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• Purpose of This Document

• Who Should Read This Document

• How This Document is Organized

• How to Use This Document

• Related Documents

• Contact Information

Purpose of This Document

This document describes BEA® WebLogic® Server, and provides an introduction to developing distributed applications with WebLogic Server 5.1.

This document is for anyone who wants to build e-commerce applications using WebLogic Server, including developers, system administrators, and network administrators. It assumes a familiarity with Java programming and web-based applications.

Introduction to BEA WebLogic Server is organized as follows:

• Introduction, introduces WebLogic Server concepts, including WebLogic Server architecture, application servers, and multitier application architecture.

• WebLogic Server Administration, introduces WebLogic Server security facilities, administrative tools and utilities, and WebLogic clusters.

• WebLogic Server Developer APIs, introduces the WebLogic Server development environment and the examples that appear in this document. The remaining chapters are tutorials for the primary WebLogic Server application development facilities. Each chapter describes a technology and presents an example that you can compile and run:

  • Chapter 4, "Servlets"

  • Chapter 5, "JSP (JavaServer Pages)"

  • Chapter 6, "JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)"

  • Chapter 7, "EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans)"

  • Chapter 8, "JMS (Java Message Service)"

How to Use This Document

This document, Introduction to BEA WebLogic Server, is available in hardcopy and online in PDF format. You can print this document using Adobe Acrobat. Retrieve the PDF file from the Internet at http://www.weblogic.com/docs51/API_users_guide.html. If you have WebLogic Server 5.1 on CD-ROM, the file is on the CD-ROM at /documents/docs/intro/intro.pdf.

The documentation for WebLogic Server can be found on the Internet at the URL http://www.weblogic.com/docs51/index.html. If you have WebLogic Server 5.1 on CD-ROM, you can view the documentation with a browser by loading the /documentation/docs/index.html file from your CD-ROM.

The documentation on our Web site is updated frequently. You can always find the most current documentation by browsing our Web site.

The following sections provide information about how to obtain support for the documentation and software.

If you have questions or comments on the documentation, you can contact us by e-mail at docsupport@bea.com.

If you have any questions about this version of WebLogic Server, or if you have problems installing and running WebLogic Server, contact Customer Support through BEA WebSupport at http://www.bea.com. You can also contact Customer Support by using the contact information provided on the Customer Support Card, which is included in the product package.

When contacting Customer Support, be prepared to provide the following information:

• Your name, e-mail address, phone number, and fax number

• Your company name and company address

• Your machine type

• The name and version of the product you are using

• A description of the problem and the content of pertinent error messages