Description of the illustration adfns063.eps

This figure shows:

• A cylinder representing Oracle Database disk storage, containing a PL/SQL subprogram and a Java method

• A box representing an Oracle Server process execution, containing the PL/SQL Interpreter, the Java Virtual Machine, and the SQL Engine

• Two boxes representing an External Process Execution: one containing DLL and the other containing an external C process

Interactions are shown using arrows between these objects: a double arrow between the database cylinder and the Oracle Server Process Execution box, a double arrow between this box and the External C Process box, and an arrow directed from the DLL box to the External C Process box.