The program interface is the MECHANISM by which a user process communicates with a server process. It SERVES as a method of standard communication between any client tool or application (such as Oracle FORMS) and Oracle software. Its functions are to:

•Act as a communications mechanism, by FORMATTING data requests, passing data, and trapping and returning errors
•Perform conversions and translations of data, particularly between different TYPES of computers or to external user program datatypes

The program interface is the mechanism by which a user process communicates with a server process. It serves as a method of standard communication between any client tool or application (such as Oracle Forms) and Oracle software. Its functions are to:

•Act as a communications mechanism, by formatting data requests, passing data, and trapping and returning errors
•Perform conversions and translations of data, particularly between different types of computers or to external user program datatypes