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Preface

Oracle Transparent Gateway for Microsoft SQL Server allows Oracle client applications to access Microsoft SQL Server data through Structured Query Language (SQL). The gateway, with the Oracle database server, creates the appearance that all data resides on a local Oracle database server, even though the data can be widely distributed.

This Preface contains the following sections:

- Audience

- Related Publications

- Notational Conventions

- Your Comments are Welcome

## Audience

Read this guide if you are responsible for the following tasks:

- Installing and configuring Oracle Transparent Gateway for Microsoft SQL Server

- Diagnosing gateway errors

- Using the gateway to access Microsoft SQL Server data

  Note: You should understand the fundamentals of transparent gateways and the Microsoft Windows NT operating system before using this guide to install or administer the gateway.

## Related Publications

In addition to this guide, the following publications are related to Oracle Transparent Gateway for Microsoft SQL Server:

- Getting to Know Oracle8i

- Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide

- Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide

- Oracle8i Administrator's Guide

- Oracle8i Application Developer's Guide

- Oracle8i Concepts

- Oracle8i Designing and Tuning for Performance

- Oracle8i Distributed Database Systems

- Oracle8i Error Messages

- Oracle8i National Language Support Guide

- Oracle8i Reference

- Oracle8i SQL Reference

- Net8 Administrator's Guide

- SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference

  Note: Collateral gateway information and other related material, such as white papers, are posted on `http://www.oracle.com/gateways`.

## Notational Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

Italic Font | Italic characters indicate that the parameter, variable, or expression in the command syntax must be replaced by a value that you provide.
Monospace Font | Monospace font indicates something the computer displays.
Punctuation | Punctuation in syntax examples, other than square brackets and vertical bars, must be entered as shown.
[ ] | Square brackets enclose optional items. Do not enter the brackets.
( ) | Parentheses enclose all Net8 Keyword-Value pairs in connect descriptors. They must be entered as part of the connect descriptor, as in `(KEYWORD=``value``)`.
| | A vertical bar represents a choice of two or more options. You must enter one of the options separated by the vertical bar. Do not enter the vertical bar.
UPPERCASE | Uppercase characters within the text represent parameters.

## Your Comments are Welcome

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You can send comments and suggestions about this reference to the Gateway Development department at the following e-mail address:

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