This manual contains information on installing, configuring, executing, and monitoring the Btrieve® record management system with the NetWare® 4 operating system. Btrieve is a complete key-indexed record management system designed for high-performance data handling and improved programming productivity.
This manual provides information for systems administrators who are responsible for maintaining Btrieve databases on a network.
This manual is also useful to programmers, systems developers, and systems integrators who are using Btrieve to develop workstation applications and NetWare Loadable ModulesTM (NLMsTM) for the NetWare operating environment.
The following list briefly describes each chapter and appendix in the manual:
This chapter discusses Btrieve features, client-server design, and 6.x enhancements.
This chapter describes the components of NetWare Btrieve® and how it works with server and workstation applications. The chapter also provides diagrams that illustrate how different applications use different Btrieve components.
This chapter describes installing, configuring, loading, and unloading NetWare Btrieve from the server console and from the workstation. It also discusses rebuilding existing Btrieve files to take advantage of Btrieve 6.x features. The chapter concludes with a discussion of using NetWare Btrieve with the NetWare RuntimeTM serialized NetWare operating system.
This chapter provides configuration options and instructions for loading and unloading the Btrieve Requester in the DOS, OS/2*, and Microsoft* (MS) Windows environments.
This chapter describes the utilities available to monitor and maintain your database, either from the server console or from workstations on the network.
This appendix describes some of the fundamental concepts behind the management of Btrieve files, records, keys, and indexes.
This appendix explains the rules for creating description files, provides a description file example, and describes the individual description file elements.
This appendix lists and explains the Btrieve status codes and messages you may encounter while loading or running Btrieve applications.
The manual also includes a glossary and an index.
This manual uses the conventions described in the following sections to present information.
NOTE: A Note provides information that is of interest but is not vital to the operation of the product.
HINT: A Suggestion offers a hint, a tip, or other information that may be helpful but is not critical.
IMPORTANT: An Important presents important information that you should read.
WARNING: A Warning explains a situation in which you can make a critical or irreversible error if you do not exercise care.
NOTE: A Procedure is a list of step-by-step instructions, such as an installation procedure.
A Checklist highlights inventoried items, such as an inventory of system requirements or a summary of items reviewed in a chapter.
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Commands and reserved words typically appear in uppercase letters. Unless the manual states otherwise, you can enter these items using uppercase, lowercase, or both. For example, you can type MYPROG, myprog, or MYprog. |
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Square brackets enclose optional information, as in [logName]. If information is not enclosed in square brackets, it is required. |
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A vertical bar indicates an "either-or" choice of information to enter, as in [filename | @filename]. |
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Angle brackets enclose multiple choices for a required item, as in <filename | @filename>. |
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Words appearing in italics are variables that you must replace with appropriate values, as in filename. |
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An ellipsis following information indicates you can repeat the information more than one time, as in [parameter ...]. |
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The symbol ::= means one item is defined in terms of another. For example, a::=b means the item a is defined in terms of b. |
This manual explains how to install Btrieve and use the Btrieve utilities in a NetWare environment. For information about developing Btrieve applications, refer to the Btrieve Programmer's Manual (available only as part of the Btrieve Developer's Kit, which is available through Btrieve Technologies, Inc. at 1-800-BTRIEVE).
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