What is a cartridge, anyway?

• An Oracle Data Cartridge is a set of tools which extends Oracle servers with new capabilities.

• A cartridge consists of a number of different components which work together to provide complete database capabilities within the information domain.

• The new capabilities are tightly integrated with the database engine and extend the server in a very general, robust way.

What does DayCart look like?

• A set of utilities which extends the Oracle server at the SQL language level.

• It is a set of chemical utilities (normalizations, data conversions, comparison functions) which provide the missing pieces required to manage chemical data in an Oracle database.

What does it do for you?

• Provide high performance chemical functionality within an RDBMS framework,

• Deliver this functionality in a robust, flexible, supportable, expandable fashion,

• Deliver the chemical functionality in a seamless, integrated fashion.

How does it fit with the rest of our tools?

• DayCart is complementary to the toolkits, clustering package, printing tools, program objects, etc.

• Daycart is an alternative to Thor and Merlin for data archival and exploration.

• DayCart actually contains the toolkits that it needs for it's own operation; there are no runtime dependancies on the traditional Daylight tools or applications.

What platforms can I use?

The current Cartridge version is v4.73, which was released late 2001.

Systems:

• Solaris 7 & 8, 32-bit Oracle

• Red Hat 6.2, 7.1, 32-bit Oracle

• IRIX 6.5x, 64-bit Oracle

Oracle:

• Oracle Standard and Enterprise Editions

• Versions 8.1.5, 8.1.6, 8.1.7

Where can I learn more?

• The Daycart Manual - The reference documentation for installation and use of Daycart.

• Previous Presentation - A previous, detailed whitepaper on the cartridge architecture and our implementation.