CTX_DDL 

ADD_SECTION 

Changed 

New section types. Specify only section start tag.

See "Document Sections" in Chapter 5. 

CLEAR_ATTRIBUTES 

Obsolete 

Use CTX_DDL.UNSET_ATTRIBUTE.

See Oracle8i interMedia Text Reference 

CREATE_INDEX 

Obsolete 

Use SQL command, CREATE INDEX, to create Text indexes.

See "Creating an Index" in Chapter 5. 

CREATE_POLICY 

Obsolete 

Policies obsolete. Create indexes directly for a text column. 

CREATE_PREFERENCE 

Changed 

New method for creating preferences.

See "Creating Preferences" in Chapter 5.  

CREATE_SECTION_GROUP 

Changed 

Specify section group name and section group type.

See"Document Sections" in Chapter 5. 

CREATE_SOURCE 

Obsolete 

Use SQL*Loader to load text. 

CREATE_TEMPLATE_POLICY 

Obsolete 

Policies obsolete. Create indexes directly for a text column 

DROP_INDEX 

Obsolete 

Use SQL command, DROP INDEX, to drop Text indexes 

DROP_INTTRIG 

Obsolete 

Deleting DML triggers no longer supported 

DROP_POLICY 

Obsolete 

Policies obsolete. Create indexes directly for a text column. 

DROP_PREFERENCE 

Unchanged 

None 

DROP_SECTION_GROUP 

Unchanged 

None 

DROP_SOURCE 

Obsolete 

Text loading no longer supported through ctxload - use SQL*Loader 

OPTIMIZE_INDEX 

Obsolete 

Use SQL command, ALTER INDEX ... REBUILD, to optimize Text indexes.

See "Optimizing an Index" in Chapter 5. 

REMOVE_SECTION 

Changed 

New types of sections.

See Oracle8i interMedia Text Reference 

RESUME_FAILED_INDEX 

Obsolete 

Use SQL command, ALTER INDEX .. REBUILD, to resume indexing operation.

See "Resuming Failed Index" in Chapter 5. 

CTX_DDL cont. 

SET_ATTRIBUTE 

Changed 

New method for creating preferences

See "Creating Preferences" in Chapter 5. 

UPGRADE_INDEX 

Obsolete 

None. You must recreate indexes must for migration. 

UPDATE_POLICY 

Obsolete 

Policies obsolete. You create indexes directly for a text column. 

UPDATE_SOURCE 

Obsolete 

Text loading no longer supported through ctxload - use SQL*Loader