2.1 Prerequisites

In order to run OrdAudio methods, you will need to include the following import statements in your Java file:

import oracle.ord.im.OrdMediaUtil;
import oracle.ord.im.OrdAudio;

You may also need to import classes from the following Java packages:

java.io.
java.sql.
oracle.jdbc.

Before running OrdAudio methods, the following operations must have already been performed:

• A connection has been made to a table that contains a column of type OrdAudio.

• A local OrdAudio object has been created and populated with data.

For examples of making a connection and populating a local object, see Oracle interMedia User's Guide.