otherwise it cancels fetching immediately. 
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+OCIStmtFetch2()
+Name
+OCI FetCH2
+Purpose
+Fetches rows from a query.
+Syntax
+sword OCIStmtFetch2 ( OCIStmt     *stmtp,
+                   OCIError    *errhp, 
+                   ub4         nrows,
+                   ub2         orientation,
+                   ub4         scrollOffset,
+                   ub4         mode);
+Comments
+The fetch call works similar to the OCIStmtFetch call with the 
+addition of the fetchOffset parameter. It can be used on any 
+statement handle, whether it is scrollable or not. For a 
+non-scrollable statement handle, the only acceptable value 
+will be OCI_FETCH_NEXT, and the fetchOffset parameter will be 
+ignored. Applications are encouraged to use this new call. 
+
+A fetchOffset with OCI_FETCH_RELATIVE is equivalent to 
+OCI_FETCH_CURRENT with a value of 0, is equivalent to 
+OCI_FETCH_NEXT with a value of 1, and equivalent to 
+OCI_FETCH_PRIOR with a value of -1. Note that the range of 
+accessible rows is [1,OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT] beyond which an 
+error could be raised if sufficient rows do not exist in 
+
+The fetch call is a local call, if prefetched rows suffice. However, this is 
+transparent to the application. If LOB columns are being read, LOB locators 
+are fetched for subsequent LOB operations to be performed on these locators. 
+Prefetching is turned off if LONG columns are involved. 
+A fetch with nrows set to 0 rows effectively cancels the fetch for this 
+statement.
+Parameters
+stmtp (IN) - a statement (application request) handle.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+nrows (IN) - number of rows to be fetched from the current position.
+It defaults to 1 for orientation OCI_FETCH_LAST.
+orientation (IN) -  The acceptable values are as follows, with 
+OCI_FETCH_NEXT being the default value.
+OCI_FETCH_CURRENT gets the current row, 
+OCI_FETCH_NEXT gets the next row from the current position,
+OCI_FETCH_FIRST gets the first row in the result set,
+OCI_FETCH_LAST gets the last row in the result set, 
+OCI_FETCH_PRIOR gets the previous row from the current row in the result set, 
+OCI_FETCH_ABSOLUTE will fetch the row number (specified by fetchOffset 
+parameter) in the result set using absolute positioning,
+OCI_FETCH_RELATIVE will fetch the row number (specified by fetchOffset 
+parameter) in the result set using relative positioning.
+scrollOffset(IN) - offset used with the OCI_FETCH_ABSOLUTE and 
+OCI_FETCH_RELATIVE orientation parameters only. It specify
+the new current position for scrollable result set. It is 
+ignored for non-scrollable result sets. 
+mode (IN) - for release 8.0, beta-1, the following mode is defined.
+OCI_DEFAULT - default mode
+OCI_EOF_FETCH - indicates that it is the last fetch from the result set. 
+If nrows is non-zero, setting this mode effectively cancels fetching after 
+retrieving nrows, otherwise it cancels fetching immediately. 
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet()
+
+
+
+OCIStmtGetPieceInfo()
+Name
+OCI Get Piece Information
+Purpose
+Returns piece information for a piecewise operation.
+Syntax
+sword OCIStmtGetPieceInfo( const OCIStmt  *stmtp,
+                         OCIError       *errhp,
+                         void          **hndlpp,
+                         ub4            *typep,
+                         ub1            *in_outp,
+                         ub4            *iterp, 
+                         ub4            *idxp,
+                         ub1            *piecep );
+
+Comments
+When an execute/fetch call returns OCI_NEED_DATA to get/return a 
+dynamic bind/define value or piece, OCIStmtGetPieceInfo() returns the 
+relevant information: bind/define handle, iteration or index number and 
+which piece.
+See the section "Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on page 
+5-16 for more information about using OCIStmtGetPieceInfo().
+Parameters
+stmtp (IN) - the statement when executed returned OCI_NEED_DATA. 
+errhp (OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+hndlpp (OUT) - returns a pointer to the bind or define handle of the bind or 
+define whose runtime data is required or is being provided.
+typep (OUT) - the type of the handle pointed to by hndlpp: OCI_HTYPE_BIND 
+(for a bind handle) or OCI_HTYPE_DEFINE (for a define handle).
+in_outp (OUT) - returns OCI_PARAM_IN if the data is required for an IN bind 
+value. Returns OCI_PARAM_OUT if the data is available as an OUT bind 
+variable or a define position value.
+iterp (OUT) - returns the row number of a multiple row operation.
+idxp (OUT) - the index of an array element of a PL/SQL array bind operation.
+piecep (OUT) - returns one of the following defined values - 
+OCI_ONE_PIECE, OCI_FIRST_PIECE, OCI_NEXT_PIECE and 
+OCI_LAST_PIECE. The default value is always OCI_ONE_PIECE. 
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet(), OCIAttrGet(), OCIStmtExecute(), OCIStmtFetch(), 
+OCIStmtSetPieceInfo()
+
+
+
+
+OCIStmtPrepare()
+Name
+OCI Statement REQuest
+Purpose
+This call defines the SQL/PLSQL statement to be executed.
+Syntax
+sword OCIStmtPrepare ( OCIStmt      *stmtp,
+                     OCIError     *errhp,
+                     const OraText   *stmt, 
+                     ub4          stmt_len,
+                     ub4          language,
+                     ub4          mode);
+Comments
+This call is used to prepare a SQL or PL/SQL statement for execution. The 
+OCIStmtPrepare() call defines an application request. 
+This is a purely local call. Data values for this statement initialized in 
+subsequent bind calls will be stored in a bind handle which will hang off this 
+statement handle.
+This call does not create an association between this statement handle and any 
+particular server.
+See the section "Preparing Statements" on page 2-21 for more information 
+about using this call.
+Parameters
+stmtp (IN) - a statement handle.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle to retrieve diagnostic information.
+stmt (IN) - SQL or PL/SQL statement to be executed. Must be a null-terminated 
+string. The pointer to the OraText of the statement must be available as long 
+as the statement is executed.
+stmt_len (IN) - length of the statement. Must not be zero.
+language (IN) - V7, V8, or native syntax. Possible values are:
+OCI_V7_SYNTAX - V7 ORACLE parsing syntax
+OCI_V8_SYNTAX - V8 ORACLE parsing syntax
+OCI_NTV_SYNTAX - syntax depending upon the version of the server. 
+mode (IN) - the only defined mode is OCI_DEFAULT for default mode. 
+Example
+This example demonstrates the use of OCIStmtPrepare(), as well as the OCI 
+application initialization calls.
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet(), OCIStmtExecute()
+
+
+OCIStmtPrepare2()
+Name
+OCI Statement REQuest with (a) early binding to svchp and/or
+(b) stmt caching
+Purpose
+This call defines the SQL/PLSQL statement to be executed.
+Syntax
+sword OCIStmtPrepare2 ( OCISvcCtx *svchp,
+                     OCIStmt      **stmtp,
+                     OCIError     *errhp,
+                     const OraText   *stmt,
+                     ub4          stmt_len,
+                     const OraText *key,
+                     ub4          key_len,
+                     ub4          language,
+                     ub4          mode);
+Comments
+This call is used to prepare a SQL or PL/SQL statement for execution. The
+OCIStmtPrepare() call defines an application request.
+This is a purely local call. Data values for this statement initialized in
+subsequent bind calls will be stored in a bind handle which will hang off this
+statement handle.
+This call creates an association between the statement handle and a service
+context. It differs from OCIStmtPrepare in that respect.It also supports
+stmt caching. The stmt will automatically be cached if the authp of the stmt
+has enabled stmt caching.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - the service context handle that contains the session that
+             this stmt handle belongs to.
+stmtp (OUT) - an unallocated stmt handle must be pased in. An allocated
+              and prepared  statement handle will be returned.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle to retrieve diagnostic information.
+stmt (IN) - SQL or PL/SQL statement to be executed. Must be a null-
+            terminated string. The pointer to the OraText of the statement 
+            must be available as long as the statement is executed.
+stmt_len (IN) - length of the statement. Must not be zero.
+key (IN) - This is only Valid for OCI Stmt Caching. It indicates the
+           key to search with. It thus optimizes the search in the cache.
+key_len (IN) - the length of the key. This, too, is onlly valid for stmt
+               caching.
+language (IN) - V7, V8, or native syntax. Possible values are:
+OCI_V7_SYNTAX - V7 ORACLE parsing syntax
+OCI_V8_SYNTAX - V8 ORACLE parsing syntax
+OCI_NTV_SYNTAX - syntax depending upon the version of the server.
+mode (IN) - the defined modes are OCI_DEFAULT and OCI_PREP2_CACHE_SEARCHONLY.
+Example
+Related Functions
+OCIStmtExecute(), OCIStmtRelease()
+
+
+OCIStmtRelease()
+Name
+OCI Statement Release. This call is used to relesae the stmt that
+was retreived using OCIStmtPrepare2(). If the stmt is release
+using this call, OCIHandleFree() must not be called on the stmt
+handle.
+Purpose
+This call releases the statement obtained by OCIStmtPrepare2
+Syntax
+sword OCIStmtRelease ( OCIStmt      *stmtp,
+                     OCIError     *errhp,
+                     cONST OraText *key,
+                     ub4          key_len,
+                     ub4          mode);
+Comments
+This call is used to release a handle obtained via OCIStmtPrepare2().
+It also frees the memory associated with the handle.
+This is a purely local call.
+Parameters
+stmtp (IN/OUT) - The statement handle to be released/freed.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle to retrieve diagnostic information.
+key (IN) - This is only Valid for OCI Stmt Caching. It indicates the
+           key to tag the stmt with.
+key_len (IN) - the length of the key. This, too, is only valid for stmt
+               caching.
+mode (IN) - the defined modes are OCI_DEFAULT for default mode and
+            OCI_STRLS_CACHE_DELETE (only used for Stmt Caching).
+Example
+Related Functions
+OCIStmtExecute(), OCIStmtPrepare2()
+
+
+OCIStmtSetPieceInfo()
+Name
+OCI Set Piece Information
+Purpose
+Sets piece information for a piecewise operation.
+Syntax
+sword OCIStmtSetPieceInfo ( void             *hndlp,
+                          ub4               type,
+                          OCIError          *errhp,
+                          const void       *bufp,
+                          ub4               *alenp, 
+                          ub1               piece,
+                          const void       *indp, 
+                          ub2               *rcodep ); 
+Comments
+When an execute call returns OCI_NEED_DATA to get a dynamic IN/OUT 
+bind value or piece, OCIStmtSetPieceInfo() sets the piece information: the 
+buffer, the length, the indicator and which piece is currently being processed.
+For more information about using OCIStmtSetPieceInfo() see the section 
+"Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations" on page 5-16.
+Parameters
+hndlp (IN/OUT) - the bind/define handle.
+type (IN) - type of the handle. 
+errhp (OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+bufp (IN/OUT) - bufp is a pointer to a storage containing the data value or 
+the piece when it is an IN bind variable, otherwise bufp is a pointer to 
+storage for getting a piece or a value for OUT binds and define variables. For
+named data types or REFs, a pointer to the object or REF is returned.
+alenp (IN/OUT) - the length of the piece or the value. 
+piece (IN) - the piece parameter. The following are valid values: 
+OCI_ONE_PIECE, OCI_FIRST_PIECE, OCI_NEXT_PIECE, or 
+OCI_LAST_PIECE. 
+The default value is OCI_ONE_PIECE. This parameter is used for IN bind 
+variables only.
+indp (IN/OUT) - indicator. A pointer to a sb2 value or pointer to an indicator 
+structure for named data types (SQLT_NTY) and REFs (SQLT_REF), i.e., *indp 
+is either an sb2 or a void * depending upon the data type.
+rcodep (IN/OUT) - return code. 
+Related Functions
+OCIAttrGet(), OCIAttrGet(), OCIStmtExecute(), OCIStmtFetch(), 
+OCIStmtGetPieceInfo()
+
+
+OCIFormatInit
+Name
+OCIFormat Package Initialize
+Purpose
+Initializes the OCIFormat package.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatInit(void *hndl, OCIError *err);
+Comments
+This routine must be called before calling any other OCIFormat routine.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - OCI environment or session handle
+err (IN/OUT) - OCI error handle
+Related Functions
+OCIFormatTerm()
+
+
+OCIFormatString
+Name
+OCIFormat Package Format String
+Purpose
+Writes a text string into the supplied text buffer using the argument
+list submitted to it and in accordance with the format string given.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatString(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *buffer,
+                      sbig_ora bufferLength, sbig_ora *returnLength,
+                      const OraText *formatString, ...);
+Comments
+The first call to this routine must be preceded by a call to the
+OCIFormatInit routine that initializes the OCIFormat package
+for use.  When this routine is no longer needed then terminate
+the OCIFormat package by a call to the OCIFormatTerm routine.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl         (IN/OUT) - OCI environment or session handle
+err          (IN/OUT) - OCI error handle
+buffer       (OUT)    - text buffer for the string
+bufferLength (IN)     - length of the text buffer
+returnLength (OUT)    - length of the formatted string
+formatString (IN)     - format specification string
+...          (IN)     - variable argument list
+Related Functions
+
+
+OCIFormatTerm 
+Name
+OCIFormat Package Terminate
+Purpose
+Terminates the OCIFormat package.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTerm(void *hndl, OCIError *err);
+Comments
+It must be called after the OCIFormat package is no longer being used.
+Returns OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+Parameters
+hndl (IN/OUT) - OCI environment or session handle
+err (IN/OUT) - OCI error handle
+Related Functions
+OCIFormatInit()
+
+
+OCIFormatTUb1
+Name
+OCIFormat Package ub1 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the ub1 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTUb1(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTUb2
+Name
+OCIFormat Package ub2 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the ub2 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTUb2(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTUb4
+Name
+OCIFormat Package ub4 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the ub4 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTUb4(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTUword
+Name
+OCIFormat Package uword Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the uword type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTUword(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTUbig_ora
+Name
+OCIFormat Package ubig_ora Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the ubig_ora type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTUbig_ora(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTSb1
+Name
+OCIFormat Package sb1 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the sb1 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTSb1(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTSb2
+Name
+OCIFormat Package sb2 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the sb2 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTSb2(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTSb4
+Name
+OCIFormat Package sb4 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the sb4 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTSb4(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTSword
+Name
+OCIFormat Package sword Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the sword type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTSword(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTSbig_ora
+Name
+OCIFormat Package sbig_ora Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the sbig_ora type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTSbig_ora(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTEb1
+Name
+OCIFormat Package eb1 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the eb1 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTEb1(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTEb2
+Name
+OCIFormat Package eb2 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the eb2 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTEb2(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTEb4
+Name
+OCIFormat Package eb4 Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the eb4 type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTEb4(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTEword
+Name
+OCIFormat Package eword Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the eword type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTEword(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTChar
+Name
+OCIFormat Package text Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the text type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTChar(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTText
+Name
+OCIFormat Package *text Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the *text type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTText(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTDouble
+Name
+OCIFormat Package double Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the double type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTDouble(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatDvoid
+Name
+OCIFormat Package void Type
+Purpose
+Return the type value for the void type.
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTDvoid(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCIFormatTEnd
+Name
+OCIFormat Package end Type
+Purpose
+Return the list terminator's "type".
+Syntax
+sword OCIFormatTEnd(void);
+Comments
+None
+Parameters
+None
+Related Functions
+None
+
+
+OCISvcCtxToLda()
+Name
+OCI toggle SerVice context handle to Version 7 Lda_Def
+Purpose
+Toggles between a V8 service context handle and a V7 Lda_Def.
+Syntax
+sword OCISvcCtxToLda ( OCISvcCtx    *srvhp,
+                     OCIError     *errhp,
+                     Lda_Def      *ldap );
+Comments
+Toggles between an Oracle8 service context handle and an Oracle7 Lda_Def.
+This function can only be called after a service context has been properly 
+initialized.
+Once the service context has been translated to an Lda_Def, it can be used in 
+release 7.x OCI calls (e.g., obindps(), ofen()).
+Note: If there are multiple service contexts which share the same server 
+handle, only one can be in V7 mode at any time.
+The action of this call can be reversed by passing the resulting Lda_Def to 
+the OCILdaToSvcCtx() function.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN/OUT) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error. 
+ldap (IN/OUT) - a Logon Data Area for V7-style OCI calls which is initialized 
+by this call. 
+Related Functions
+OCILdaToSvcCtx()
+
+
+
+
+OCITransCommit()
+Name
+OCI TX (transaction) CoMmit
+Purpose
+Commits the transaction associated with a specified service context.
+Syntax
+sword OCITransCommit ( OCISvcCtx    *srvcp,
+                     OCIError     *errhp,
+                     ub4          flags );
+Comments
+The transaction currently associated with the service context is committed. If 
+it is a distributed transaction that the server cannot commit, this call 
+additionally retrieves the state of the transaction from the database to be 
+returned to the user in the error handle.
+If the application has defined multiple transactions, this function operates 
+on the transaction currently associated with the service context. If the 
+application is working with only the implicit local transaction created when 
+database changes are made, that implicit transaction is committed.
+If the application is running in the object mode, then the modified or updated 
+objects in the object cache for this transaction are also committed.
+The flags parameter is used for one-phase commit optimization in distributed 
+transactions. If the transaction is non-distributed, the flags parameter is 
+ignored, and OCI_DEFAULT can be passed as its value. OCI applications 
+managing global transactions should pass a value of 
+OCI_TRANS_TWOPHASE to the flags parameter for a two-phase commit. The 
+default is one-phase commit.
+Under normal circumstances, OCITransCommit() returns with a status 
+indicating that the transaction has either been committed or rolled back. With 
+distributed transactions, it is possible that the transaction is now in-doubt 
+(i.e., neither committed nor aborted). In this case, OCITransCommit() 
+attempts to retrieve the status of the transaction from the server. 
+The status is returned.
+Parameters
+srvcp (IN) - the service context handle.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+flags -see the "Comments" section above.
+Related Functions
+OCITransRollback()
+
+
+
+
+OCITransDetach()
+Name
+OCI TX (transaction) DeTach
+Purpose
+Detaches a transaction.
+Syntax
+sword OCITransDetach ( OCISvcCtx    *srvcp,
+                     OCIError     *errhp,
+                     ub4          flags);
+Comments
+Detaches a global transaction from the service context handle. The transaction 
+currently attached to the service context handle becomes inactive at the end 
+of this call. The transaction may be resumed later by calling OCITransStart(), 
+specifying  a flags value of OCI_TRANS_RESUME.
+When a transaction is detached, the value which was specified in the timeout 
+parameter of OCITransStart() when the transaction was started is used to 
+determine the amount of time the branch can remain inactive before being 
+deleted by the server's PMON process.
+Note: The transaction can be resumed by a different process than the one 
+that detached it, provided that the transaction has the same 
+authorization.
+Parameters
+srvcp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+flags (IN) - you must pass a value of OCI_DEFAULT for this parameter.
+Related Functions
+OCITransStart()
+
+
+
+OCITransForget()
+Name
+OCI TX (transaction) ForGeT
+Purpose
+Causes the server to forget a heuristically completed global transaction.
+Syntax
+sword OCITransForget ( OCISvcCtx     *svchp, 
+                     OCIError      *errhp,
+                     ub4           flags);
+
+Comments
+
+Forgets a heuristically completed global transaction. The server deletes the 
+status of the transaction from the system's pending transaction table.
+The XID of the transaction to be forgotten is set as an attribute of the 
+transaction handle (OCI_ATTR_XID).
+Parameters
+srvcp (IN) - the service context handle - the transaction is rolled back.
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+flags (IN) - you must pass OCI_DEFAULT for this parameter.
+Related Functions
+OCITransCommit(), OCITransRollback()
+
+
+OCITransMultiPrepare() 
+Name
+OCI Trans(action) Multi-Branch Prepare
+Purpose
+Prepares a transaction with multiple branches in a single call.
+Syntax
+sword OCITransMultiPrepare ( OCISvcCtx    *svchp,
+                             ub4           numBranches,
+                             OCITrans     **txns,
+                             OCIError     **errhp);
+
+Comments
+
+Prepares the specified global transaction for commit.
+This call is valid only for distributed transactions.
+This call is an advanced performance feature intended for use only in
+situations where the caller is responsible for preparing all the branches
+in a transaction. 
+Parameters
+srvcp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+numBranches (IN) - This is the number of branches expected. It is also the
+array size for the next two parameters.
+txns (IN) - This is the array of transaction handles for the branches to
+prepare. They should all have the OCI_ATTR_XID set. The global transaction
+ID should be the same.
+errhp (IN) - This is the array of error handles. If OCI_SUCCESS is not
+returned, then these will indicate which branches received which errors.
+Related Functions
+OCITransPrepare()
+
+
+OCITransPrepare()
+Name
+OCI TX (transaction) PREpare
+Purpose
+Prepares a transaction for commit.
+Syntax
+sword OCITransPrepare ( OCISvcCtx    *svchp, 
+                      OCIError     *errhp,
+                      ub4          flags);
+
+Comments
+
+Prepares the specified global transaction for commit.
+This call is valid only for distributed transactions.
+The call returns OCI_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO if the transaction has not made 
+any changes. The error handle will indicate that the transaction is read-only. 
+The flag parameter is not currently used. 
+Parameters
+srvcp (IN) - the service context handle. 
+errhp (IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+flags (IN) - you must pass OCI_DEFAULT for this parameter.
+Related Functions
+OCITransCommit(), OCITransForget()
+
+
+
+
+OCITransRollback()
+Name
+OCI TX (transaction) RoLlback
+Purpose
+Rolls back the current transaction.
+Syntax
+sword OCITransRollback ( void        *svchp, 
+                       OCIError     *errhp,
+                       ub4          flags );
+Comments
+The current transaction- defined as the set of statements executed since the 
+last OCITransCommit() or since OCISessionBegin()-is rolled back.
+If the application is running under object mode then the modified or updated 
+objects in the object cache for this transaction are also rolled back.
+An error is returned if an attempt is made to roll back a global transaction 
+that is not currently active.
+Parameters
+svchp (IN) - a service context handle. The transaction currently set in the 
+service context handle is rolled back.
+errhp -(IN) - an error handle which can be passed to OCIErrorGet() for 
+diagnostic information in the event of an error.
+flags - you must pass a value of OCI_DEFAULT for this parameter.
+Related Functions
+OCITransCommit()
+
+
+
+
+OCITransStart()
+Name
+OCI TX (transaction) STart
+Purpose
+Sets the beginning of a transaction.
+Syntax
+sword OCITransStart ( OCISvcCtx    *svchp, 
+                    OCIError     *errhp, 
+                    uword        timeout,
+                    ub4          flags);
+
+Comments
+This function sets the beginning of a global or serializable transaction. The 
+transaction context currently associated with the service context handle is 
+initialized at the end of the call if the flags parameter specifies that a new 
+transaction should be started.
+The XID of the transaction is set as an attribute of the transaction handle 
+(OCI_ATTR_XID)
+Parameters
+svchp (IN/OUT) - the service context handle. The transaction context in the 
+service context handle is initialized at the end of the call if the flag 
+specified a new transaction to be started.
+errhp (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in 
+err and this function returns OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information can be 
+obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+timeout (IN) - the time, in seconds, to wait for a transaction to become 
+available for resumption when OCI_TRANS_RESUME is specified. When 
+OCI_TRANS_NEW is specified, this value is stored and may be used later by 
+OCITransDetach().
+flags (IN) - specifies whether a new transaction is being started or an 
+existing transaction is being resumed. Also specifies serializiability or 
+read-only status. More than a single value can be specified. By default, 
+a read/write transaction is started. The flag values are:
+OCI_TRANS_NEW - starts a new transaction branch. By default starts a 
+tightly coupled and migratable branch.
+OCI_TRANS_TIGHT - explicitly specifies a tightly coupled branch
+OCI_TRANS_LOOSE - specifies a loosely coupled branch
+OCI_TRANS_RESUME - resumes an existing transaction branch. 
+OCI_TRANS_READONLY - start a readonly transaction
+OCI_TRANS_SERIALIZABLE - start a serializable transaction
+Related Functions
+OCITransDetach()
+
+
+
+
+
+******************************************************************************/
+/*-----------------------Dynamic Callback Function Pointers------------------*/
+ 
+ 
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackInBind)(void  *ictxp, OCIBind *bindp, ub4 iter,
+                                  ub4 index, void  **bufpp, ub4 *alenp,
+                                  ub1 *piecep, void  **indp);
+ 
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackOutBind)(void  *octxp, OCIBind *bindp, ub4 iter,
+                                 ub4 index, void  **bufpp, ub4 **alenp,
+                                 ub1 *piecep, void  **indp,
+                                 ub2 **rcodep);
+ 
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackDefine)(void  *octxp, OCIDefine *defnp, ub4 iter,
+                                 void  **bufpp, ub4 **alenp, ub1 *piecep,
+                                 void  **indp, ub2 **rcodep);
+
+typedef sword (*OCIUserCallback)(void  *ctxp, void  *hndlp, ub4 type,
+                                 ub4 fcode, ub4 when, sword returnCode,
+                                 sb4 *errnop, va_list arglist);
+
+typedef sword (*OCIEnvCallbackType)(OCIEnv *env, ub4 mode,
+                                   size_t xtramem_sz, void  *usrmemp,
+                                   OCIUcb *ucbDesc); 
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackLobRead)(void  *ctxp, const void  *bufp,
+                                             ub4 len, ub1 piece);
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackLobWrite)(void  *ctxp, void  *bufp, 
+                                          ub4 *lenp, ub1 *piece);
+
+#ifdef ORAXB8_DEFINED
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackLobRead2)(void  *ctxp, const void  *bufp, oraub8 len,
+                                   ub1 piece, void  **changed_bufpp,
+                                   oraub8 *changed_lenp);
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackLobWrite2)(void  *ctxp, void  *bufp, oraub8 *lenp,
+                                    ub1 *piece, void  **changed_bufpp,
+                                    oraub8 *changed_lenp);
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackLobArrayRead)(void  *ctxp, ub4 array_iter,
+                                       const void  *bufp, oraub8 len,
+                                       ub1 piece, void  **changed_bufpp,
+                                       oraub8 *changed_lenp);
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackLobArrayWrite)(void  *ctxp, ub4 array_iter,
+                                        void  *bufp, oraub8 *lenp,
+                                        ub1 *piece, void  **changed_bufpp,
+                                        oraub8 *changed_lenp);
+#endif
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackLobGetDeduplicateRegions)(void *ctxp,
+                                              OCILobRegion *regions,
+                                              ub4 count, ub1 piece,
+                                              OCILobRegion **changed_reg,
+                                              ub4 *changed_count);
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackAQEnq)(void  *ctxp, void  **payload, 
+                                void  **payload_ind);
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackAQEnqStreaming)(void  *ctxp, void  **payload, 
+                                         void  **payload_ind,
+                                         OCIAQMsgProperties  **msgprop,
+                                         OCIType **tdo);
+
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackAQDeq)(void  *ctxp, void  **payload, 
+                                void  **payload_ind);
+
+/*--------------------------Failover Callback Structure ---------------------*/
+typedef sb4 (*OCICallbackFailover)(void  *svcctx, void  *envctx,
+                                   void  *fo_ctx, ub4 fo_type,
+                                   ub4 fo_event);
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  OCICallbackFailover callback_function;
+  void  *fo_ctx;
+} 
+OCIFocbkStruct;
+
+/*---------------------Statement Cache callback function ------------------*/
+
+typedef sword (*OCICallbackStmtCache)(void *ctx, OCIStmt *stmt, ub4 mode);
+
+/*--------------------------HA Callback Structure ---------------------*/
+typedef void (*OCIEventCallback)(void  *evtctx, OCIEvent *eventhp);
+
+
+/*------------------------- Round Trip Callback Structure --------------------*/
+typedef sword (*OCIRoundTripCallback)(void  *rtctx, OCISvcCtx *svch,
+                                      OCISession *userh);
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+                         ACTUAL PROTOTYPE DECLARATIONS
+******************************************************************************/
+
+sword   OCIInitialize   (ub4 mode, void  *ctxp, 
+                 void  *(*malocfp)(void  *ctxp, size_t size),
+                 void  *(*ralocfp)(void  *ctxp, void  *memptr, size_t newsize),
+                 void   (*mfreefp)(void  *ctxp, void  *memptr) );
+
+sword   OCITerminate( ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIEnvCreate (OCIEnv **envp, ub4 mode, void  *ctxp,
+                 void  *(*malocfp)(void  *ctxp, size_t size),
+                 void  *(*ralocfp)(void  *ctxp, void  *memptr, size_t newsize),
+                 void   (*mfreefp)(void  *ctxp, void  *memptr),
+                 size_t xtramem_sz, void  **usrmempp);
+
+sword   OCIEnvNlsCreate (OCIEnv **envp, ub4 mode, void  *ctxp,
+                 void  *(*malocfp)(void  *ctxp, size_t size),
+                 void  *(*ralocfp)(void  *ctxp, void  *memptr, size_t newsize),
+                 void   (*mfreefp)(void  *ctxp, void  *memptr),
+                 size_t xtramem_sz, void  **usrmempp,
+                 ub2 charset, ub2 ncharset);
+
+sword   OCIFEnvCreate (OCIEnv **envp, ub4 mode, void  *ctxp,
+                 void  *(*malocfp)(void  *ctxp, size_t size),
+                 void  *(*ralocfp)(void  *ctxp, void  *memptr, size_t newsize),
+                 void   (*mfreefp)(void  *ctxp, void  *memptr),
+                 size_t xtramem_sz, void  **usrmempp, void  *fupg);
+
+sword   OCIHandleAlloc(const void  *parenth, void  **hndlpp, const ub4 type, 
+                       const size_t xtramem_sz, void  **usrmempp);
+
+sword   OCIHandleFree(void  *hndlp, const ub4 type);
+
+
+sword   OCIDescriptorAlloc(const void  *parenth, void  **descpp, 
+                           const ub4 type, const size_t xtramem_sz, 
+                           void  **usrmempp);
+
+sword   OCIArrayDescriptorAlloc(const void  *parenth, void  **descpp, 
+                           const ub4 type, ub4 array_size, 
+                           const size_t xtramem_sz, void  **usrmempp);
+
+sword   OCIDescriptorFree(void  *descp, const ub4 type);
+
+sword   OCIArrayDescriptorFree(void  **descp, const ub4 type);
+
+sword   OCIEnvInit (OCIEnv **envp, ub4 mode, 
+                    size_t xtramem_sz, void  **usrmempp);
+
+sword   OCIServerAttach  (OCIServer *srvhp, OCIError *errhp,
+                          const OraText *dblink, sb4 dblink_len, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIServerDetach  (OCIServer *srvhp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCISessionBegin  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCISession *usrhp,
+                          ub4 credt, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCISessionEnd   (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCISession *usrhp, 
+                         ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCILogon (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCISvcCtx **svchp, 
+                  const OraText *username, ub4 uname_len, 
+                  const OraText *password, ub4 passwd_len, 
+                  const OraText *dbname, ub4 dbname_len);
+
+sword   OCILogon2 (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCISvcCtx **svchp,
+                  const OraText *username, ub4 uname_len,
+                  const OraText *password, ub4 passwd_len,
+                  const OraText *dbname, ub4 dbname_len,
+                  ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCILogoff (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp);
+
+
+sword   OCIPasswordChange   (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                             const OraText *user_name, ub4 usernm_len, 
+                             const OraText *opasswd, ub4 opasswd_len, 
+                             const OraText *npasswd, ub4 npasswd_len, 
+                             ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIStmtPrepare   (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, const OraText *stmt,
+                          ub4 stmt_len, ub4 language, ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCIStmtPrepare2 ( OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIStmt **stmtp, OCIError *errhp,
+                     const OraText *stmt, ub4 stmt_len, const OraText *key,
+                     ub4 key_len, ub4 language, ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCIStmtRelease ( OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, const OraText *key,
+                       ub4 key_len, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIBindByPos  (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIBind **bindp, OCIError *errhp,
+                       ub4 position, void  *valuep, sb4 value_sz,
+                       ub2 dty, void  *indp, ub2 *alenp, ub2 *rcodep,
+                       ub4 maxarr_len, ub4 *curelep, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIBindByName   (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIBind **bindp, OCIError *errhp,
+                         const OraText *placeholder, sb4 placeh_len, 
+                         void  *valuep, sb4 value_sz, ub2 dty, 
+                         void  *indp, ub2 *alenp, ub2 *rcodep, 
+                         ub4 maxarr_len, ub4 *curelep, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIBindObject  (OCIBind *bindp, OCIError *errhp, const OCIType *type, 
+                        void  **pgvpp, ub4 *pvszsp, void  **indpp, 
+                        ub4 *indszp);
+
+sword   OCIBindDynamic   (OCIBind *bindp, OCIError *errhp, void  *ictxp,
+                          OCICallbackInBind icbfp, void  *octxp,
+                          OCICallbackOutBind ocbfp);
+
+sword   OCIBindArrayOfStruct   (OCIBind *bindp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                                ub4 pvskip, ub4 indskip,
+                                ub4 alskip, ub4 rcskip);
+
+sword   OCIStmtGetPieceInfo   (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                               void  **hndlpp, ub4 *typep,
+                               ub1 *in_outp, ub4 *iterp, ub4 *idxp, 
+                               ub1 *piecep);
+
+sword   OCIStmtSetPieceInfo   (void  *hndlp, ub4 type, OCIError *errhp, 
+                               const void  *bufp, ub4 *alenp, ub1 piece, 
+                               const void  *indp, ub2 *rcodep);
+
+sword   OCIStmtExecute  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                         ub4 iters, ub4 rowoff, const OCISnapshot *snap_in, 
+                         OCISnapshot *snap_out, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIDefineByPos  (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIDefine **defnp, OCIError *errhp,
+                         ub4 position, void  *valuep, sb4 value_sz, ub2 dty,
+                         void  *indp, ub2 *rlenp, ub2 *rcodep, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIDefineObject  (OCIDefine *defnp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                          const OCIType *type, void  **pgvpp, 
+                          ub4 *pvszsp, void  **indpp, ub4 *indszp);
+
+sword   OCIDefineDynamic   (OCIDefine *defnp, OCIError *errhp, void  *octxp,
+                            OCICallbackDefine ocbfp);
+
+sword   OCIRowidToChar  (OCIRowid *rowidDesc, OraText *outbfp, ub2 *outbflp,
+                         OCIError *errhp);
+
+sword   OCIDefineArrayOfStruct  (OCIDefine *defnp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 pvskip,
+                                 ub4 indskip, ub4 rlskip, ub4 rcskip);
+
+sword   OCIStmtFetch   (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 nrows, 
+                        ub2 orientation, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIStmtFetch2   (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 nrows, 
+                        ub2 orientation, sb4 scrollOffset, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   OCIStmtGetBindInfo   (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 size, 
+                              ub4 startloc,
+                              sb4 *found, OraText *bvnp[], ub1 bvnl[],
+                              OraText *invp[], ub1 inpl[], ub1 dupl[],
+                              OCIBind **hndl);
+
+sword   OCIDescribeAny  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                         void  *objptr, 
+                         ub4 objnm_len, ub1 objptr_typ, ub1 info_level,
+                         ub1 objtyp, OCIDescribe *dschp);
+
+sword   OCIParamGet (const void  *hndlp, ub4 htype, OCIError *errhp, 
+                     void  **parmdpp, ub4 pos);
+
+sword   OCIParamSet(void  *hdlp, ub4 htyp, OCIError *errhp, const void  *dscp,
+                    ub4 dtyp, ub4 pos);
+
+sword   OCITransStart  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                        uword timeout, ub4 flags );
+
+sword   OCITransDetach  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 flags );
+
+sword   OCITransCommit  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 flags);
+
+sword   OCITransRollback  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 flags);
+
+sword   OCITransPrepare (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 flags);
+
+sword   OCITransMultiPrepare (OCISvcCtx *svchp, ub4 numBranches, 
+                              OCITrans **txns, OCIError **errhp);
+
+sword   OCITransForget (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 flags);
+
+sword   OCIErrorGet   (void  *hndlp, ub4 recordno, OraText *sqlstate,
+                       sb4 *errcodep, OraText *bufp, ub4 bufsiz, ub4 type);
+
+sword   OCILobAppend  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                       OCILobLocator *dst_locp,
+                       OCILobLocator *src_locp);
+
+sword   OCILobAssign (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                      const OCILobLocator *src_locp, 
+                      OCILobLocator **dst_locpp);
+
+sword   OCILobCharSetForm (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                           const OCILobLocator *locp, ub1 *csfrm);
+
+sword   OCILobCharSetId (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                         const OCILobLocator *locp, ub2 *csid);
+
+sword   OCILobCopy (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *dst_locp,
+                    OCILobLocator *src_locp, ub4 amount, ub4 dst_offset, 
+                    ub4 src_offset);
+
+sword OCILobCreateTemporary(OCISvcCtx          *svchp,
+                            OCIError           *errhp,
+                            OCILobLocator      *locp,
+                            ub2                 csid,
+                            ub1                 csfrm,
+                            ub1                 lobtype,
+                            boolean             cache,
+                            OCIDuration         duration);
+
+
+sword OCILobClose( OCISvcCtx        *svchp,
+                   OCIError         *errhp,
+                   OCILobLocator    *locp );
+
+
+sword   OCILobDisableBuffering (OCISvcCtx      *svchp,
+                                OCIError       *errhp,
+                                OCILobLocator  *locp);
+
+sword   OCILobEnableBuffering (OCISvcCtx      *svchp,
+                               OCIError       *errhp,
+                               OCILobLocator  *locp);
+
+sword   OCILobErase (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *locp,
+                      ub4 *amount, ub4 offset);
+
+sword   OCILobFileClose (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                         OCILobLocator *filep);
+
+sword   OCILobFileCloseAll (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp);
+
+sword   OCILobFileExists (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                          OCILobLocator *filep,
+                          boolean *flag);
+
+sword   OCILobFileGetName (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                           const OCILobLocator *filep, 
+                           OraText *dir_alias, ub2 *d_length, 
+                           OraText *filename, ub2 *f_length);
+
+sword   OCILobFileIsOpen (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                          OCILobLocator *filep,
+                          boolean *flag);
+
+sword   OCILobFileOpen (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                        OCILobLocator *filep,
+                        ub1 mode);
+
+sword   OCILobFileSetName (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                           OCILobLocator **filepp, 
+                           const OraText *dir_alias, ub2 d_length, 
+                           const OraText *filename, ub2 f_length);
+
+sword   OCILobFlushBuffer (OCISvcCtx       *svchp,
+                           OCIError        *errhp,
+                           OCILobLocator   *locp,
+                           ub4              flag);
+
+sword OCILobFreeTemporary(OCISvcCtx          *svchp,
+                          OCIError           *errhp,
+                          OCILobLocator      *locp);
+
+sword OCILobGetChunkSize(OCISvcCtx         *svchp,
+                         OCIError          *errhp,
+                         OCILobLocator     *locp,
+                         ub4               *chunksizep);
+
+sword   OCILobGetLength  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                          OCILobLocator *locp,
+                          ub4 *lenp);
+
+sword   OCILobIsEqual  (OCIEnv *envhp, const OCILobLocator *x, 
+                        const OCILobLocator *y, 
+                        boolean *is_equal);
+
+sword OCILobIsOpen( OCISvcCtx     *svchp,
+                    OCIError      *errhp,
+                    OCILobLocator *locp,
+                    boolean       *flag);
+
+sword OCILobIsTemporary(OCIEnv            *envp,
+                        OCIError          *errhp,
+                        OCILobLocator     *locp,
+                        boolean           *is_temporary);
+
+sword   OCILobLoadFromFile (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                            OCILobLocator *dst_locp,
+                            OCILobLocator *src_filep, 
+                            ub4 amount, ub4 dst_offset, 
+                            ub4 src_offset);
+
+sword   OCILobLocatorAssign  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                            const OCILobLocator *src_locp, 
+                            OCILobLocator **dst_locpp);
+
+
+sword   OCILobLocatorIsInit (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                             const OCILobLocator *locp, 
+                             boolean *is_initialized);
+
+sword   OCILobOpen( OCISvcCtx        *svchp,
+                   OCIError         *errhp,
+                   OCILobLocator    *locp,
+                   ub1               mode );
+ 
+sword   OCILobRead  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *locp,
+                     ub4 *amtp, ub4 offset, void  *bufp, ub4 bufl, void  *ctxp,
+                     OCICallbackLobRead cbfp, ub2 csid, ub1 csfrm);
+
+sword   OCILobTrim  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *locp,
+                     ub4 newlen);
+
+sword   OCILobWrite  (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *locp,
+                      ub4 *amtp, ub4 offset, void  *bufp, ub4 buflen,
+                      ub1 piece,  void  *ctxp, OCICallbackLobWrite cbfp,
+                      ub2 csid, ub1 csfrm);
+
+sword OCILobGetDeduplicateRegions(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                                  OCILobLocator *locp, 
+                                  OCILobRegion *regp, ub4 *count, ub1 piece,
+                                  void *ctxp,
+                                  OCICallbackLobGetDeduplicateRegions cbfp);
+
+sword OCILobWriteAppend(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *lobp,
+                        ub4 *amtp, void  *bufp, ub4 bufl, ub1 piece,
+                        void *ctxp, OCICallbackLobWrite cbfp, ub2 csid,
+                        ub1 csfrm);
+
+sword   OCIBreak (void  *hndlp, OCIError *errhp);
+
+sword   OCIReset (void  *hndlp, OCIError *errhp);
+
+sword   OCIServerVersion  (void  *hndlp, OCIError *errhp, OraText *bufp, 
+                           ub4 bufsz,
+                           ub1 hndltype);
+
+sword   OCIServerRelease  (void  *hndlp, OCIError *errhp, OraText *bufp,
+                           ub4 bufsz,
+                           ub1 hndltype, ub4 *version);
+
+sword   OCIAttrGet (const void  *trgthndlp, ub4 trghndltyp, 
+                    void  *attributep, ub4 *sizep, ub4 attrtype, 
+                    OCIError *errhp);
+
+sword   OCIAttrSet (void  *trgthndlp, ub4 trghndltyp, void  *attributep,
+                    ub4 size, ub4 attrtype, OCIError *errhp);
+
+sword   OCISvcCtxToLda (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, Lda_Def *ldap);
+
+sword   OCILdaToSvcCtx (OCISvcCtx **svchpp, OCIError *errhp, Lda_Def *ldap);
+
+sword   OCIResultSetToStmt (OCIResult *rsetdp, OCIError *errhp);
+
+sword OCIFileClose ( void   *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIFileObject *filep );
+
+sword   OCIUserCallbackRegister(void  *hndlp, ub4 type, void  *ehndlp,
+                                    OCIUserCallback callback, void  *ctxp,
+                                    ub4 fcode, ub4 when, OCIUcb *ucbDesc);
+
+sword   OCIUserCallbackGet(void  *hndlp, ub4 type, void  *ehndlp,
+                               ub4 fcode, ub4 when, OCIUserCallback *callbackp,
+                               void  **ctxpp, OCIUcb *ucbDesc);
+
+sword   OCISharedLibInit(void  *metaCtx, void  *libCtx, ub4 argfmt, sword argc,
+                         void  **argv, OCIEnvCallbackType envCallback);
+
+sword OCIFileExists ( void   *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *filename,
+                     OraText *path, ub1 *flag  );
+
+sword OCIFileFlush( void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIFileObject *filep  );
+
+
+sword OCIFileGetLength( void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *filename,
+                        OraText *path, ubig_ora *lenp  );
+
+sword OCIFileInit ( void  *hndl, OCIError *err );
+
+sword OCIFileOpen ( void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIFileObject **filep,
+                    OraText *filename, OraText *path, ub4 mode, ub4 create, 
+                    ub4 type );
+
+sword OCIFileRead ( void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIFileObject *filep,
+                    void  *bufp, ub4 bufl, ub4 *bytesread );
+
+sword OCIFileSeek ( void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIFileObject *filep,
+                     uword origin, ubig_ora offset, sb1 dir );
+
+sword OCIFileTerm ( void  *hndl, OCIError *err );
+
+
+sword OCIFileWrite ( void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIFileObject   *filep,
+                     void  *bufp, ub4 buflen, ub4 *byteswritten );
+
+
+#ifdef ORAXB8_DEFINED
+
+sword   OCILobCopy2 (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                     OCILobLocator *dst_locp,
+                     OCILobLocator *src_locp, oraub8 amount,
+                     oraub8 dst_offset, 
+                     oraub8 src_offset);
+
+sword   OCILobErase2 (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *locp,
+                      oraub8 *amount, oraub8 offset);
+
+sword   OCILobGetLength2 (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                          OCILobLocator *locp, oraub8 *lenp);
+
+sword   OCILobLoadFromFile2 (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                             OCILobLocator *dst_locp,
+                             OCILobLocator *src_filep, 
+                             oraub8 amount, oraub8 dst_offset, 
+                             oraub8 src_offset);
+
+sword   OCILobRead2 (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *locp,
+                     oraub8 *byte_amtp, oraub8 *char_amtp, oraub8 offset,
+                     void  *bufp, oraub8 bufl, ub1 piece, void  *ctxp,
+                     OCICallbackLobRead2 cbfp, ub2 csid, ub1 csfrm);
+
+sword   OCILobArrayRead (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 *array_iter,
+                         OCILobLocator **lobp_arr, oraub8 *byte_amt_arr,
+                         oraub8 *char_amt_arr, oraub8 *offset_arr,
+                         void  **bufp_arr, oraub8 *bufl_arr, ub1 piece,
+                         void  *ctxp, OCICallbackLobArrayRead cbfp, ub2 csid,
+                         ub1 csfrm);
+
+sword   OCILobTrim2 (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *locp,
+                     oraub8 newlen);
+
+sword   OCILobWrite2 (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *locp,
+                      oraub8 *byte_amtp, oraub8 *char_amtp, oraub8 offset,
+                      void  *bufp, oraub8 buflen, ub1 piece, void  *ctxp, 
+                      OCICallbackLobWrite2 cbfp, ub2 csid, ub1 csfrm);
+
+sword   OCILobArrayWrite (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 *array_iter,
+                          OCILobLocator **lobp_arr, oraub8 *byte_amt_arr,
+                          oraub8 *char_amt_arr, oraub8 *offset_arr,
+                          void  **bufp_arr, oraub8 *bufl_arr, ub1 piece,
+                          void  *ctxp, OCICallbackLobArrayWrite cbfp, ub2 csid,
+                          ub1 csfrm);
+
+sword OCILobWriteAppend2 (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                          OCILobLocator *lobp,
+                          oraub8 *byte_amtp, oraub8 *char_amtp, void  *bufp,
+                          oraub8 bufl, ub1 piece, void  *ctxp,
+                          OCICallbackLobWrite2 cbfp, ub2 csid, ub1 csfrm);
+
+sword OCILobGetStorageLimit (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                             OCILobLocator *lobp, oraub8 *limitp);
+
+sword OCILobGetOptions (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                        OCILobLocator *lobp,
+                        ub4 optypes, void *optionsp, ub4 *optionslenp,
+                        ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCILobSetOptions (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                        OCILobLocator *lobp,
+                        ub4 optypes, void *optionsp, ub4 optionslen,
+                        ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCILobGetContentType (OCISvcCtx *svchp, 
+                            OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *lobp,
+                            oratext *contenttypep, ub4 *contenttypelenp,
+                            ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCILobSetContentType (OCISvcCtx *svchp,
+                            OCIError *errhp, OCILobLocator *lobp,
+                            const oratext *contenttypep, ub4 contenttypelen,
+                            ub4 mode);
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ ** Initialize the security package
+ */
+sword   OCISecurityInitialize (OCISecurity *sechandle, OCIError *error_handle);
+
+sword   OCISecurityTerminate (OCISecurity *sechandle, OCIError *error_handle);
+
+sword OCISecurityOpenWallet(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                            OCIError *error_handle,
+                            size_t wrllen,
+                            OraText *wallet_resource_locator,
+                            size_t pwdlen,
+                            OraText *password,
+                            nzttWallet *wallet);
+
+sword OCISecurityCloseWallet(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                             OCIError *error_handle,
+                             nzttWallet *wallet);
+
+sword OCISecurityCreateWallet(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                              OCIError *error_handle,
+                              size_t wrllen,
+                              OraText *wallet_resource_locator,
+                              size_t pwdlen,
+                              OraText *password,
+                              nzttWallet *wallet);
+
+sword OCISecurityDestroyWallet(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                               OCIError *error_handle,
+                               size_t wrllen,
+                               OraText *wallet_resource_locator,
+                               size_t pwdlen,
+                               OraText *password);
+
+sword OCISecurityStorePersona(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                              OCIError *error_handle,
+                              nzttPersona **persona,
+                              nzttWallet *wallet);
+
+sword OCISecurityOpenPersona(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                             OCIError *error_handle,
+                             nzttPersona *persona);
+
+sword OCISecurityClosePersona(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                              OCIError *error_handle,
+                              nzttPersona *persona);
+
+sword OCISecurityRemovePersona(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                               OCIError *error_handle,
+                               nzttPersona **persona);
+
+sword OCISecurityCreatePersona(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                               OCIError *error_handle,
+                               nzttIdentType identity_type,
+                               nzttCipherType cipher_type,
+                               nzttPersonaDesc *desc,
+                               nzttPersona **persona);
+
+sword OCISecuritySetProtection(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                               OCIError *error_handle,
+                               nzttPersona *persona,
+                               nzttcef crypto_engine_function,
+                               nztttdufmt data_unit_format,
+                               nzttProtInfo *protection_info);
+
+sword OCISecurityGetProtection(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                               OCIError *error_handle,
+                               nzttPersona *persona,
+                               nzttcef crypto_engine_function,
+                               nztttdufmt * data_unit_format_ptr,
+                               nzttProtInfo *protection_info);
+
+sword OCISecurityRemoveIdentity(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                                OCIError *error_handle,
+                                nzttIdentity **identity_ptr);
+
+sword OCISecurityCreateIdentity(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                                OCIError *error_handle,
+                                nzttIdentType type,
+                                nzttIdentityDesc *desc,
+                                nzttIdentity **identity_ptr);
+
+sword OCISecurityAbortIdentity(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                               OCIError *error_handle,
+                               nzttIdentity **identity_ptr);
+
+sword OCISecurityFreeIdentity(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                              OCIError *error_handle,
+                              nzttIdentity **identity_ptr);
+
+
+sword OCISecurityStoreTrustedIdentity(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                                      OCIError *error_handle,
+                                      nzttIdentity **identity_ptr,
+                                      nzttPersona *persona);
+
+sword OCISecuritySign(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                      OCIError *error_handle,
+                      nzttPersona *persona,
+                      nzttces signature_state,
+                      size_t input_length,
+                      ub1 *input,
+                      nzttBufferBlock *buffer_block);
+
+sword OCISecuritySignExpansion(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                               OCIError *error_handle,
+                               nzttPersona *persona,
+                               size_t inputlen,
+                               size_t *signature_length);
+
+sword OCISecurityVerify(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                        OCIError *error_handle,
+                        nzttPersona *persona,
+                        nzttces signature_state,
+                        size_t siglen,
+                        ub1 *signature,
+                        nzttBufferBlock *extracted_message,
+                        boolean *verified,
+                        boolean *validated,
+                        nzttIdentity **signing_party_identity);
+
+sword OCISecurityValidate(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                          OCIError *error_handle,
+                          nzttPersona *persona,
+                          nzttIdentity *identity,
+                          boolean *validated);
+
+sword OCISecuritySignDetached(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                              OCIError *error_handle,
+                              nzttPersona *persona,
+                              nzttces signature_state,
+                              size_t input_length,
+                              ub1 * input,
+                              nzttBufferBlock *signature);
+
+sword OCISecuritySignDetExpansion(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                                  OCIError *error_handle,
+                                  nzttPersona *persona,
+                                  size_t input_length,
+                                  size_t *required_buffer_length);
+
+sword OCISecurityVerifyDetached(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                                OCIError *error_handle,
+                                nzttPersona *persona,
+                                nzttces signature_state,
+                                size_t data_length,
+                                ub1 *data,
+                                size_t siglen,
+                                ub1 *signature,
+                                boolean *verified,
+                                boolean *validated,
+                                nzttIdentity **signing_party_identity);
+
+sword OCISecurity_PKEncrypt(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                            OCIError *error_handle,
+                            nzttPersona *persona,
+                            size_t number_of_recipients,
+                            nzttIdentity *recipient_list,
+                            nzttces encryption_state,
+                            size_t input_length,
+                            ub1 *input,
+                            nzttBufferBlock *encrypted_data);
+
+sword OCISecurityPKEncryptExpansion(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                                    OCIError *error_handle,
+                                    nzttPersona *persona,
+                                    size_t number_recipients,
+                                    size_t input_length,
+                                    size_t *buffer_length_required);
+
+sword OCISecurityPKDecrypt(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                           OCIError *error_handle,
+                           nzttPersona *persona,
+                           nzttces encryption_state,
+                           size_t input_length,
+                           ub1 *input,
+                           nzttBufferBlock *encrypted_data);
+
+sword OCISecurityEncrypt(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                         OCIError *error_handle,
+                         nzttPersona *persona,
+                         nzttces encryption_state,
+                         size_t input_length,
+                         ub1 *input,
+                         nzttBufferBlock *encrypted_data);
+
+sword OCISecurityEncryptExpansion(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                                  OCIError *error_handle,
+                                  nzttPersona *persona,
+                                  size_t input_length,
+                                  size_t *encrypted_data_length);
+
+sword OCISecurityDecrypt(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                         OCIError *error_handle,
+                         nzttPersona *persona,
+                         nzttces decryption_state,
+                         size_t input_length,
+                         ub1 *input,
+                         nzttBufferBlock *decrypted_data);
+
+sword OCISecurityEnvelope(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                          OCIError *error_handle,
+                          nzttPersona *persona,
+                          size_t number_of_recipients,
+                          nzttIdentity *identity,
+                          nzttces encryption_state,
+                          size_t input_length,
+                          ub1 *input,
+                          nzttBufferBlock *enveloped_data);
+
+sword OCISecurityDeEnvelope(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                            OCIError *error_handle,
+                            nzttPersona *persona,
+                            nzttces decryption_state,
+                            size_t input_length,
+                            ub1 *input,
+                            nzttBufferBlock *output_message,
+                            boolean *verified,
+                            boolean *validated,
+                            nzttIdentity **sender_identity);
+
+sword OCISecurityKeyedHash(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                           OCIError *error_handle,
+                           nzttPersona *persona,
+                           nzttces hash_state,
+                           size_t input_length,
+                           ub1 *input,
+                           nzttBufferBlock *keyed_hash);
+
+sword OCISecurityKeyedHashExpansion(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                                    OCIError *error_handle,
+                                    nzttPersona *persona,
+                                    size_t input_length,
+                                    size_t *required_buffer_length);
+
+sword OCISecurityHash(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                      OCIError *error_handle,
+                      nzttPersona *persona,
+                      nzttces hash_state,
+                      size_t input,
+                      ub1 *input_length,
+                      nzttBufferBlock *hash);
+
+sword OCISecurityHashExpansion(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                               OCIError *error_handle,
+                               nzttPersona *persona,
+                               size_t input_length,
+                               size_t *required_buffer_length);
+
+sword OCISecuritySeedRandom(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                            OCIError *error_handle,
+                            nzttPersona *persona,
+                            size_t seed_length,
+                            ub1 *seed);
+
+sword OCISecurityRandomBytes(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                             OCIError *error_handle,
+                             nzttPersona *persona,
+                             size_t number_of_bytes_desired,
+                             nzttBufferBlock *random_bytes);
+
+sword OCISecurityRandomNumber(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                              OCIError *error_handle,
+                              nzttPersona *persona,
+                              uword *random_number_ptr);
+
+sword OCISecurityInitBlock(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                           OCIError *error_handle,
+                           nzttBufferBlock *buffer_block);
+
+sword OCISecurityReuseBlock(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                            OCIError *error_handle,
+                            nzttBufferBlock *buffer_block);
+
+sword OCISecurityPurgeBlock(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                            OCIError *error_handle,
+                            nzttBufferBlock *buffer_block);
+
+sword OCISecuritySetBlock(OCISecurity *osshandle,
+                          OCIError *error_handle,
+                          uword flags_to_set,
+                          size_t buffer_length,
+                          size_t used_buffer_length,
+                          ub1 *buffer,
+                          nzttBufferBlock *buffer_block);
+
+sword OCISecurityGetIdentity(OCISecurity   *osshandle,
+                             OCIError      *error_handle,
+                             size_t         namelen,
+                             OraText          *distinguished_name,
+                             nzttIdentity **identity);
+
+sword OCIAQEnq(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OraText *queue_name,
+                 OCIAQEnqOptions *enqopt, OCIAQMsgProperties *msgprop,
+                 OCIType *payload_tdo, void  **payload, void  **payload_ind, 
+                 OCIRaw **msgid, ub4 flags); 
+
+sword OCIAQDeq(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OraText *queue_name,
+                 OCIAQDeqOptions *deqopt, OCIAQMsgProperties *msgprop,
+                 OCIType *payload_tdo, void  **payload, void  **payload_ind, 
+                 OCIRaw **msgid, ub4 flags); 
+
+sword OCIAQEnqArray(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OraText *queue_name,
+                    OCIAQEnqOptions *enqopt, ub4 *iters,
+                    OCIAQMsgProperties **msgprop, OCIType *payload_tdo,
+                    void  **payload, void  **payload_ind, OCIRaw **msgid,
+                    void  *ctxp, OCICallbackAQEnq enqcbfp, ub4 flags);
+
+sword OCIAQEnqStreaming(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OraText *queue_name,
+                        OCIAQEnqOptions *enqopt, OCIType *payload_tdo,
+                        void  *ctxp, OCICallbackAQEnqStreaming enqcbfp,
+                        ub4 flags);
+
+sword OCIAQDeqArray(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OraText *queue_name,
+                    OCIAQDeqOptions *deqopt, ub4 *iters,
+                    OCIAQMsgProperties **msgprop, OCIType *payload_tdo,
+                    void  **payload, void  **payload_ind, OCIRaw **msgid,
+                    void  *ctxp, OCICallbackAQDeq deqcbfp, ub4 flags);
+
+sword OCIAQListen(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                      OCIAQAgent **agent_list, ub4 num_agents,
+                      sb4 wait, OCIAQAgent **agent,
+                      ub4 flags);
+
+sword OCIAQListen2(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                   OCIAQAgent **agent_list, ub4 num_agents,
+                   OCIAQListenOpts  *lopts, OCIAQAgent **agent, 
+                   OCIAQLisMsgProps *lmops, ub4 flags);
+
+sword OCIAQGetReplayInfo(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                         OraText *queue_name, OCIAQAgent *sender,
+                         ub4 replay_attribute, OraText *correlation,
+                         ub2 *corr_len);
+
+sword OCIAQResetReplayInfo(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                           OraText *queue_name, OCIAQAgent *sender,
+                           ub4 replay_attribute); 
+
+sword OCIExtractInit(void  *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+sword OCIExtractTerm(void  *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+sword OCIExtractReset(void  *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+sword OCIExtractSetNumKeys(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, uword numkeys);
+
+sword OCIExtractSetKey(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OraText *name, 
+                       ub1 type, ub4 flag, const void  *defval, 
+                       const sb4 *intrange, const OraText *const *strlist);
+
+sword OCIExtractFromFile(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, ub4 flag, 
+                         OraText *filename);
+
+sword OCIExtractFromStr(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, ub4 flag, OraText *input);
+
+sword OCIExtractToInt(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *keyname, 
+                      uword valno, sb4 *retval);
+
+sword OCIExtractToBool(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *keyname, 
+                       uword valno, ub1 *retval);
+
+sword OCIExtractToStr(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *keyname, 
+                      uword valno, OraText *retval, uword buflen);
+
+sword OCIExtractToOCINum(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *keyname, 
+                         uword valno, OCINumber *retval);
+
+sword OCIExtractToList(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, uword *numkeys);
+
+sword OCIExtractFromList(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, uword index, 
+                         OraText **name, 
+                         ub1 *type, uword *numvals, void  ***values);
+
+/* Memory Related Service Interfaces */
+
+sword OCIMemoryAlloc(void  *hdl, OCIError *err, void  **mem,
+        OCIDuration dur, ub4 size, ub4 flags);
+
+sword OCIMemoryResize(void  *hdl, OCIError *err, void  **mem,
+                        ub4 newsize, ub4 flags);
+                        
+sword OCIMemoryFree(void  *hdl, OCIError *err, void  *mem);
+
+sword OCIContextSetValue(void  *hdl, OCIError *err, OCIDuration duration,
+                        ub1 *key, ub1 keylen, void  *ctx_value);
+
+sword OCIContextGetValue(void  *hdl, OCIError *err, ub1 *key,
+                        ub1 keylen, void  **ctx_value);
+
+sword OCIContextClearValue(void  *hdl, OCIError *err, ub1 *key, 
+                        ub1 keylen);
+
+sword OCIContextGenerateKey(void  *hdl, OCIError *err, ub4 *key);
+
+sword OCIMemorySetCurrentIDs(void  *hdl, OCIError *err, 
+                             ub4 curr_session_id, ub4 curr_trans_id, 
+                             ub4 curr_stmt_id);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsCtxInit(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                           OCIPicklerTdsCtx **tdsc);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsCtxFree(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, OCIPicklerTdsCtx *tdsc);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsInit(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, OCIPicklerTdsCtx *tdsc, 
+                                        OCIPicklerTds **tdsh);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsFree(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, OCIPicklerTds *tdsh);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementNumber(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                        OCIPicklerTds *tdsh, ub1 prec, 
+                                        sb1 scale, OCIPicklerTdsElement *elt);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementChar(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                     OCIPicklerTds *tdsh, ub2 len, 
+                                     OCIPicklerTdsElement *elt);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementVarchar(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                        OCIPicklerTds *tdsh, ub2 len, 
+                                        OCIPicklerTdsElement *elt);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsCreateElementRaw(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                    OCIPicklerTds *tdsh, ub2 len, 
+                                    OCIPicklerTdsElement *elt);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsCreateElement(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                 OCIPicklerTds *tdsh, OCITypeCode dty, 
+                                 OCIPicklerTdsElement *elt);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsAddAttr(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                           OCIPicklerTds *tdsh, OCIPicklerTdsElement elt);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsGenerate(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIPicklerTds *tdsh);
+
+sword OCIPicklerTdsGetAttr(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                const OCIPicklerTds *tdsh, ub1  attrno,
+                                OCITypeCode *typ, ub2  *len);
+
+sword OCIPicklerFdoInit(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIPicklerFdo **fdoh);
+
+sword OCIPicklerFdoFree(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIPicklerFdo *fdoh);
+
+sword OCIPicklerImageInit(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                          OCIPicklerFdo *fdoh, 
+                          OCIPicklerTds *tdsh,
+                          OCIPicklerImage **imgh);
+
+sword OCIPicklerImageFree(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIPicklerImage *imgh);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageAddScalar(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err,  
+                               OCIPicklerImage *imgh, 
+                               void  *scalar, ub4  len);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageAddNullScalar(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIPicklerImage *imgh);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageGenerate(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIPicklerImage *imgh);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageGetScalarSize(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIPicklerImage *imgh, 
+                                ub4  attrno, ub4  *size);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageGetScalar(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIPicklerImage *imgh, ub4  attrno, 
+                                void  *buf, ub4  *len, OCIInd *ind);
+
+sword OCIPicklerImageCollBegin(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err,
+                OCIPicklerImage *imgh, const OCIPicklerTds *colltdsh);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageCollAddScalar( OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err,
+                OCIPicklerImage *imgh, void  *scalar,
+                ub4 buflen, OCIInd ind);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageCollEnd(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err,
+                OCIPicklerImage *imgh);
+ 
+/* should take svcctx for locator stuff */
+sword OCIPicklerImageCollBeginScan(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err,
+                OCIPicklerImage *imgh, const OCIPicklerTds *coll_tdsh,
+                ub4 attrnum, ub4 startidx, OCIInd *ind);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageCollGetScalarSize(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err,
+                const OCIPicklerTds *coll_tdsh, ub4 *size);
+ 
+sword OCIPicklerImageCollGetScalar(OCIEnv *env, OCIError *err,
+                                   OCIPicklerImage *imgh, void  *buf,
+                                   ub4 *buflen, OCIInd *ind);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataGetType(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCIAnyData *sdata,
+        OCITypeCode *tc, OCIType **type);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataIsNull(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCIAnyData *sdata,
+        boolean *isnull);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataConvert(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCITypeCode tc,
+        OCIType *type, OCIDuration dur, void  *ind, void  *data_val,
+        ub4 len, OCIAnyData **sdata);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataBeginCreate(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCITypeCode tc,
+        OCIType *type, OCIDuration dur, OCIAnyData **sdata);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataDestroy(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCIAnyData *sdata);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataAttrSet(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCIAnyData *sdata,
+        OCITypeCode tc, OCIType *type, void  *ind, void  *attr_val,
+        ub4 length, boolean is_any);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataCollAddElem(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+        OCIAnyData *sdata, OCITypeCode tc, OCIType *type, void  *ind,
+        void  *attr_val, ub4 length, boolean is_any, boolean last_elem);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataEndCreate(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                          OCIAnyData *sdata);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataAccess(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCIAnyData *sdata,
+        OCITypeCode tc, OCIType *type, void  *ind, void  *attr_val,
+        ub4 *length);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataGetCurrAttrNum(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                               OCIAnyData *sdata, ub4 *attrnum);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataAttrGet(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, OCIAnyData *sdata,
+  OCITypeCode tc, OCIType *type, void  *ind, void  *attr_val,
+        ub4 *length, boolean is_any);
+
+sword OCIAnyDataCollGetElem(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+  OCIAnyData *sdata,
+  OCITypeCode tc, OCIType *type, void  *ind, void  *celem_val,
+  ub4 *length, boolean is_any);
+
+
+/*------------------------ OCIAnyDataSet interfaces -------------------------*/
+
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIAnyDataSetBeginCreate - OCIAnyDataSet Begin Creation
+   PARAMETERS
+     svchp (IN/OUT) - The OCI service context.
+     errhp (IN/OUT) - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                      recorded in errhp and this function returns OCI_ERROR.
+                      Diagnostic information can be obtained by calling
+                      OCIErrorGet().
+     typecode       - typecode corresponding to the OCIAnyDataSet.
+     type (IN)      - type corresponding to the OCIAnyDataSet. If the typecode
+                      corresponds to a built-in type (OCI_TYPECODE_NUMBER etc.)
+                      , this parameter can be NULL. It should be non NULL for
+                      user defined types (OCI_TYPECODE_OBJECT,
+                      OCI_TYPECODE_REF, collection types etc.)
+     dur (IN)       - duration for which OCIAnyDataSet is allocated.
+     data_set (OUT) - Initialized OCIAnyDataSet.
+     RETURNS        - error code
+   NOTES
+     This call allocates an OCIAnyDataSet for the duration of dur and
+     initializes it with the type information. The OCIAnyDataSet can hold
+     multiple instances of the given type. For performance reasons, the 
+     OCIAnyDataSet will end up pointing to the passed in OCIType parameter.
+     It is the responsibility of the caller to ensure that the OCIType is
+     longer lived (has allocation duration >= the duration of the OCIAnyData
+     if the OCIType is a transient one, allocation/pin duration >= duration of
+     the OCIAnyData if the OCIType is a persistent one).
+
+*/
+sword OCIAnyDataSetBeginCreate(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+     OCITypeCode typecode, const OCIType *type, OCIDuration dur,
+     OCIAnyDataSet ** data_set);
+
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIAnyDataSetDestroy  - OCIAnyDataSet Destroy
+   DESCRIPTION
+     This call frees the OCIAnyDataSet allocated using
+     OCIAnyDataSetBeginCreate().
+   RETURNS
+     error code.
+   PARAMETERS
+     svchp (IN/OUT)    - The OCI service context.
+     errhp (IN/OUT)    - The OCI Error handle.
+     data_set (IN/OUT) - OCIAnyDataSet to be freed.
+*/
+sword OCIAnyDataSetDestroy(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+     OCIAnyDataSet *data_set);
+
+
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIAnyDataSetAddInstance - OCIAnyDataSet Add an instance
+   DESCRIPTION
+     This call adds a new skeleton instance to the OCIAnyDataSet and all the
+     attributes of the instance are set to NULL. It returns this skeleton
+     instance through the OCIAnyData parameter which can be constructed
+     subsequently by invoking the OCIAnyData API.
+   RETURNS
+     error code.
+   PARAMETERS
+     svchp (IN/OUT)      - The OCI service context.
+     errhp (IN/OUT)      - The OCI Error handle.
+     data_set (IN/OUT)   - OCIAnyDataSet to which a new instance is added.
+     data (IN/OUT)       - OCIAnyData corresponding to the newly added
+                           instance. If (*data) is NULL, a new OCIAnyData will
+                           be allocated for same duration as the OCIAnyDataSet.
+                           If (*data) is not NULL, it will get reused. This
+                           OCIAnyData can be subseqently constructed using the
+                           OCIAnyDataConvert() call or it can be constructed
+                           piece-wise using the OCIAnyDataAttrSet and
+                           OCIAnyDataCollAddElem calls.
+   NOTES
+     No Destruction of the old value is done here. It is the responsibility of
+     the caller to destroy the old value pointed to by (*data) and set (*data)
+     to a null pointer before beginning to make a sequence of this call. No
+     deep copying (of OCIType information nor the data part.) is done in the
+     returned OCIAnyData. This OCIAnyData cannot be used beyond the allocation
+     duration of the OCIAnyDataSet (it is like a reference into the
+     OCIAnyDataSet). The returned OCIAnyData can be reused on subsequent calls
+     to this function, to sequentially add new data instances to the
+     OCIAnyDataSet.
+*/
+sword OCIAnyDataSetAddInstance(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+     OCIAnyDataSet *data_set, OCIAnyData **data);
+
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIAnyDataSetEndCreate - OCIAnyDataSet End Creation process.
+   DESCRIPTION
+     This call marks the end of OCIAnyDataSet creation. It should be called
+     after constructing all of its instance(s).
+   RETURNS
+     error code.
+   PARAMETERS
+     svchp (IN/OUT)        - The OCI service context.
+     errhp (IN/OUT)        - The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is
+                             recorded in errhp and this function returns
+                             OCI_ERROR. Diagnostic information can be obtained
+                             by calling OCIErrorGet().
+     data_set (IN/OUT)     - OCIAnyDataSet that has been fully constructed.
+*/
+sword OCIAnyDataSetEndCreate(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+     OCIAnyDataSet *data_set);
+
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIAnyDataSetGetType - OCIAnyDataSet Get Type of an OCIAnyDataSet
+   DESCRIPTION
+     Gets the Type corresponding to an OCIAnyDataSet. It returns the actual
+     pointer to the type maintained inside an OCIAnyDataSet. No copying is
+     done for performance reasons. The client is responsible for not using
+     this type once the OCIAnyDataSet is freed (or its duration ends).
+   RETURNS
+     error code.
+   PARAMETERS
+     svchp (IN/OUT)      - The OCI service context.
+     errhp (IN/OUT)      - The OCI Error handle.
+     data_set (IN)       - Initialized OCIAnyDataSet.
+     tc (OUT)            - The typecode of the type.
+     type (OUT)          - The type corresponding to the OCIAnyDataSet. This
+                           could be null if the OCIAnyData corresponds to a
+                           built-in type.
+*/
+sword OCIAnyDataSetGetType (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+     OCIAnyDataSet *data_set, OCITypeCode *tc, OCIType **type);
+
+/*
+  NAME
+    OCIAnyDataSetGetCount - OCIAnyDataSet Get Count of instances.
+  DESCRIPTION
+    This call gets the number of instances in the OCIAnyDataSet.
+  RETURNS
+    error code.
+  PARAMETERS
+    svchp (IN/OUT)      - OCI Service Context
+    errhp (IN/OUT)      - OCI Error handle
+    data_set (IN)       - Well formed OCIAnyDataSet.
+    count (OUT)         - number of instances in OCIAnyDataSet
+*/
+sword OCIAnyDataSetGetCount(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+     OCIAnyDataSet *data_set, ub4 *count);
+
+/*
+  NAME
+    OCIAnyDataSetGetInstance - OCIAnyDataSet Get next instance.
+  DESCRIPTION
+    Only sequential access to the instances in an OCIAnyDataSet is allowed.
+    This call returns the OCIAnyData corresponding to an instance at the
+    current position and updates the current position. Subsequently, the
+    OCIAnyData access routines may be used to access the instance.
+  RETURNS
+    error code. Returns OCI_NO_DATA if the current position is at the end of
+    the set, OCI_SUCCESS otherwise.
+  PARAMETERS
+    svchp (IN/OUT)      - OCI Service Context
+    errhp (IN/OUT)      - OCI Error handle
+    data_set (IN)       - Well formed OCIAnyDataSet
+    data (IN/OUT)       - OCIAnyData corresponding to the instance. If (*data)
+                          is NULL, a new OCIAnyData will be allocated for same
+                          duration as the OCIAnyDataSet. If (*data) is not NULL
+                          , it will get reused. This OCIAnyData can be
+                          subsequently accessed using the OCIAnyDataAccess()
+                          call or piece-wise by using the OCIAnyDataAttrGet()
+                          call.
+  NOTE
+    No Destruction of the old value is done here. It is the responsibility of
+    the caller to destroy the old value pointed to by (*data) and set (*data)
+    to a null pointer before beginning to make a sequence of this call. No deep
+    copying (of OCIType information nor the data part.) is done in the returned
+    OCIAnyData. This OCIAnyData cannot be used beyond the allocation duration
+    of the OCIAnyDataSet (it is like a reference into the OCIAnyDataSet). The
+    returned OCIAnyData can be reused on subsequent calls to this function to
+    sequentially access the OCIAnyDataSet.
+*/
+sword OCIAnyDataSetGetInstance(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+     OCIAnyDataSet *data_set, OCIAnyData **data);
+
+/*--------------------- End of OCIAnyDataSet interfaces ---------------------*/
+
+sword OCIFormatInit(void  *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+sword OCIFormatString(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OraText *buffer,
+                      sbig_ora bufferLength, sbig_ora *returnLength,
+                      const OraText *formatString, ...);
+
+sword OCIFormatTerm(void  *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+sword OCIFormatTUb1(void);
+sword OCIFormatTUb2(void);
+sword OCIFormatTUb4(void);
+sword OCIFormatTUword(void);
+sword OCIFormatTUbig_ora(void);
+sword OCIFormatTSb1(void);
+sword OCIFormatTSb2(void);
+sword OCIFormatTSb4(void);
+sword OCIFormatTSword(void);
+sword OCIFormatTSbig_ora(void);
+sword OCIFormatTEb1(void);
+sword OCIFormatTEb2(void);
+sword OCIFormatTEb4(void);
+sword OCIFormatTEword(void);
+sword OCIFormatTChar(void);
+sword OCIFormatTText(void);
+sword OCIFormatTDouble(void);
+sword OCIFormatTDvoid(void);
+sword OCIFormatTEnd(void);
+
+/*-------------------------- Extensions to XA interface ---------------------*/
+/* ------------------------- xaosvch ----------------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     xaosvch  -  XA Oracle get SerViCe Handle
+   DESCRIPTION
+     Given a database name return the service handle that is used by the
+     XA library
+   NOTE
+     This macro has been provided for backward compatibilty with 8.0.2
+*/
+OCISvcCtx *xaosvch(OraText *dbname);
+
+/* ------------------------- xaoSvcCtx --------------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     xaoSvcCtx  -  XA Oracle get SerViCe ConTeXt
+   DESCRIPTION
+     Given a database name return the service handle that is used by the
+     XA library
+   NOTE
+     This routine has been provided for APs to get access to the service
+     handle that XA library uses. Without this routine APs must use SQLLIB
+     routine sqlld2 to get access to the Logon data area registered by the
+     XA library
+*/
+OCISvcCtx *xaoSvcCtx(OraText *dbname);
+
+/* ------------------------- xaoEnv -----------------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     xaoEnv  -  XA Oracle get ENvironment Handle
+   DESCRIPTION
+     Given a database name return the environment handle that is used by the
+     XA library
+   NOTE
+     This routine has been provided for APs to get access to the environment
+     handle that XA library uses. Without this routine APs must use SQLLIB
+     routine sqlld2 to get access to the Logon data area registered by the
+     XA library
+*/
+OCIEnv *xaoEnv(OraText *dbname);
+
+/* ------------------------- xaosterr ---------------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     xaosterr  -  XA Oracle get xa STart ERRor code
+   DESCRIPTION
+     Given an oracle error code return the XA error code
+ */
+int xaosterr(OCISvcCtx *svch, sb4 error);
+/*-------------------------- End Extensions ---------------------------------*/
+/*---------------------- Extensions to NLS cartridge service ----------------*/
+/* ----------------------- OCINlsGetInfo ------------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCINlsGetInfo - Get NLS info from OCI environment handle
+   REMARKS
+     This function generates language information specified by item from OCI 
+     environment handle envhp into an array pointed to by buf within size 
+     limitation as buflen.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR on wrong item.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle.
+   errhp(IN/OUT)
+     The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is record in errhp and 
+     this function returns a NULL pointer. Diagnostic information can be 
+     obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+   buf(OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination buffer.
+   buflen(IN)
+     The size of destination buffer. The maximum length for each information
+     is 32 bytes.
+   item(IN)
+     It specifies to get which item in OCI environment handle and can be one
+     of following values:
+       OCI_NLS_DAYNAME1 : Native name for Monday.
+       OCI_NLS_DAYNAME2 : Native name for Tuesday.
+       OCI_NLS_DAYNAME3 : Native name for Wednesday.
+       OCI_NLS_DAYNAME4 : Native name for Thursday.
+       OCI_NLS_DAYNAME5 : Native name for Friday.
+       OCI_NLS_DAYNAME6 : Native name for for Saturday.
+       OCI_NLS_DAYNAME7 : Native name for for Sunday.
+       OCI_NLS_ABDAYNAME1 : Native abbreviated name for Monday.
+       OCI_NLS_ABDAYNAME2 : Native abbreviated name for Tuesday.
+       OCI_NLS_ABDAYNAME3 : Native abbreviated name for Wednesday.
+       OCI_NLS_ABDAYNAME4 : Native abbreviated name for Thursday.
+       OCI_NLS_ABDAYNAME5 : Native abbreviated name for Friday.
+       OCI_NLS_ABDAYNAME6 : Native abbreviated name for for Saturday.
+       OCI_NLS_ABDAYNAME7 : Native abbreviated name for for Sunday.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME1 : Native name for January.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME2 : Native name for February.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME3 : Native name for March.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME4 : Native name for April.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME5 : Native name for May.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME6 : Native name for June.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME7 : Native name for July.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME8 : Native name for August.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME9 : Native name for September.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME10 : Native name for October.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME11 : Native name for November.
+       OCI_NLS_MONTHNAME12 : Native name for December.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME1 : Native abbreviated name for January.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME2 : Native abbreviated name for February.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME3 : Native abbreviated name for March.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME4 : Native abbreviated name for April.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME5 : Native abbreviated name for May.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME6 : Native abbreviated name for June.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME7 : Native abbreviated name for July.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME8 : Native abbreviated name for August.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME9 : Native abbreviated name for September.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME10 : Native abbreviated name for October.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME11 : Native abbreviated name for November.
+       OCI_NLS_ABMONTHNAME12 : Native abbreviated name for December.
+       OCI_NLS_YES : Native string for affirmative response.
+       OCI_NLS_NO : Native negative response. 
+       OCI_NLS_AM : Native equivalent string of AM.
+       OCI_NLS_PM : Native equivalent string of PM.
+       OCI_NLS_AD : Native equivalent string of AD.
+       OCI_NLS_BC : Native equivalent string of BC.
+       OCI_NLS_DECIMAL : decimal character.
+       OCI_NLS_GROUP : group separator.
+       OCI_NLS_DEBIT : Native symbol of debit.
+       OCI_NLS_CREDIT : Native sumbol of credit.
+       OCI_NLS_DATEFORMAT : Oracle date format.
+       OCI_NLS_INT_CURRENCY: International currency symbol.
+       OCI_NLS_LOC_CURRENCY : Locale currency symbol.
+       OCI_NLS_LANGUAGE : Language name.
+       OCI_NLS_ABLANGUAGE : Abbreviation for language name.
+       OCI_NLS_TERRITORY : Territory name.
+       OCI_NLS_CHARACTER_SET : Character set name.
+       OCI_NLS_LINGUISTIC : Linguistic name.
+       OCI_NLS_CALENDAR : Calendar name.
+       OCI_NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY : Dual currency symbol.
+*/
+sword OCINlsGetInfo(void  *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OraText *buf,
+                    size_t buflen, ub2 item);
+
+/* ----------------------- OCINlsNumericInfoGet -----------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCINlsNumericInfoGet - Get NLS numeric info from OCI environment handle
+   REMARKS
+     This function generates numeric language information specified by item 
+     from OCI environment handle envhp into an output number variable.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR on wrong item.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle. If handle invalid, returns OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+   errhp(IN/OUT)
+     The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is record in errhp and 
+     this function returns a NULL pointer. Diagnostic information can be 
+     obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+   val(OUT)
+     Pointer to the output number variable. On OCI_SUCCESS return, it will
+     contain the requested NLS numeric info.
+   item(IN)
+     It specifies to get which item in OCI environment handle and can be one
+     of following values:
+       OCI_NLS_CHARSET_MAXBYTESZ : Maximum character byte size for OCI
+                                   environment or session handle charset
+       OCI_NLS_CHARSET_FIXEDWIDTH: Character byte size for fixed-width charset;
+                                   0 for variable-width charset 
+*/
+sword OCINlsNumericInfoGet(void  *envhp, OCIError *errhp, sb4 *val, ub2 item);
+
+/* ----------------------- OCINlsCharSetNameToId ----------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCINlsCharSetNameToId - Get Oracle charset id given Oracle charset name
+   REMARKS
+     This function will get the Oracle character set id corresponding to
+     the given Oracle character set name.
+   RETURNS
+     Oracle character set id for the given Oracle character set name if
+     character set name and OCI handle are valid; otherwise returns 0.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle.
+   name(IN)
+     Pointer to a null-terminated Oracle character set name whose id 
+     will be returned.
+*/
+ub2 OCINlsCharSetNameToId(void  *envhp, const oratext *name);
+
+/* ----------------------- OCINlsCharSetIdToName ----------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCINlsCharSetIdToName - Get Oracle charset name given Oracle charset id
+   REMARKS
+     This function will get the Oracle character set name corresponding to
+     the given Oracle character set id.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle. If handle invalid, returns OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+   buf(OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination buffer. On OCI_SUCCESS return, it will contain
+     the null-terminated string for character set name.
+   buflen(IN)
+     Size of destination buffer. Recommended size is OCI_NLS_MAXBUFSZ for
+     guarantee to store an Oracle character set name. If it's smaller than
+     the length of the character set name, the function will return OCI_ERROR.
+   id(IN)
+     Oracle character set id.
+*/
+sword OCINlsCharSetIdToName(void  *envhp, oratext *buf, size_t buflen, ub2 id);
+
+/* ----------------------- OCINlsNameMap ------------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCINlsNameMap - Map NLS naming from Oracle to other standards and vice 
+                     versa
+   REMARKS
+     This function will map NLS naming from Oracle to other standards (such
+     as ISO, IANA) and vice versa.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE, or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle. If handle invalid, returns OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+   buf(OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination buffer. On OCI_SUCCESS return, it will 
+     contain null-terminated string for requested mapped name.
+   buflen(IN)
+     The size of destination buffer. Recommended size is OCI_NLS_MAXBUFSZ
+     for guarantee to store an NLS name. If it is smaller than the length
+     of the name, the function will return OCI_ERROR.
+   srcbuf(IN)
+     Pointer to null-terminated NLS name. If it is not a valid name in its
+     define scope, the function will return OCI_ERROR.
+   flag(IN)
+     It specifies name mapping direction and can take the following values:
+       OCI_NLS_CS_IANA_TO_ORA : Map character set name from IANA to Oracle
+       OCI_NLS_CS_ORA_TO_IANA : Map character set name from Oracle to IANA
+       OCI_NLS_LANG_ISO_TO_ORA : Map language name from ISO to Oracle
+       OCI_NLS_LANG_ORA_TO_ISO : Map language name from Oracle to ISO
+       OCI_NLS_TERR_ISO_TO_ORA : Map territory name from ISO to Oracle
+       OCI_NLS_TERR_ORA_TO_ISO : Map territory name from Oracle to ISO
+       OCI_NLS_TERR_ISO3_TO_ORA : Map territory name from 3-letter ISO
+                                  abbreviation to Oracle
+       OCI_NLS_TERR_ORA_TO_ISO3 : Map territory name from Oracle to 3-letter
+                                  ISO abbreviation
+*/
+sword OCINlsNameMap(void  *envhp, oratext *buf, size_t buflen,
+                    const oratext *srcbuf, ub4 flag);
+
+/* -------------------- OCIMultiByteToWideChar ------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteToWideChar - Convert a null terminated multibyte string into 
+                              wchar
+   REMARKS
+     This routine converts an entire null-terminated string into the wchar 
+     format. The wchar output buffer will be null-terminated.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set of string.
+   dst (OUT)
+     Destination buffer for wchar.
+   src (IN)
+     Source string to be converted.
+   rsize (OUT)
+     Number of characters converted including null-terminator.
+     If it is a NULL pointer, no number return
+*/
+sword OCIMultiByteToWideChar(void  *envhp, OCIWchar *dst, const OraText *src,
+                             size_t *rsize);
+
+
+/* --------------------- OCIMultiByteInSizeToWideChar -----------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteInSizeToWideChar - Convert a mulitbyte string in length into
+                                    wchar
+   REMARKS
+     This routine converts part of string into the wchar format. It will
+     convert as many complete characters as it can until it reaches output
+     buffer size or input buffer size or it reaches a null-terminator in
+     source string. The output buffer will be null-terminated if space permits.
+     If dstsz is zero, this function will only return number of characters not
+     including ending null terminator for converted string.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set of string.
+   dst (OUT)
+     Pointer to a destination buffer for wchar. It can be NULL pointer when
+     dstsz is zero.
+   dstsz(IN)
+     Destination buffer size in character. If it is zero, this function just
+     returns number of characters will be need for the conversion.
+   src (IN)
+     Source string to be converted.
+   srcsz(IN)
+     Length of source string in byte.
+   rsize(OUT)
+     Number of characters written into destination buffer, or number of
+     characters for converted string is dstsz is zero.
+     If it is NULL pointer, nothing to return.
+*/
+sword OCIMultiByteInSizeToWideChar(void  *envhp, OCIWchar *dst,
+                                  size_t dstsz, const OraText *src, 
+                                  size_t srcsz, size_t *rsize);
+
+
+/* ---------------------- OCIWideCharToMultiByte ----------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharToMultiByte - Convert a null terminated wchar string into
+                              multibyte
+   REMARKS
+     This routine converts an entire null-terminated wide character string into
+     multi-byte string. The output buffer will be null-terminated.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set of string.
+   dst (OUT)
+     Destination buffer for multi-byte string.
+   src (IN)
+     Source wchar string to be converted.
+   rsize (OUT)
+     Number of bytes written into the destination buffer.
+     If it is NULL pointer, nothing to return.
+*/
+sword OCIWideCharToMultiByte(void  *envhp, OraText *dst, const OCIWchar *src,
+                             size_t *rsize);
+
+
+/* ---------------------- OCIWideCharInSizeToMultiByte ----------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharInSizeToMultiByte - Convert a wchar string in length into 
+                                    mulitbyte
+   REMARKS
+     This routine converts part of wchar string into the multi-byte format.
+     It will convert as many complete characters as it can until it reaches
+     output buffer size or input buffer size or it reaches a null-terminator
+     in source string. The output buffer will be null-terminated if space
+     permits. If dstsz is zero, the function just returns the size of byte not 
+     including ending null-terminator need to store the converted string.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set of string.
+   dst (OUT)
+     Destination buffer for multi-byte. It can be NULL pointer if dstsz is
+     zero.
+   dstsz(IN)
+     Destination buffer size in byte. If it is zero, it just returns the size
+     of bytes need for converted string.
+   src (IN)
+     Source wchar string to be converted.
+   srcsz(IN)
+     Length of source string in character.
+   rsize(OUT)
+     Number of bytes written into destination buffer, or number of bytes need
+     to store the converted string if dstsz is zero.
+     If it is NULL pointer, nothing to return.
+*/
+sword OCIWideCharInSizeToMultiByte(void  *envhp, OraText *dst,
+                                    size_t dstsz, const OCIWchar *src,
+                                    size_t srcsz, size_t *rsize);
+
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsAlnum -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsAlnum - test whether wc is a letter or decimal digit
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a letter or decimal digit.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsAlnum(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsAlpha -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsAlpha - test whether wc is an alphabetic letter
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is an alphabetic letter
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsAlpha(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* --------------------- OCIWideCharIsCntrl ---------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsCntrl - test whether wc is a control character
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a control character.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsCntrl(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsDigit -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsDigit - test whether wc is a decimal digit character
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a decimal digit character.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsDigit(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsGraph -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsGraph - test whether wc is a graph character
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a graph character. A graph character is character
+     with a visible representation and normally includes alphabetic letter,
+     decimal digit, and punctuation.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsGraph(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsLower -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsLower - test whether wc is a lowercase letter
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a lowercase letter.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsLower(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsPrint -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsPrint - test whether wc is a printable character
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a printable character.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsPrint(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsPunct -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsPunct - test whether wc is a punctuation character
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a punctuation character.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsPunct(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsSpace -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsSpace - test whether wc is a space character
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a space character. A space character only causes
+     white space in displayed text(for example, space, tab, carriage return,
+     newline, vertical tab or form feed).
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsSpace(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharIsUpper -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsUpper - test whether wc is a uppercase letter
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a uppercase letter.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsUpper(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/*----------------------- OCIWideCharIsXdigit -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsXdigit - test whether wc is a hexadecimal digit
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a hexadecimal digit ( 0-9, A-F, a-f ).
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsXdigit(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* --------------------- OCIWideCharIsSingleByte ----------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharIsSingleByte - test whether wc is a single-byte character
+   REMARKS
+     It tests whether wc is a single-byte character when converted into
+     multi-byte.
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE or FLASE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for testing.
+*/
+boolean OCIWideCharIsSingleByte(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharToLower -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharToLower - Convert a wchar into the lowercase
+   REMARKS
+     If there is a lower-case character mapping for wc in the specified locale,
+     it will return the lower-case in wchar, else return wc itself.
+   RETURNS
+     A wchar
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for lowercase mapping.
+*/
+OCIWchar OCIWideCharToLower(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharToUpper -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharToUpper - Convert a wchar into the uppercase
+   REMARKS
+     If there is a upper-case character mapping for wc in the specified locale,
+     it will return the upper-case in wchar, else return wc itself.
+   RETURNS
+     A wchar
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar for uppercase mapping.
+*/
+OCIWchar OCIWideCharToUpper(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrcmp --------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrcmp - compare two null terminated wchar string
+   REMARKS
+     It compares two wchar string in binary ( based on wchar encoding value ),
+     linguistic, or case-insensitive.
+   RETURNS
+     0, if wstr1 == wstr2.
+     Positive, if wstr1 > wstr2.
+     Negative, if wstr1 < wstr2.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set.
+   wstr1(IN)
+     Pointer to a null-terminated wchar string.
+   wstr2(IN)
+     Pointer to a null-terminated wchar string.
+   flag(IN)
+     It is used to decide the comparison method. It can be taken one of the
+     following values:
+       OCI_NLS_BINARY : for the binary comparison, this is default value.
+       OCI_NLS_LINGUISTIC : for linguistic comparison specified in the locale.
+     This flag can be ORed with OCI_NLS_CASE_INSENSITIVE for case-insensitive
+     comparison.
+*/
+int OCIWideCharStrcmp(void  *envhp, const OCIWchar *wstr1, 
+                const OCIWchar *wstr2, int flag);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrncmp -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrncmp - compare twe wchar string in length
+   REMARKS
+     This function is similar to OCIWideCharStrcmp(), except that at most len1
+     characters from wstr1 and len2 characters from wstr1 are compared. The
+     null-terminator will be taken into the comparison.
+   RETURNS
+     0, if wstr1 = wstr2
+     Positive, if wstr1 > wstr2
+     Negative, if wstr1 < wstr2
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wstr1(IN)
+     Pointer to the first wchar string
+   len1(IN)
+     The length for the first string for comparison
+   wstr2(IN)
+     Pointer to the second wchar string
+   len2(IN)
+     The length for the second string for comparison.
+   flag(IN)
+     It is used to decide the comparison method. It can be taken one of the
+     following values:
+       OCI_NLS_BINARY : for the binary comparison, this is default value.
+       OCI_NLS_LINGUISTIC : for linguistic comparison specified in the locale.
+     This flag can be ORed with OCI_NLS_CASE_INSENSITIVE for case-insensitive 
+     comparison.
+*/
+int OCIWideCharStrncmp(void  *envhp, const OCIWchar *wstr1, size_t len1,
+                 const OCIWchar *wstr2, size_t len2, int flag);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrcat --------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrcat - concatenate two wchar strings
+   REMARKS
+     This function appends a copy of the wchar string pointed to by wsrcstr,
+     including the null-terminator to the end of wchar string pointed to by
+     wdststr. It returns the number of character in the result string not
+     including the ending null-terminator.
+   RETURNS
+     number of characters in the result string not including the ending
+     null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wdststr(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination wchar string for appending.
+   wsrcstr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source wchar string to append.
+*/
+size_t OCIWideCharStrcat(void  *envhp, OCIWchar *wdststr,
+                         const OCIWchar *wsrcstr);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrchr --------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrchr - Search the first occurrence of wchar in a wchar string
+   REMARKS
+     This function searchs for the first occurrence of wc in the wchar string
+     pointed to by wstr. It returns a pointer to the whcar if successful, or
+     a null pointer.
+   RETURNS
+     wchar pointer if successful, otherwise a null pointer.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wstr(IN)
+     Pointer to the wchar string to search
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar to search for.
+*/
+OCIWchar *OCIWideCharStrchr(void  *envhp, const OCIWchar *wstr,
+                            OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrcpy --------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrcpy - copy a wchar string
+   REMARKS
+     This function copies the wchar string pointed to by wsrcstr, including the
+     null-terminator, into the array pointed to by wdststr. It returns the
+     number of character copied not including the ending null-terminator.
+   RETURNS
+     number of characters copied not including the ending null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wdststr(OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination wchar buffer.
+   wsrcstr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source wchar string.
+*/
+size_t OCIWideCharStrcpy(void  *envhp, OCIWchar *wdststr,
+                         const OCIWchar *wsrcstr);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrlen --------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrlen - Return number of character in a wchar string
+   REMARKS
+     This function computes the number of characters in the wchar string
+     pointed to by wstr, not including the null-terminator, and returns
+    this number. 
+   RETURNS
+     number of characters not including ending null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wstr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source wchar string.
+*/
+size_t OCIWideCharStrlen(void  *envhp, const OCIWchar *wstr);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrncat -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrncat - Concatenate wchar string in length
+   REMARKS
+     This function is similar to OCIWideCharStrcat(), except that at most n
+     characters from wsrcstr are appended to wdststr. Note that the
+     null-terminator in wsrcstr will stop appending. wdststr will be
+     null-terminated.. 
+   RETURNS
+     Number of characters in the result string not including the ending
+     null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wdststr(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination wchar string for appending.
+   wsrcstr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source wchar string to append.
+   n(IN)
+     Number of characters from wsrcstr to append.
+*/
+size_t OCIWideCharStrncat(void  *envhp, OCIWchar *wdststr,
+                          const OCIWchar *wsrcstr, size_t n);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrncpy -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrncpy - Copy wchar string in length
+   REMARKS
+     This function is similar to OCIWideCharStrcpy(), except that at most n
+     characters are copied from the array pointed to by wsrcstr to the array
+     pointed to by wdststr. Note that the null-terminator in wdststr will
+     stop coping and result string will be null-terminated.
+   RETURNS
+     number of characters copied not including the ending null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wdststr(OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination wchar buffer.
+   wsrcstr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source wchar string.
+   n(IN)
+     Number of characters from wsrcstr to copy.
+*/
+size_t OCIWideCharStrncpy(void  *envhp, OCIWchar *wdststr,
+                          const OCIWchar *wsrcstr, size_t n);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIWideCharStrrchr -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrrchr - search the last occurrence of a wchar in wchar string
+   REMARKS
+     This function searchs for the last occurrence of wc in the wchar string
+     pointed to by wstr. It returns a pointer to the whcar if successful, or
+     a null pointer.
+   RETURNS
+     wchar pointer if successful, otherwise a null pointer.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wstr(IN)
+     Pointer to the wchar string to search
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar to search for.
+*/
+OCIWchar *OCIWideCharStrrchr(void  *envhp, const OCIWchar *wstr,
+                             OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* --------------------- OCIWideCharStrCaseConversion -----------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharStrCaseConversion - convert a wchar string into lowercase or
+                                    uppercase
+   REMARKS
+     This function convert the wide char string pointed to by wsrcstr into the
+     uppercase or lowercase specified by flag and copies the result into the
+     array pointed to by wdststr. The result string will be null-terminated.
+   RETURNS
+     number of characters for result string not including null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle.
+   wdststr(OUT)
+     Pointer to destination array.
+   wsrcstr(IN)
+     Pointer to source string.
+   flag(IN)
+     Specify the case to convert:
+       OCI_NLS_UPPERCASE : convert to uppercase.
+       OCI_NLS_LOWERCASE: convert to lowercase.
+     This flag can be ORed with OCI_NLS_LINGUISTIC to specify that the
+     linguistic setting in the locale will be used for case conversion.
+*/
+size_t OCIWideCharStrCaseConversion(void  *envhp, OCIWchar *wdststr,
+                                    const OCIWchar *wsrcstr, ub4 flag);
+
+
+/*---------------------- OCIWideCharDisplayLength ---------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharDisplayLength - Calculate the display length for a wchar
+   REMARKS
+     This function determines the number of column positions required for wc
+     in display. It returns number of column positions, or 0 if wc is 
+     null-terminator.
+   RETURNS
+     Number of display positions.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar character.
+*/
+size_t OCIWideCharDisplayLength(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc );
+
+
+/*---------------------- OCIWideCharMultiByteLength -------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIWideCharMultiByteLength - Determine byte size in multi-byte encoding
+   REMARKS
+     This function determines the number of byte required for wc in multi-byte
+     encoding. It returns number of bytes in multi-byte for wc.
+   RETURNS
+     Number of bytes.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set .
+   wc(IN)
+     Wchar character.
+*/
+size_t OCIWideCharMultiByteLength(void  *envhp, OCIWchar wc);
+
+
+/* ----------------------- OCIMultiByteStrcmp -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrcmp - Compare two multi-byte strings
+   REMARKS
+     It compares two multi-byte strings in binary ( based on encoding value ),
+     linguistic, or case-insensitive.
+   RETURNS
+     0, if str1 == str2.
+     Positive, if str1 > str2.
+     Negative, if str1 < str2.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set.
+   str1(IN)
+     Pointer to a null-terminated string.
+   str2(IN)
+     Pointer to a null-terminated string.
+   flag(IN)
+     It is used to decide the comparison method. It can be taken one of the
+     following values:
+       OCI_NLS_BINARY: for the binary comparison, this is default value.
+       OCI_NLS_LINGUISTIC: for linguistic comparison specified in the locale.
+     This flag can be ORed with OCI_NLS_CASE_INSENSITIVE for case-insensitive 
+     comparison.
+*/
+int OCIMultiByteStrcmp(void  *envhp, const OraText *str1,
+                       const OraText *str2, int flag);
+
+
+/*----------------------- OCIMultiByteStrncmp -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrncmp - compare two strings in length
+   REMARKS
+     This function is similar to OCIMultiBytestrcmp(), except that at most
+     len1 bytes from str1 and len2 bytes from str2 are compared. The
+     null-terminator will be taken into the comparison.
+   RETURNS
+     0, if str1 = str2
+     Positive, if str1 > str2
+     Negative, if str1 < str2
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle to determine the character set.
+   str1(IN)
+     Pointer to the first string
+   len1(IN)
+     The length for the first string for comparison
+   str2(IN)
+     Pointer to the second string
+   len2(IN)
+     The length for the second string for comparison.
+   flag(IN)
+     It is used to decide the comparison method. It can be taken one of the
+     following values:
+       OCI_NLS_BINARY: for the binary comparison, this is default value.
+       OCI_NLS_LINGUISTIC: for linguistic comparison specified in the locale.
+     This flag can be ORed with OCI_NLS_CASE_INSENSITIVE for case-insensitive 
+     comparison.
+*/
+int OCIMultiByteStrncmp(void  *envhp, const OraText *str1, size_t len1,
+                        OraText *str2, size_t len2, int flag);
+
+
+/*----------------------- OCIMultiByteStrcat --------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrcat - concatenate multibyte strings
+   REMARKS
+     This function appends a copy of the multi-byte string pointed to by
+     srcstr, including the null-terminator to the end of string pointed to by
+     dststr. It returns the number of bytes in the result string not including
+     the ending null-terminator.
+   RETURNS
+     number of bytes in the result string not including the ending
+     null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to OCI environment handle
+   dststr(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination multi-byte string for appending.
+   srcstr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source string to append.
+*/
+size_t OCIMultiByteStrcat(void  *envhp, OraText *dststr,
+                          const OraText *srcstr);
+
+
+/*------------------------- OCIMultiByteStrcpy ------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrcpy - copy multibyte string
+   REMARKS
+     This function copies the multi-byte string pointed to by srcstr,
+     including the null-terminator, into the array pointed to by dststr. It
+     returns the number of bytes copied not including the ending 
+     null-terminator.
+   RETURNS
+     number of bytes copied not including the ending null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to the OCI environment handle.
+   srcstr(OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination buffer.
+   dststr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source multi-byte string.
+*/
+size_t OCIMultiByteStrcpy(void  *envhp, OraText *dststr,
+                          const OraText *srcstr);
+
+
+/*----------------------- OCIMultiByteStrlen --------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrlen - Calculate multibyte string length
+   REMARKS
+     This function computes the number of bytes in the multi-byte string
+     pointed to by str, not including the null-terminator, and returns this
+     number. 
+   RETURNS
+     number of bytes not including ending null-terminator.
+   str(IN)
+     Pointer to the source multi-byte string.
+*/
+size_t OCIMultiByteStrlen(void  *envhp, const OraText *str);
+
+
+/*----------------------- OCIMultiByteStrncat -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrncat - concatenate string in length
+   REMARKS
+     This function is similar to OCIMultiBytestrcat(), except that at most n
+     bytes from srcstr are appended to dststr. Note that the null-terminator in
+     srcstr will stop appending and the function will append as many character
+     as possible within n bytes. dststr will be null-terminated. 
+   RETURNS
+     Number of bytes in the result string not including the ending
+     null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to OCI environment handle.
+   srcstr(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination multi-byte string for appending.
+   dststr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source multi-byte string to append.
+   n(IN)
+     Number of bytes from srcstr to append.
+*/
+size_t OCIMultiByteStrncat(void  *envhp, OraText *dststr,
+                           const OraText *srcstr, size_t n);
+
+
+/*----------------------- OCIMultiByteStrncpy -------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrncpy - copy multibyte string in length
+   REMARKS
+     This function is similar to OCIMultiBytestrcpy(), except that at most n
+     bytes are copied from the array pointed to by srcstr to the array pointed
+     to by dststr. Note that the null-terminator in srcstr will stop coping and
+     the function will copy as many character as possible within n bytes. The 
+     result string will be null-terminated.
+   RETURNS
+     number of bytes copied not including the ending null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to a OCI environment handle.
+   dststr(IN)
+     Pointer to the source multi-byte string.
+   srcstr(OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination buffer.
+   n(IN)
+     Number of bytes from srcstr to copy.
+*/
+size_t OCIMultiByteStrncpy(void  *envhp, OraText *dststr,
+                           const OraText *srcstr, size_t n);
+
+
+/*----------------------- OCIMultiByteStrnDisplayLength ---------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrnDisplayLength - calculate the display length for a
+                                     multibyt string
+   REMARKS
+     This function returns the number of display positions occupied by the 
+     complete characters within the range of n bytes.
+   RETURNS
+     number of display positions.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle.
+   str(IN)
+     Pointer to a multi-byte string.
+   n(IN)
+     Number of bytes to examine.
+*/
+size_t OCIMultiByteStrnDisplayLength(void  *envhp, const OraText *str1,
+                                     size_t n);
+
+
+/*---------------------- OCIMultiByteStrCaseConversion  ---------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMultiByteStrCaseConversion
+   REMARKS
+     This function convert the multi-byte string pointed to by srcstr into the
+     uppercase or lowercase specified by flag and copies the result into the
+     array pointed to by dststr. The result string will be null-terminated.
+   RETURNS
+     number of bytes for result string not including null-terminator.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle.
+   dststr(OUT)
+     Pointer to destination array.
+   srcstr(IN)
+     Pointer to source string.
+   flag(IN)
+     Specify the case to convert:
+       OCI_NLS_UPPERCASE: convert to uppercase.
+       OCI_NLS_LOWERCASE: convert to lowercase.
+     This flag can be ORed with OCI_NLS_LINGUISTIC to specify that the 
+     linguistic setting in the locale will be used for case conversion.
+*/
+size_t OCIMultiByteStrCaseConversion(void  *envhp, OraText *dststr,
+                                     const OraText *srcstr, ub4 flag);
+
+
+/*------------------------- OCICharSetToUnicode -----------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCICharSetToUnicode - convert multibyte string into Unicode as UCS2
+   REMARKS
+     This function converts a multi-byte string pointed to by src to Unicode 
+     into the array pointed to by dst. The conversion will stop when it reach
+     to the source limitation or destination limitation. 
+     The function will return number of characters converted into Unicode.
+     If dstlen is zero, it will just return the number of characters for the
+     result without real conversion.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to an OCI environment handle
+   dst(OUT)
+     Pointer to a destination buffer
+   dstlen(IN)
+     Size of destination buffer in character
+   src(IN)
+     Pointer to multi-byte source string.
+   srclen(IN)
+     Size of source string in bytes.
+   rsize(OUT)
+     Number of characters converted.
+     If it is a NULL pointer, nothing to return.
+*/
+sword OCICharSetToUnicode(void  *envhp, ub2 *dst, size_t dstlen,
+                          const OraText *src, size_t  srclen, size_t *rsize);
+
+
+/*------------------------- OCIUnicodeToCharSet -----------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIUnicodeToCharSet - convert Unicode into multibyte
+   REMARKS
+     This function converts a Unicode string pointed to by src to multi-byte
+     into the array pointed to by dst. The conversion will stop when it reach
+     to the source limitation or destination limitation. The function will
+     return number of bytes converted into multi-byte. If dstlen is zero, it
+     will just return the number of bytes for the result without real 
+     conversion. If a Unicode character is not convertible for the character
+     set specified in OCI environment handle, a replacement character will be
+     used for it. In this case, OCICharSetConversionIsReplacementUsed() will
+     return ture.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to an OCI environment handle.
+   dst(OUT)
+     Pointer to a destination buffer.
+   dstlen(IN)
+     Size of destination buffer in byte.
+   src(IN)
+     Pointer to a Unicode string.
+   srclen(IN)
+     Size of source string in characters.
+   rsize(OUT)
+     Number of bytes converted.
+     If it is a NULL pointer, nothing to return.
+*/
+sword OCIUnicodeToCharSet(void  *envhp, OraText *dst, size_t dstlen, 
+                           const ub2 *src, size_t srclen, size_t *rsize);
+
+/*----------------------- OCINlsCharSetConvert ------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCINlsCharSetConvert - convert between any two character set.
+   REMARKS
+     This function converts a string pointed to by src in the character set
+     specified with srcid to the array pointed to by dst in the character set
+     specified with dstid. The conversion will stop when it reaches the source
+     limitation or destination limitation. The function will return the number
+     of bytes converted into the destination buffer. Even though either source
+     or destination character set id is OCI_UTF16ID, given and return data
+     length will be represented with the byte length as this function is
+     intended for generic purpose. Note the conversion will not stop at null
+     data.
+     To get character set id from name, OCINlsCharSetNameToId can be used.
+     To check if derived data in the destination buffer contains any
+     replacement character resulting from conversion failure,
+     OCICharSetConversionIsReplacementUsed can be used to get the status.
+     Data alignment should be guaranteed by a caller. For example, UTF-16 data
+     should be aligned to ub2 type.
+
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS or OCI_ERROR.
+   errhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is recorded in errhp and this
+     function returns a NULL pointer. Diagnostic information can be obtained
+     by calling OCIErrorGet().
+   dstid(IN)
+     Character set id for the destination buffer.
+   dstp(OUT)
+     Pointer to the destination buffer.
+   dstlen(IN)
+     The maximum byte size of destination buffer.
+   srcid(IN)
+     Character set id for the source buffer.
+   srcp(IN)
+     Pointer to the source buffer.
+   srclen(IN)
+     The length byte size of source buffer.
+   rsize(OUT)
+     The number of characters converted. If it is a NULL pointer, nothing to
+     return.
+*/
+sword OCINlsCharSetConvert(void  *envhp, OCIError *errhp, 
+                        ub2 dstid, void  *dstp, size_t dstlen,
+                        ub2 srcid, const void  *srcp, size_t srclen,
+                        size_t *rsize);
+
+
+/* ------------------- OCICharsetConversionIsReplacementUsed ----------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCICharsetConversionIsReplacementUsed - chech if replacement is used in 
+                                             conversion
+   REMARKS
+     This function indicates whether or not the replacement character was used
+     for nonconvertible characters in character set conversion in last invoke
+     of OCICharsetUcs2ToMb().
+   RETURNS
+     TRUE is the replacement character was used in last OCICharsetUcs2ToMb()
+     invoking, else FALSE.
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     OCI environment handle. This should be the first handle passed to 
+     OCICharsetUcs2ToMb().
+*/
+boolean OCICharSetConversionIsReplacementUsed(void  *envhp);
+
+/*------------------- OCINlsEnvironmentVariableGet -----------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCINlsEnvironmentVariableGet - get a value of NLS environment variable.
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+     This function retrieves a value of NLS environment variable to the buffer
+     pointed to by val. Data type is determined by the parameter specified by
+     item. Either numeric data or string data can be retrieved.
+
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS or OCI_ERROR.
+
+   PARAMETERS
+   valp(OUT) -
+     Pointer to the buffer.
+   size(IN) -
+     Size of the buffer. This argument is only applicable to string data type,
+     but not to numerical data, in such case, it is ignored.
+   item(IN) -
+     NLS item value, which can be one of following values:
+       OCI_NLS_CHARSET_ID  - NLS_LANG character set id in ub2 data type.
+       OCI_NLS_NCHARSET_ID - NLS_NCHAR character set id in ub2 data type.
+   charset(IN) -
+     Character set id for retrieved string data. If it is 0, NLS_LANG will be
+     used. OCI_UTF16ID is a valid id. In case of numeric data, this argument
+     is ignored.
+   rsize(OUT) -
+     Size of return value.
+
+   NOTE
+     This functions is mainly used for retrieving character set id from either
+     NLS_LANG or NLS_NCHAR environment variables. If NLS_LANG is not set,
+     the default character set id is returned.
+     For future extension, the buffer is capable for storing other data types.
+*/
+sword OCINlsEnvironmentVariableGet(void   *valp, size_t size, ub2 item,
+                                   ub2 charset, size_t *rsize);
+
+
+/*------------------------- OCIMessageOpen ----------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMessageOpen - open a locale message file
+   REMARKS
+     This function opens a message handle for facility of product in a language
+     pointed to by envhp. It first try to open the message file corresponding
+     to envhp for the facility. If it successes, it will use that file to
+     initialize a message handle, else it will use the default message file
+     which is for American language for the facility. The function return a
+     pointer pointed to a message handle into msghp parameter.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     A pointer to OCI environment handle for message language.
+   errhp(IN/OUT)
+     The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is record in errhp and this
+     function returns a NULL pointer. Diagnostic information can be obtained by
+     calling OCIErrorGet().
+   msghp(OUT)
+     a message handle for return
+   product(IN)
+     A pointer to a product name. Product name is used to locate the directory
+     for message in a system dependent way. For example, in Solaris, the
+     directory of message files for the product `rdbms' is
+     `${ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms'.
+   facility(IN)
+     A pointer to a facility name in the product. It is used to construct a
+     message file name. A message file name follows the conversion with 
+     facility as prefix. For example, the message file name for facility
+     `img' in American language will be `imgus.msb' where `us' is the 
+     abbreviation of American language and `msb' as message binary file 
+     extension.
+   dur(IN)
+     Duration for memory allocation for the return message handle. It can be
+     the following values:
+        OCI_DURATION_CALL
+        OCI_DURATION_STATEMENT
+        OCI_DURATION_SESSION
+        OCI_DURATION_TRANSACTION
+     For the detail description, please refer to Memory Related Service
+     Interfaces section.
+*/
+sword OCIMessageOpen(void  *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCIMsg **msghp,
+                      const OraText *product, const OraText *facility, 
+                      OCIDuration dur);
+ 
+
+/*------------------------- OCIMessageGet -----------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMessageGet - get a locale message from a message handle
+   REMARKS
+     This function will get message with message number identified by msgno and
+     if buflen is not zero, the function will copy the message into the buffer
+     pointed to by msgbuf. If buflen is zero, the message will be copied into
+     a message buffer inside the message handle pointed to by msgh. For both
+     cases. it will return the pointer to the null-terminated message string.
+     If it cannot get the message required, it will return a NULL pointer.
+   RETURNS
+     A pointer to a null-terminated message string on success, otherwise a NULL
+     pointer.
+   msgh(IN/OUT)
+     Pointer to a message handle which was previously opened by
+     OCIMessageOpen().
+   msgno(IN)
+     The message number for getting message.
+   msgbuf(OUT)
+     Pointer to a destination buffer to the message retrieved. If buflen is
+     zero, it can be NULL pointer.
+   buflen(IN)
+     The size of the above destination buffer.
+*/
+OraText *OCIMessageGet(OCIMsg *msgh, ub4 msgno, OraText *msgbuf,
+                       size_t buflen);
+
+/*------------------------- OCIMessageClose ---------------------------------*/
+/*
+   NAME
+     OCIMessageClose - close a message handle
+   REMARKS
+     This function closes a message handle pointed to by msgh and frees any
+     memory associated with this handle.
+   RETURNS
+     OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_INVALID_HANDLE or OCI_ERROR
+   envhp(IN/OUT)
+     A pointer to OCI environment handle for message language.
+   errhp(IN/OUT)
+     The OCI error handle. If there is an error, it is record in errhp and this
+     function returns a NULL pointer. Diagnostic information can be obtained by
+     calling OCIErrorGet().
+   msghp(IN/OUT)
+     A pointer to a message handle which was previously opened by
+     OCIMessageOpen().
+*/
+sword OCIMessageClose(void  *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCIMsg *msghp);
+
+/*--------------- End of Extensions to NLS cartridge service ----------------*/
+
+
+/*----------------- Extensions to OCI Thread interface ---------------------*/
+/*****************************************************************************
+                              DESCRIPTION
+******************************************************************************
+1 Threads Interface
+
+The OCIThread package provides a number of commonly used threading
+primitives for use by Oracle customers.  It offers a portable interface to
+threading capabilities native to various platforms.  It does not implement
+threading on platforms which do not have native threading capability.
+
+OCIThread does not provide a portable implementation of multithreaded 
+facilities.  It only serves as a set of portable covers for native 
+multithreaded facilities.  Therefore, platforms that do not have native 
+support for multi-threading will only be able to support a limited 
+implementation of OCIThread.  As a result, products that rely on all of 
+OCIThread's functionality will not port to all platforms.  Products that must 
+port to all platforms must use only a subset of OCIThread's functionality.  
+This issue is discussed further in later sections of this document.
+
+The OCIThread API is split into four main parts.  Each part is described
+briefly here.  The following subsections describe each in greater detail.
+
+ 1. Initialization and Termination Calls
+
+     These calls deal with the initialization and termination of OCIThread.
+     Initialization of OCIThread initializes the OCIThread context which is
+     a member of the OCI environment or session handle.  This context is 
+     required for other OCIThread calls.
+
+ 2. Passive Threading Primitives
+
+     The passive threading primitives include primitives to manipulate mutual
+     exclusion (mutex) locks, thread ID's, and thread-specific data keys.
+
+     The reason that these primitives are described as 'passive' is that while
+     their specifications allow for the existence of multiple threads, they do
+     not require it.  This means that it is possible for these primitives to
+     be implemented according to specification in both single-threaded and
+     multi-threaded environments.
+
+     As a result, OCIThread clients that use only these primitives will not
+     require the existence of multiple threads in order to work correctly,
+     i.e., they will be able to work in single-threaded environments without 
+     branching code.
+
+ 3. Active Threading Primitives
+
+     Active threading primitives include primitives dealing with the creation,
+     termination, and other manipulation of threads.
+
+     The reason that these primitives are described as 'active' is that they
+     can only be used in true multi-threaded environments.  Their
+     specifications explicitly require that it be possible to have multiple
+     threads.  If you need to determine at runtime whether or not you are in a
+     multi-threaded environment, call OCIThreadIsMulti() before calling an
+     OCIThread active primitive.
+
+
+1.1 Initialization & Termination
+==================================
+
+The types and functions described in this section are associated with the
+initialization and termination of the OCIThread package.  OCIThread must
+be properly initialized before any of its functionality can be used.
+OCIThread's process initialization function, 'OCIThreadProcessInit()',
+must be called with care; see below.
+
+The observed behavior of the initialization and termination functions is the
+same regardless of whether OCIThread is in single-threaded or multi-threaded
+environment.  It is OK to call the initialization functions from both generic
+and operating system specific (OSD) code.
+
+1.1.1 Types
+
+  OCIThreadContext - OCIThread Context
+  -------------------------------------
+
+    Most calls to OCIThread functions take the OCI environment or session 
+    handle as a parameter.  The OCIThread context is part of the OCI 
+    environment or session handle and it must be initialized by calling 
+    'OCIThreadInit()'.  Termination of the OCIThread context occurs by calling
+    'OCIThreadTerm()'.
+
+    The OCIThread context is a private data structure.  Clients must NEVER
+    attempt to examine the contents of the context.
+
+1.1.2  OCIThreadProcessInit
+
+  OCIThreadProcessInit - OCIThread Process INITialization
+  --------------------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This function should be called to perform OCIThread process
+      initialization.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      void OCIThreadProcessInit();
+
+    Returns
+
+      Nothing.
+
+    Notes
+
+      Whether or not this function needs to be called depends on how OCI
+      Thread is going to be used.
+
+        * In a single-threaded application, calling this function is optional.
+          If it is called at all, the first call to it must occur before calls
+          to any other OCIThread functions.  Subsequent calls can be made
+          without restriction; they will not have any effect.
+
+        * In a multi-threaded application, this function MUST be called.  The
+          first call to it MUST occur 'strictly before' any other OCIThread
+          calls; i.e., no other calls to OCIThread functions (including other
+          calls to this one) can be concurrent with the first call.
+          Subsequent calls to this function can be made without restriction;
+          they will not have any effect.
+
+
+1.1.3 OCIThreadInit
+
+  OCIThreadInit - OCIThread INITialize
+  -------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This initializes OCIThread context.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadInit(void *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      It is illegal for OCIThread clients to try an examine the memory
+      pointed to by the returned pointer.
+
+      It is safe to make concurrent calls to 'OCIThreadInit()'.  Unlike
+      'OCIThreadProcessInit()',  there is no need to have a first call
+      that occurs before all the others.
+
+      The first time 'OCIThreadInit()' is called, it initilaizes the OCI
+      Thread context.  It also saves a pointer to the context in some system
+      dependent manner.  Subsequent calls to 'OCIThreadInit()' will return
+      the same context.
+
+      Each call to 'OCIThreadInit()' must eventually be matched by a call to
+      'OCIThreadTerm()'.
+
+  OCIThreadTerm - OCIThread TERMinate
+  ------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This should be called to release the OCIThread context.  It should be
+      called exactly once for each call made to 'OCIThreadInit()'.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadTerm(void *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      It is safe to make concurrent calls to 'OCIThreadTerm()'.
+
+      'OCIThreadTerm()' will not do anything until it has been called as
+      many times as 'OCIThreadInit()' has been called.  When that happens,
+      it terminates the OCIThread layer and frees the memory allocated for
+      the context.  Once this happens, the context should not be re-used.
+      It will be necessary to obtain a new one by calling 'OCIThreadInit()'.
+
+
+  OCIThreadIsMulti - OCIThread Is Multi-Threaded?
+  ------------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This tells the caller whether the application is running in a
+      multi-threaded environment or a single-threaded environment.
+
+    Prototype
+      boolean OCIThreadIsMulti(void);
+
+    Returns
+
+      TRUE if the environment is multi-threaded;
+      FALSE if the environment is single-threaded.
+
+
+1.2 Passive Threading Primitives
+==================================
+
+1.2.1 Types
+
+The passive threading primitives deal with the manipulation of mutex, 
+thread ID's, and thread-specific data.  Since the specifications of these 
+primitives do not require the existence of multiple threads, they can be 
+used both on multithreaded and single-threaded platforms.
+
+1.2.1.1  OCIThreadMutex - OCIThread Mutual Exclusion Lock
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  The type 'OCIThreadMutex' is used to represent a mutual exclusion lock
+  (mutex).  A mutex is typically used for one of two purposes: (i) to
+  ensure that only one thread accesses a given set of data at a time, or
+  (ii) to ensure that only one thread executes a given critical section of
+  code at a time.
+
+  Mutexes pointer can be declared as parts of client structures or as 
+  stand-alone variables.  Before they can be used, they must be initialized 
+  using 'OCIThreadMutexInit()'.  Once they are no longer needed, they must be
+  destroyed using 'OCIThreadMutexDestroy()'.  A mutex pointer must NOT be 
+  used after it is destroyed.
+
+  A thread can acquire a mutex by using either 'OCIThreadMutexAcquire()' or
+  'OCIThreadMutexTry()'.  They both ensure that only one thread at a time is
+  allowed to hold a given mutex.  A thread that holds a mutex can release it
+  by calling 'OCIThreadMutexRelease()'.
+
+
+1.2.1.2  OCIThreadKey - OCIThread Key for Thread-Specific Data
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  A key can be thought of as a process-wide variable that has a
+  thread-specific value.  What this means is that all the threads in a
+  process can use any given key.  However, each thread can examine or modify
+  that key independently of the other threads.  The value that a thread sees
+  when it examines the key will always be the same as the value that it last
+  set for the key.  It will not see any values set for the key by the other
+  threads.
+
+  The type of the value held by a key is a 'void *' generic pointer.
+
+  Keys can be created using 'OCIThreadKeyInit()'.  When a key is created, its
+  value is initialized to 'NULL' for all threads.
+
+  A thread can set a key's value using 'OCIThreadKeySet()'.  A thread can
+  get a key's value using 'OCIThreadKeyGet()'.
+
+  The OCIThread key functions will save and retrieve data SPECIFIC TO THE
+  THREAD.  When clients maintain a pool of threads and assign the threads to
+  different tasks, it *may not* be appropriate for a task to use OCIThread
+  key functions to save data associated with it.  Here is a scenario of how
+  things can fail: A thread is assigned to execute the initialization of a
+  task.  During the initialization, the task stored some data related to it
+  in the thread using OCIThread key functions.  After the initialization,
+  the thread is returned back to the threads pool.  Later, the threads pool
+  manager assigned another thread to perform some operations on the task,
+  and the task needs to retrieve those data it stored earlier in
+  initialization.  Since the task is running in another thread, it will not
+  be able to retrieve the same data back!  Applications that use thread
+  pools should be aware of this and be cautious when using OCIThread key
+  functions.
+
+
+1.2.1.3  OCIThreadKeyDestFunc - OCIThread Key Destructor Function Type
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  This is the type of a pointer to a key's destructor routine.  Keys can be
+  associated with a destructor routine when they are created (see
+  'OCIThreadKeyInit()').
+
+  A key's destructor routine will be called whenever a thread that has a
+  non-NULL value for the key terminates.
+
+  The destructor routine returns nothing and takes one parameter.  The
+  parameter will be the value that was set for key when the thread
+  terminated.
+
+  The destructor routine is guaranteed to be called on a thread's value
+  in the key after the termination of the thread and before process
+  termination.  No more precise guarantee can be made about the timing
+  of the destructor routine call; thus no code in the process may assume
+  any post-condition of the destructor routine.  In particular, the
+  destructor is not guaranteed to execute before a join call on the
+  terminated thread returns.
+
+
+1.2.1.4  OCIThreadId - OCIThread Thread ID
+--------------------------------------------
+
+  Type 'OCIThreadId' is the type that will be used to identify a thread.
+  At any given time, no two threads will ever have the same 'OCIThreadId'.
+  However, 'OCIThreadId' values can be recycled; i.e., once a thread dies,
+  a new thread may be created that has the same 'OCIThreadId' as the one
+  that died.  In particular, the thread ID must uniquely identify a thread
+  T within a process, and it must be consistent and valid in all threads U
+  of the process for which it can be guaranteed that T is running
+  concurrently with U.  The thread ID for a thread T must be retrievable
+  within thread T.  This will be done via OCIThreadIdGet().
+
+  The 'OCIThreadId' type supports the concept of a NULL thread ID: the NULL
+  thread ID will never be the same as the ID of an actual thread.
+
+
+
+1.2.2 Function prototypes for passive primitives
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+1.2.2.1 Mutex functions
+-------------------------
+
+  OCIThreadMutexInit - OCIThread MuteX Initialize
+  -----------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This allocate and initializes a mutex.  All mutexes must be 
+      initialized prior to use.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadMutexInit(void *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                               OCIThreadMutex **mutex);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        mutex(OUT):  The mutex to initialize.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      Multiple threads must not initialize the same mutex simultaneously.
+      Also, a mutex must not be reinitialized until it has been destroyed (see
+      'OCIThreadMutexDestroy()').
+
+  OCIThreadMutexDestroy - OCIThread MuteX Destroy
+  -----------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This destroys and deallocate a mutex.  Each mutex must be destroyed 
+      once it is no longer needed.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadMutexDestroy(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                                  OCIThreadMutex **mutex);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        mutex(IN/OUT):   The mutex to destroy.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      It is not legal to destroy a mutex that is uninitialized or is currently
+      held by a thread.  The destruction of a mutex must not occur concurrently
+      with any other operations on the mutex.  A mutex must not be used after
+      it has been destroyed.
+
+
+  OCIThreadMutexAcquire - OCIThread MuteX Acquire
+  -----------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This acquires a mutex for the thread in which it is called.  If the mutex
+      is held by another thread, the calling thread is blocked until it can
+      acquire the mutex.
+
+    Prototype
+
+     sword OCIThreadMutexAcquire(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                                 OCIThreadMutex *mutex);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error, it is 
+                     recorded in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR.  
+                     Diagnostic information can be obtained by calling 
+                     OCIErrorGet().
+
+        mutex(IN/OUT):   The mutex to acquire.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      It is illegal to attempt to acquire an uninitialized mutex.
+
+      This function's behavior is undefined if it is used by a thread to
+      acquire a mutex that is already held by that thread.
+
+
+
+  OCIThreadMutexRelease - OCIThread MuteX Release
+  -----------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This releases a mutex.  If there are any threads blocked on the mutex,
+      one of them will acquire it and become unblocked.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadMutexRelease(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                                  OCIThreadMutex *mutex);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        mutex(IN/OUT):   The mutex to release.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      It is illegal to attempt to release an uninitialized mutex.  It is also
+      illegal for a thread to release a mutex that it does not hold.
+
+
+  OCIThreadKeyInit - OCIThread KeY Initialize
+  -------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This creates a key.  Each call to this routine allocate and generates 
+      a new key that is distinct from all other keys.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadKeyInit(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadKey **key,
+                             OCIThreadKeyDestFunc destFn);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        key(OUT):    The 'OCIThreadKey' in which to create the new key.
+
+        destFn(IN):  The destructor for the key.  NULL is permitted.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      Once this function executes successfully, a pointer to an allocated and 
+      initialized key is return.  That key can be used with 'OCIThreadKeyGet()'
+      and 'OCIThreadKeySet()'.  The initial value of the key will be 'NULL' for
+      all threads.
+
+      It is illegal for this function to be called more than once to create the
+      same key (i.e., to be called more than once with the same value for the
+      'key' parameter).
+
+      If the 'destFn' parameter is not NULL, the routine pointed to by 'destFn'
+      will be called whenever a thread that has a non-NULL value for the key
+      terminates.  The routine will be called with one parameter.  The
+      parameter will be the key's value for the thread at the time at which the
+      thread terminated.
+      If the key does not need a destructor function, pass NULL for 'destFn'.
+
+
+  OCIThreadKeyDestroy - OCIThread KeY DESTROY
+  -------------------------------------------
+
+   Description
+
+     Destroy and deallocate the key pointed to by 'key'.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadKeyDestroy(void *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIThreadKey **key);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        key(IN/OUT):  The 'OCIThreadKey' in which to destroy the key.
+ 
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      This is different from the destructor function callback passed to the
+      key create routine.  This new destroy function 'OCIThreadKeyDestroy' is 
+      used to terminate any resources OCI THREAD acquired when it created 
+      'key'.  [The 'OCIThreadKeyDestFunc' callback type is a key VALUE 
+      destructor; it does in no way operate on the key itself.]
+
+      This must be called once the user has finished using the key.  Not
+      calling the key destroy function may result in memory leaks.
+
+
+
+
+1.2.2.2 Thread Key operations
+-------------------------------
+
+  OCIThreadKeyGet - OCIThread KeY Get value
+  -----------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This gets the calling thread's current value for a key.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadKeyGet(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadKey *key,
+                            void **pValue);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        key(IN):          The key.
+
+        pValue(IN/OUT):   The location in which to place the thread-specific
+                          key value.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      It is illegal to use this function on a key that has not been created
+      using 'OCIThreadKeyInit()'.
+
+      If the calling thread has not yet assigned a value to the key, 'NULL' is
+      placed in the location pointed to by 'pValue'.
+
+
+  OCIThreadKeySet - OCIThread KeY Set value
+  -----------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This sets the calling thread's value for a key.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadKeySet(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadKey *key,
+                            void *value);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        key(IN/OUT): The key.
+
+        value(IN):   The thread-specific value to set in the key.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      It is illegal to use this function on a key that has not been created
+      using 'OCIThreadKeyInit()'.
+
+1.2.2.3  Thread Id
+--------------------
+
+  OCIThreadIdInit - OCIThread Thread Id INITialize
+  --------------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      Allocate and initialize the thread id 'tid'.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadIdInit(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadId **tid);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tid (OUT):   Pointer to the thread ID to initialize.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+
+  OCIThreadIdDestroy - OCIThread Thread Id DESTROY
+  --------------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      Destroy and deallocate the thread id 'tid'.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadIdDestroy(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadId **tid);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tid(IN/OUT):        Pointer to the thread ID to destroy.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Note
+
+      'tid' should be initialized by OCIThreadIdInit().
+
+
+  OCIThreadIdSet - OCIThread Thread Id Set
+  -----------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This sets one 'OCIThreadId' to another.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadIdSet(void *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                           OCIThreadId *tidDest,
+                           OCIThreadId *tidSrc);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tidDest(OUT):   This should point to the location of the 'OCIThreadId'
+                        to be set to.
+
+        tidSrc(IN):     This should point to the 'OCIThreadId' to set from.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      'tid' should be initialized by OCIThreadIdInit().
+
+
+  OCIThreadIdSetNull - OCIThread Thread Id Set Null
+  ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This sets the NULL thread ID to a given 'OCIThreadId'.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadIdSetNull(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                               OCIThreadId *tid);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error, it is 
+                     recorded in err and this function returns OCI_ERROR.  
+                     Diagnostic information can be obtained by calling 
+                     OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tid(OUT):    This should point to the 'OCIThreadId' in which to put
+                     the NULL thread ID.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      'tid' should be initialized by OCIThreadIdInit().
+
+
+  OCIThreadIdGet - OCIThread Thread Id Get
+  ------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This retrieves the 'OCIThreadId' of the thread in which it is called.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadIdGet(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                           OCIThreadId *tid);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tid(OUT):    This should point to the location in which to place the
+                     ID of the calling thread.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      'tid' should be initialized by OCIThreadIdInit().
+
+      When OCIThread is used in a single-threaded environment,
+      OCIThreadIdGet() will always place the same value in the location
+      pointed to by 'tid'.  The exact value itself is not important.  The
+      important thing is that it is not the same as the NULL thread ID and
+      that it is always the same value.
+
+
+  OCIThreadIdSame - OCIThread Thread Ids Same?
+  ----------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This determines whether or not two 'OCIThreadId's represent the same
+      thread.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadIdSame(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                            OCIThreadId *tid1, OCIThreadId *tid2,
+                            boolean *result);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tid1(IN):   Pointer to the first 'OCIThreadId'.
+
+        tid2(IN):   Pointer to the second 'OCIThreadId'.
+        
+        result(IN/OUT): Pointer to the result.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      If 'tid1' and 'tid2' represent the same thread, 'result' is set to TRUE.
+      Otherwise, 'result' is set to FALSE.
+
+      'result' is set to TRUE if both 'tid1' and 'tid2' are the NULL thread ID.
+
+      'ti1d' and 'tid2' should be initialized by OCIThreadIdInit().
+
+
+  OCIThreadIdNull - OCIThread Thread Id NULL?
+  ---------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This determines whether or not a given 'OCIThreadId' is the NULL thread
+      ID.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadIdNull(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                            OCIThreadId *tid,
+                            boolean *result);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tid(IN):    Pointer to the 'OCIThreadId' to check.
+
+        result(IN/OUT): Pointer to the result.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      If 'tid' is the NULL thread ID, 'result' is set to TRUE.  Otherwise, 
+      'result' is set to FALSE.
+
+      'tid' should be initialized by OCIThreadIdInit().
+
+
+1.3 Active Threading Primitives
+=================================
+
+The active threading primitives deal with the manipulation of actual
+threads.  Because the specifications of most of these primitives require
+that it be possible to have multiple threads, they work correctly only in
+the enabled OCIThread; In the disabled OCIThread, they always return
+failure.  The exception is OCIThreadHandleGet(); it may be called in a 
+single-threaded environment, in which case it will have no effect.
+
+Active primitives should only be called by code running in a multi-threaded
+environment.  You can call OCIThreadIsMulti() to determine whether the 
+environment is multi-threaded or single-threaded.
+
+
+1.3.1  Types
+--------------
+
+1.3.1.1    OCIThreadHandle - OCIThread Thread Handle
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Type 'OCIThreadHandle' is used to manipulate a thread in the active
+  primitives:  OCIThreadJoin()and OCIThreadClose().  A thread handle opened by
+  OCIThreadCreate() must be closed in a matching call to
+  OCIThreadClose().  A thread handle is invalid after the call to
+  OCIThreadClose().
+
+  The distinction between a thread ID and a thread handle in OCIThread usage
+  follows the distinction between the thread ID and the thread handle on
+  Windows NT.  On many platforms, the underlying native types are the same.
+
+
+1.3.2  Functions
+------------------
+
+  OCIThreadHndInit - OCIThread HaNDle Initialize
+  ----------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      Allocate and initialize the thread handle.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadHndInit(void *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                             OCIThreadHandle **thnd);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        thnd(OUT):   The address of pointer to the thread handle to initialize.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+
+  OCIThreadHndDestroy - OCIThread HaNDle Destroy
+  ----------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      Destroy and deallocate the thread handle.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadHndDestroy(void *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                                OCIThreadHandle **thnd);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        thnd(IN/OUT):  The address of pointer to the thread handle to destroy.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      'thnd' should be initialized by OCIThreadHndInit().
+
+
+  OCIThreadCreate - OCIThread Thread Create
+  -----------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This creates a new thread.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadCreate(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                            void (*start)(void *), void *arg,
+                            OCIThreadId *tid, OCIThreadHandle *tHnd);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        start(IN):    The function in which the new thread should begin
+                      execution.
+
+        arg(IN):      The argument to give the function pointed to by 'start'.
+
+        tid(IN/OUT):  If not NULL, gets the ID for the new thread.
+
+        tHnd(IN/OUT): If not NULL, gets the handle for the new thread.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      The new thread will start by executing a call to the function pointed
+      to by 'start' with the argument given by 'arg'.  When that function
+      returns, the new thread will terminate.  The function should not
+      return a value and should accept one parameter, a 'void *'.
+
+      The call to OCIThreadCreate() must be matched by a call to
+      OCIThreadClose() if and only if tHnd is non-NULL.
+
+      If tHnd is NULL, a thread ID placed in *tid will not be valid in the
+      calling thread because the timing of the spawned thread's termination
+      is unknown.
+
+      'tid' should be initialized by OCIThreadIdInit().
+
+      'thnd' should be initialized by OCIThreadHndInit().
+
+
+
+  OCIThreadJoin - OCIThread Thread Join
+  -------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      This function allows the calling thread to 'join' with another thread.
+      It blocks the caller until the specified thread terminates.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadJoin(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadHandle *tHnd);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tHnd(IN):    The 'OCIThreadHandle' of the thread to join with.
+
+    Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      'thnd' should be initialized by OCIThreadHndInit().
+
+      The result of multiple threads all trying to join with the same thread is
+      undefined.
+
+
+  OCIThreadClose - OCIThread Thread Close
+  ---------------------------------------
+
+   Description
+
+     This function should be called to close a thread handle.
+
+   Prototype
+
+     sword OCIThreadClose(void *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadHandle *tHnd);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tHnd(IN/OUT):    The OCIThread thread handle to close.
+
+   Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+   Notes
+
+      'thnd' should be initialized by OCIThreadHndInit().
+
+      Both thread handle and the thread ID that was returned by the same call
+      to OCIThreadCreate() are invalid after the call to OCIThreadClose().
+
+
+
+  OCIThreadHandleGet - OCIThread Thread Get Handle
+  ------------------------------------------------
+
+    Description
+
+      Retrieve the 'OCIThreadHandle' of the thread in which it is called.
+
+    Prototype
+
+      sword OCIThreadHandleGet(void *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                               OCIThreadHandle *tHnd);
+
+        hndl(IN/OUT): The OCI environment or session handle.
+
+        err(IN/OUT): The OCI error handle.  If there is an error and OCI_ERROR
+                     is returned, the error is recorded in err and diagnostic 
+                     information can be obtained by calling OCIErrorGet().
+
+        tHnd(IN/OUT):      If not NULL, the location to place the thread
+                           handle for the thread.
+
+     Returns
+
+      OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_ERROR or OCI_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+    Notes
+
+      'thnd' should be initialized by OCIThreadHndInit().   
+
+      The thread handle 'tHnd' retrieved by this function must be closed 
+      with OCIThreadClose() and destroyed by OCIThreadHndDestroy() after it
+      is used.
+
+
+
+
+1.4 Using OCIThread
+=====================
+
+This section summarizes some of the more important details relating to the use
+of OCIThread.
+
+  * Process initialization
+
+    OCIThread only requires that the process initialization function
+    ('OCIThreadProcessInit()') be called when OCIThread is being used in a
+    multi-threaded application.  Failing to call 'OCIThreadProcessInit()' in
+    a single-threaded application is not an error.
+
+  * OCIThread initialization
+
+    Separate calls to 'OCIThreadInit()' will all return the same OCIThread
+    context.
+
+    Also, remember that each call to 'OCIThreadInit()' must eventually be
+    matched by a call to 'OCIThreadTerm()'.
+
+  * Active vs. Passive Threading primitives
+
+    OCIThread client code written without using any active primitives can be
+    compiled and used without change on both single-threaded and
+    multi-threaded platforms.
+
+    OCIThread client code written using active primitives will only work
+    correctly on multi-threaded platforms.  In order to write a version of the
+    same application to run on single-threaded platform, it is necessary to 
+    branch the your code, whether by branching versions of the source file or 
+    by branching at runtime with the OCIThreadIsMulti() call.
+
+******************************************************************************/
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+                         ACTUAL PROTOTYPE DECLARATIONS
+******************************************************************************/
+
+void OCIThreadProcessInit();
+
+sword OCIThreadInit(void  *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+sword OCIThreadTerm(void  *hndl, OCIError *err);
+
+boolean OCIThreadIsMulti();
+
+sword OCIThreadMutexInit(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,  
+                         OCIThreadMutex **mutex); 
+
+sword OCIThreadMutexDestroy(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                            OCIThreadMutex **mutex);
+
+sword OCIThreadMutexAcquire(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                            OCIThreadMutex *mutex);
+
+sword OCIThreadMutexRelease(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                            OCIThreadMutex *mutex);
+
+sword OCIThreadKeyInit(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadKey **key,
+                       OCIThreadKeyDestFunc destFn);
+
+sword OCIThreadKeyDestroy(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                          OCIThreadKey **key);
+
+sword OCIThreadKeyGet(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadKey *key,
+                      void  **pValue);
+
+sword OCIThreadKeySet(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadKey *key,
+                      void  *value);
+
+sword OCIThreadIdInit(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadId **tid);
+
+sword OCIThreadIdDestroy(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadId **tid);
+
+sword OCIThreadIdSet(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                     OCIThreadId *tidDest, OCIThreadId *tidSrc);
+
+sword OCIThreadIdSetNull(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadId *tid);
+
+sword OCIThreadIdGet(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadId *tid);
+
+sword OCIThreadIdSame(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                      OCIThreadId *tid1, OCIThreadId *tid2,
+                      boolean *result);
+
+sword OCIThreadIdNull(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                      OCIThreadId *tid, boolean *result);
+
+sword OCIThreadHndInit(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadHandle **thnd);
+
+sword OCIThreadHndDestroy(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadHandle **thnd);
+
+sword OCIThreadCreate(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                      void (*start)(void  *), void  *arg,
+                      OCIThreadId *tid, OCIThreadHandle *tHnd);
+
+sword OCIThreadJoin(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadHandle *tHnd);
+
+sword OCIThreadClose(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadHandle *tHnd);
+
+sword OCIThreadHandleGet(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIThreadHandle *tHnd);
+/*----------------- End OCI Thread interface Extensions ---------------------*/
+
+/*------------------ Begin OCI Row Callback Interfaces ----------------------*/
+
+typedef sword (*OCIBindRowCallback)(void  *ctx);
+typedef sword (*OCIFetchRowCallback)(void  *ctx);
+
+/*------------------ Begin OCI Row Callback Interfaces ----------------------*/
+
+/*--------------- Begin OCI Client Notification Interfaces ------------------*/
+
+typedef ub4 (*OCISubscriptionNotify)(void  *ctx, OCISubscription *subscrhp, 
+                                     void  *pay, ub4 payl, 
+                                     void  *desc, ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCISubscriptionRegister(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCISubscription **subscrhpp, 
+                              ub2 count, OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+
+sword OCISubscriptionPost(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCISubscription **subscrhpp, 
+                              ub2 count, OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCISubscriptionUnRegister(OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCISubscription *subscrhp, 
+                              OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCISubscriptionDisable(OCISubscription *subscrhp, 
+                           OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCISubscriptionEnable(OCISubscription *subscrhp, 
+                          OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+/*------------------- End OCI Publish/Subscribe Interfaces ------------------*/
+
+/*----------------- Extensions to Datetime interfaces -----------------------*/
+/*--------------------- Actual Prototypes -----------------------------------*/
+sword OCIDateTimeGetTime(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *datetime, 
+                         ub1 *hr, ub1 *mm, ub1 *ss, ub4 *fsec);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeGetDate(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,  const OCIDateTime *date, 
+                 sb2 *yr, ub1 *mnth, ub1 *dy );
+
+sword OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneOffset(void  *hndl,OCIError *err,
+                                   const OCIDateTime *datetime,
+                                   sb1 *hr,sb1 *mm);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeConstruct(void   *hndl,OCIError *err,OCIDateTime *datetime,
+               sb2 yr,ub1 mnth,ub1 dy,ub1 hr,ub1 mm,ub1 ss,ub4 fsec,
+               OraText  *timezone,size_t timezone_length);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeSysTimeStamp(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, 
+                              OCIDateTime *sys_date );
+
+sword OCIDateTimeAssign(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIDateTime *from, 
+                       OCIDateTime *to);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeToText(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIDateTime *date, 
+                        const OraText *fmt, ub1 fmt_length, ub1 fsprec, 
+                        const OraText *lang_name, size_t lang_length, 
+                        ub4 *buf_size, OraText *buf );
+
+sword OCIDateTimeFromText(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OraText *date_str, 
+             size_t dstr_length, const OraText *fmt, ub1 fmt_length,
+             const OraText *lang_name, size_t lang_length, OCIDateTime *date );
+
+sword OCIDateTimeCompare(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIDateTime *date1, 
+                     const OCIDateTime *date2,  sword *result );
+
+sword OCIDateTimeCheck(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIDateTime *date, 
+                 ub4 *valid );
+
+sword OCIDateTimeConvert(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *indate,
+                                OCIDateTime *outdate);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeSubtract(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *indate1, 
+                OCIDateTime *indate2,    OCIInterval *inter);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeIntervalAdd(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *datetime,
+         OCIInterval *inter, OCIDateTime *outdatetime);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeIntervalSub(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIDateTime *datetime,
+         OCIInterval *inter, OCIDateTime *outdatetime);
+
+sword OCIIntervalSubtract(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *minuend, 
+                            OCIInterval *subtrahend, OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalAdd(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *addend1, 
+                        OCIInterval *addend2, OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalMultiply(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIInterval *inter,
+                        OCINumber *nfactor, OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalDivide(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *dividend, 
+                OCINumber *divisor, OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalCompare(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *inter1, 
+                        OCIInterval *inter2, sword *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalFromNumber(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, OCIInterval *inter, 
+                        OCINumber *number);
+
+sword OCIIntervalFromText( void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OraText *inpstr, 
+                size_t str_len, OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalToText( void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIInterval *inter,
+                         ub1 lfprec, ub1 fsprec, 
+                        OraText *buffer, size_t buflen, size_t *resultlen );
+
+sword OCIIntervalToNumber(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,const OCIInterval *inter, 
+                        OCINumber *number);
+
+sword OCIIntervalCheck(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIInterval *interval,
+                         ub4 *valid );
+
+sword OCIIntervalAssign(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const OCIInterval *ininter,
+                        OCIInterval *outinter );
+
+sword OCIIntervalSetYearMonth(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, sb4 yr, sb4 mnth,
+                        OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalGetYearMonth(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, sb4 *yr, sb4 *mnth,
+                        const OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalSetDaySecond(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, sb4 dy, sb4 hr,
+                        sb4 mm, sb4 ss, sb4 fsec, OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIIntervalGetDaySecond(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, sb4 *dy, sb4 *hr,
+                     sb4 *mm, sb4 *ss, sb4 *fsec, const OCIInterval *result );
+
+sword OCIDateTimeToArray(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                         const OCIDateTime *datetime, const OCIInterval *reftz,
+                         ub1 *outarray, ub4 *len, ub1 fsprec);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeFromArray(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, ub1 *inarray, ub4 len,
+                           ub1 type, OCIDateTime *datetime,
+                           const OCIInterval *reftz, ub1 fsprec);
+
+sword OCIDateTimeGetTimeZoneName(void  *hndl, OCIError *err,
+                                 const OCIDateTime *datetime, 
+                                 ub1 *buf, ub4 *buflen);
+
+sword OCIIntervalFromTZ(void  *hndl, OCIError *err, const oratext *inpstring,
+                        size_t str_len, OCIInterval *result);
+
+/*----------------- End Datetime interface Extensions -----------------------*/
+
+/*----------------- Connection Pooling prototypes ---------------------------*/
+sword OCIConnectionPoolCreate(OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCICPool *poolhp,
+                              OraText **poolName, sb4 *poolNameLen,  
+                              const OraText *dblink, sb4 dblinkLen,
+                              ub4 connMin, ub4 connMax, ub4 connIncr,
+                              const OraText *poolUserName, sb4 poolUserLen,
+                              const OraText *poolPassword, sb4 poolPassLen,
+                              ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCIConnectionPoolDestroy(OCICPool *poolhp,
+                               OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+/*----------------- End Connection Pooling prototypes -----------------------*/
+
+/*-------------------- Session Pooling prototypes ---------------------------*/
+
+sword OCISessionPoolCreate (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCISPool *spoolhp, 
+                            OraText **poolName, ub4 *poolNameLen, 
+                            const OraText *connStr, ub4 connStrLen,
+                            ub4 sessMin, ub4 sessMax, ub4 sessIncr,
+                            OraText *userid, ub4 useridLen,
+                            OraText *password, ub4 passwordLen,
+                            ub4 mode);
+                                                  
+sword OCISessionPoolDestroy (OCISPool *spoolhp,
+                             OCIError *errhp,
+                             ub4 mode);
+                             
+sword OCISessionGet (OCIEnv *envhp, OCIError *errhp, OCISvcCtx **svchp,
+                     OCIAuthInfo *authhp,
+                     OraText *poolName, ub4 poolName_len, 
+                     const OraText *tagInfo, ub4 tagInfo_len,
+                     OraText **retTagInfo, ub4 *retTagInfo_len,
+                     boolean *found, ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCISessionRelease (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp,
+                         OraText *tag, ub4 tag_len,
+                         ub4 mode);
+
+/*-------------------- End Session Pooling prototypes -----------------------*/
+
+/* --------------------- OCI Application Context --------------------------*/
+
+
+sword OCIAppCtxSet(void * sesshndl, void  *nsptr, ub4 nsptrlen,
+                   void  *attrptr,  ub4 attrptrlen,
+                   void  *valueptr, ub4 valueptrlen,
+                   OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+sword OCIAppCtxClearAll(void *sesshndl, void  *nsptr, ub4 nsptrlen,
+                        OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+/*-------------------------------- OCIMemStats ------------------------------*/
+sword  OCIMemStats(void     *hndlp, OCIError *errhp, OCIEnv   **envhp,
+                   ub4      mode, ub4      mode1, oratext     *tabname);
+
+/*-------------------------------- OCIPing ----------------------------------*/
+sword OCIPing (OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 mode);
+
+/*----------------- Kerberos Authentication prototypes ----------------------*/
+
+sword OCIKerbAttrSet(OCISession *trgthndlp, ub4 cred_use, ub1 *ftgt_ticket, 
+                     ub4 ticket_len, ub1 *session_key, ub4 skey_len, 
+                     ub2 ftgt_keytype, ub4 ftgt_ticket_flags, 
+                     sb4 ftgt_auth_time, sb4 ftgt_start_time, 
+                     sb4 ftgt_end_time, sb4 ftgt_renew_time, 
+                     oratext *ftgt_client_principal, 
+                     ub4 ftgt_client_principal_len, oratext *ftgt_client_realm,
+                     ub4 ftgt_client_realm_len, OCIError *errhp);
+
+/*------------------- End Kerberos Authentication prototypes ----------------*/
+
+/*------------------- Database Startup/Shutdown prototypes ------------------*/
+
+sword OCIDBStartup (OCISvcCtx     *svchp,
+                    OCIError      *errhp,
+                    OCIAdmin      *admhp,
+                    ub4            mode,
+                    ub4            flags);
+
+sword OCIDBShutdown(OCISvcCtx     *svchp,
+                    OCIError      *errhp,
+                    OCIAdmin      *admhp,
+                    ub4            mode);
+
+/*------------------ End Database Startup/Shutdown prototypes ---------------*/
+
+/*----------------------- OCIClientVersion ------------------------------*/
+void OCIClientVersion(sword *major_version,
+                      sword *minor_version,
+                      sword *update_num,
+                      sword *patch_num,
+                      sword *port_update_num);
+/*----------------------- End OCIClientVersion --------------------------*/
+
+/*----------------------- HA Event prototypes ------------------------------*/
+
+sword OCIInitEventHandle(OCIError *errhp, 
+                         OCIEvent *event,
+                         text     *str,
+                         ub4       size);
+
+/*----------------------- End HA Event prototypes --------------------------*/
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                          PRIVATE FUNCTIONS
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+            /* the following functions are depracated and should not be used */
+#ifdef NEVER
+sword   OCIStmtBindByPos  (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIBind *bindp, OCIError *errhp,
+                  ub4 position, void  *valuep, sb4 value_sz,
+                  ub2 dty, void  *indp, ub2 *alenp, ub2 *rcodep,
+                  ub4 maxarr_len, ub4 *curelep, ub4 mode);
+
+
+sword   OCIStmtBindByName  (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIBind *bindp, OCIError *errhp,
+                  const OraText *placeholder, sb4 placeh_len, void  *valuep, 
+                  sb4 value_sz, ub2 dty, void  *indp, ub2 *alenp, 
+                  ub2 *rcodep, ub4 maxarr_len, ub4 *curelep, ub4 mode);
+
+sword   ocidefn  (OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIDefine *defnp, OCIError *errhp,
+                  ub4 position, void  *valuep, sb4 value_sz, ub2 dty,
+                  void  *indp, ub2 *rlenp, ub2 *rcodep, ub4 mode);
+#endif /* NEVER */
+
+#endif                                                       /* OCIAP_ORACLE */