diff --git a/java/23ai-jdbc-vector-search/README.md b/java/23ai-jdbc-vector-search/README.md
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+[Oracle AI Vector Search for Java Developers with the Oracle Database 23ai](https://juarezjunior.medium.com/oracle-ai-vector-search-for-java-developers-with-the-oracle-database-23ai-e29321d23fa0)
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diff --git a/java/23ai-jdbc-vector-search/pom.xml b/java/23ai-jdbc-vector-search/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>com.oracle.dev.jdbc</groupId>
+  <artifactId>23ai-jdbc-vector-search</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+  <name>23ai-jdbc-vector-search</name>
+  <description>Oracle AI Vector Search for Java Developers with the Oracle
+    Database 23ai</description>
+  <url>
+    https://juarezjunior.medium.com/oracle-ai-vector-search-for-java-developers-with-the-oracle-database-23ai-e29321d23fa0</url>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.oracle.database.jdbc</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ojdbc11</artifactId>
+      <version>23.4.0.24.05</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.oracle.database.jdbc</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ucp</artifactId>
+      <version>23.4.0.24.05</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement><!-- lock down plugins versions to avoid using Maven
+			defaults (may be moved to parent pom) -->
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.7.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- see
+        http://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/default-bindings.html#Plugin_bindings_for_jar_packaging -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.8.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.22.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.8.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/java/23ai-jdbc-vector-search/sql/23ai-jdbc-vector-search.sql b/java/23ai-jdbc-vector-search/sql/23ai-jdbc-vector-search.sql
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+SELECT * FROM V$VERSION;
+
+CREATE USER VECTOR_USER IDENTIFIED BY <YOUR_PASSWORD> QUOTA UNLIMITED ON USERS;
+GRANT DB_DEVELOPER_ROLE TO VECTOR_USER;
+GRANT CREATE SESSION TO VECTOR_USER;
+
+GRANT SELECT ANY TABLE ON SCHEMA VECTOR_USER TO VECTOR_USER;
+GRANT SELECT ANY TABLE ON SCHEMA VECTOR_USER TO VECTOR_USER;
+GRANT SELECT ANY TABLE ON SCHEMA VECTOR_USER TO VECTOR_USER;
+GRANT SELECT ANY TABLE ON SCHEMA VECTOR_USER TO VECTOR_USER;
+
+ALTER SESSION SET CURRENT_SCHEMA = VECTOR_USER;
+
+CREATE TABLE VECTOR_USER.ORACLE_AI_VECTOR_SEARCH_DEMO (ID NUMBER GENERATED ALWAYS as IDENTITY(START with 1 INCREMENT by 1) PRIMARY KEY, VECTOR_DATA VECTOR(3, FLOAT64));
+COMMIT;
+
+DESCRIBE VECTOR_USER.ORACLE_AI_VECTOR_SEARCH_DEMO;
+
+SELECT * FROM VECTOR_USER.ORACLE_AI_VECTOR_SEARCH_DEMO;
+
+DELETE FROM VECTOR_USER.ORACLE_AI_VECTOR_SEARCH_DEMO;
+COMMIT;
+
+DROP TABLE VECTOR_USER.ORACLE_AI_VECTOR_SEARCH_DEMO PURGE; 
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/java/23ai-jdbc-vector-search/src/main/java/com/oracle/dev/jdbc/OracleAIVectorSearchWithJava.java b/java/23ai-jdbc-vector-search/src/main/java/com/oracle/dev/jdbc/OracleAIVectorSearchWithJava.java
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+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+  This software is dual-licensed to you under the Universal Permissive License
+  (UPL) 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl or Apache License
+  2.0 as shown at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0. You may choose
+  either license.
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package com.oracle.dev.jdbc;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import oracle.jdbc.OracleType;
+import oracle.ucp.jdbc.PoolDataSource;
+import oracle.ucp.jdbc.PoolDataSourceFactory;
+
+public class OracleAIVectorSearchWithJava {
+
+  private final static String URL = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521/FREEPDB1";
+  private final static String USERNAME = System.getenv("DB_23AI_USERNAME");
+  private final static String PASSWORD = System.getenv("DB_23AI_PASSWORD");
+
+  private String insertSql = "INSERT INTO ORACLE_AI_VECTOR_SEARCH_DEMO (VECTOR_DATA) VALUES (?)";
+  private String querySql = "SELECT ID, VECTOR_DATA FROM ORACLE_AI_VECTOR_SEARCH_DEMO";
+  private String querySqlWithBind = "SELECT ID, VECTOR_DATA FROM ORACLE_AI_VECTOR_SEARCH_DEMO ORDER BY VECTOR_DISTANCE(VECTOR_DATA, ?, COSINE)";
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws SQLException {
+    OracleAIVectorSearchWithJava oracleAIVectorSearch = new OracleAIVectorSearchWithJava();
+    oracleAIVectorSearch.execute();
+  }
+
+  private void execute() throws SQLException {
+
+    System.out.println("Starting JDBC connection with PooledDataSource...");
+    try (Connection conn = getConnectionFromPooledDataSource()) {
+      System.out.println("Connected to Oracle Database 23ai! " + "\n");
+
+      System.out
+          .println("Inserting VECTOR with oracle.jdbc.OracleType.VECTOR...");
+      insertVector(conn);
+      System.out.println(
+          "VECTOR with oracle.jdbc.OracleType.VECTOR inserted!" + "\n");
+
+      System.out
+          .println("Inserting VECTOR with oracle.jdbc.OracleType.VARCHAR2...");
+      insertVectorWithVarChar2(conn);
+      System.out.println(
+          "VECTOR with oracle.jdbc.OracleType.VARCHAR2 inserted!" + "\n");
+
+      System.out.println("Inserting VECTOR with Batch API...");
+      insertVectorWithBatchAPI(conn);
+      System.out.println("VECTOR with Batch API inserted!" + "\n");
+
+      System.out.println("Retrieving VECTOR as double array...");
+      retrieveVectorAsArray(conn);
+      System.out.println("VECTOR retrieved!" + "\n");
+
+      System.out.println("Retrieving VECTOR as String...");
+      retrieveVectorAsString(conn);
+      System.out.println("VECTOR retrieved!" + "\n");
+
+      System.out.println(
+          "Retrieving VECTOR with bound VECTOR (L2 - Euclidean distance)...");
+      retrieveVectorWithBoundVector(conn);
+      System.out.println("VECTOR retrieved!");
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void insertVector(Connection connection) throws SQLException {
+    PreparedStatement insertStatement = connection.prepareStatement(insertSql,
+        new String[]{"ID"});
+    float[] vector = {1.1f, 2.2f, 3.3f};
+    System.out.println("SQL DML: " + insertSql);
+    System.out.println("VECTOR to be inserted: " + Arrays.toString(vector));
+    insertStatement.setObject(1, vector, OracleType.VECTOR_FLOAT64);
+    insertStatement.executeUpdate();
+  }
+
+  private void insertVectorWithVarChar2(Connection connection)
+      throws SQLException {
+    PreparedStatement insertStatement = connection.prepareStatement(insertSql,
+        new String[]{"ID"});
+    float[] vector = {1.1f, 2.2f, 3.3f};
+    System.out.println("SQL DML: " + insertSql);
+    System.out.println("VECTOR to be inserted: " + Arrays.toString(vector));
+    insertStatement.setObject(1, Arrays.toString(vector), OracleType.VARCHAR2);
+    insertStatement.executeUpdate();
+  }
+
+  private void insertVectorWithBatchAPI(Connection connection)
+      throws SQLException {
+
+    float[][] vectors = {{1.1f, 2.2f, 3.3f}, {1.3f, 7.2f, 4.3f},
+        {5.9f, 5.2f, 7.3f}};
+    System.out.println("SQL DML: " + insertSql);
+    System.out.println("VECTORs to be inserted as a batch: "
+        + Arrays.toString(vectors[0]) + ", " + Arrays.toString(vectors[1])
+        + ", " + Arrays.toString(vectors[2]));
+    try (PreparedStatement insertStatement = connection
+        .prepareStatement(insertSql, new String[]{"ID"})) {
+      for (float[] vector : vectors) {
+        insertStatement.setObject(1, vector, OracleType.VECTOR_FLOAT64);
+        insertStatement.addBatch();
+      }
+      insertStatement.executeBatch();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void retrieveVectorAsArray(Connection connection)
+      throws SQLException {
+    PreparedStatement queryStatement = connection.prepareStatement(querySql);
+    System.out.println("SQL DML: " + querySql);
+    ResultSet resultSet = queryStatement.executeQuery();
+    float[] vector = null;
+    while (resultSet.next()) {
+      vector = resultSet.getObject(2, float[].class);
+    }
+    System.out.println("Retrieved VECTOR: " + Arrays.toString(vector));
+  }
+
+  private void retrieveVectorAsString(Connection connection)
+      throws SQLException {
+    PreparedStatement queryStatement = connection.prepareStatement(querySql);
+    System.out.println("SQL DML: " + querySql);
+    ResultSet resultSet = queryStatement.executeQuery();
+    String vector = null;
+    while (resultSet.next()) {
+      vector = (String) resultSet.getObject(2);
+    }
+    System.out.println("Retrieved VECTOR: " + vector);
+  }
+
+  private void retrieveVectorWithBoundVector(Connection connection)
+      throws SQLException {
+    PreparedStatement queryStatement = connection
+        .prepareStatement(querySqlWithBind);
+    float[] inputVector = {1.0f, 2.2f, 3.3f};
+    System.out.println("SQL DML: " + querySqlWithBind);
+    System.out.println("Bound VECTOR: " + Arrays.toString(inputVector));
+    queryStatement.setObject(1, inputVector, OracleType.VECTOR_FLOAT64);
+    ResultSet resultSet = queryStatement.executeQuery();
+    resultSet.next();
+    float[] outputVector = resultSet.getObject(2, float[].class);
+    System.out.println("Retrieved VECTOR: " + Arrays.toString(outputVector));
+  }
+
+  private Connection getConnectionFromPooledDataSource() throws SQLException {
+    // Create pool-enabled data source instance
+    PoolDataSource pds = PoolDataSourceFactory.getPoolDataSource();
+    // set connection properties on the data source
+    pds.setConnectionFactoryClassName("oracle.jdbc.pool.OracleDataSource");
+    pds.setURL(URL);
+    pds.setUser(USERNAME);
+    pds.setPassword(PASSWORD);
+    // Configure pool properties with a Properties instance
+    Properties prop = new Properties();
+    prop.setProperty("oracle.jdbc.vectorDefaultGetObjectType", "String");
+    pds.setConnectionProperties(prop);
+    // Override any pool properties directly
+    pds.setInitialPoolSize(10);
+    // Get a database connection from the pool-enabled data source
+    Connection conn = pds.getConnection();
+    return conn;
+  }
+
+}