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This document introduces 60 61 <span>DB, version 4.7. </span> 62 It is intended 63 to provide a rapid introduction to the DB API set and related concepts. The goal of this document is 64 to provide you with an efficient mechanism 65 with which you can evaluate DB against your project's technical requirements. As such, this document is 66 intended for 67 68 <span>C</span> developers and senior software architects who are 69 looking for an 70 <span> 71 in-process data management solution. 72 </span> 73 74 No prior experience with Berkeley DB is expected or required. 75 </p> 76 <div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 77 <div class="titlepage"> 78 <div> 79 <div> 80 <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="conventions"></a>Conventions Used in this Book</h2> 81 </div> 82 </div> 83 <div></div> 84 </div> 85 <p> 86 The following typographical conventions are used within in this manual: 87 </p> 88 <p> 89 Structure names are represented in <tt class="classname">monospaced font</tt>, as are <tt class="methodname">method 90 names</tt>. For example: "<tt class="methodname">DB->open()</tt> is a method 91 on a <tt class="classname">DB</tt> handle." 92 </p> 93 <p> 94 Variable or non-literal text is presented in <span class="emphasis"><em>italics</em></span>. For example: "Go to your 95 96 <span class="emphasis"><em>DB_INSTALL</em></span> 97 98 directory." 99 </p> 100 <p> 101 Program examples are displayed in a <tt class="classname">monospaced font</tt> on a shaded background. 102 For example: 103 </p> 104 <pre class="programlisting">/* File: gettingstarted_common.h */ 105typedef struct stock_dbs { 106 DB *inventory_dbp; /* Database containing inventory information */ 107 DB *vendor_dbp; /* Database containing vendor information */ 108 109 char *db_home_dir; /* Directory containing the database files */ 110 char *inventory_db_name; /* Name of the inventory database */ 111 char *vendor_db_name; /* Name of the vendor database */ 112} STOCK_DBS; </pre> 113 <p> 114 In some situations, programming examples are updated from one chapter to the next. When 115 this occurs, the new code is presented in <b class="userinput"><tt>monospaced bold</tt></b> font. For example: 116 </p> 117 <pre class="programlisting">typedef struct stock_dbs { 118 DB *inventory_dbp; /* Database containing inventory information */ 119 DB *vendor_dbp; /* Database containing vendor information */ 120 <b class="userinput"><tt>DB *itemname_sdbp; /* Index based on the item name index */</tt></b> 121 char *db_home_dir; /* Directory containing the database files */ 122 <b class="userinput"><tt>char *itemname_db_name; /* Itemname secondary database */</tt></b> 123 char *inventory_db_name; /* Name of the inventory database */ 124 char *vendor_db_name; /* Name of the vendor database */ 125} STOCK_DBS; </pre> 126 <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> 127 <h3 class="title">Note</h3> 128 <p> 129 Finally, notes of interest are represented using a note block such 130 as this. 131 </p> 132 </div> 133 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 134 <div class="titlepage"> 135 <div> 136 <div> 137 <h3 class="title"><a id="moreinfo"></a>For More Information</h3> 138 </div> 139 </div> 140 <div></div> 141 </div> 142 <p> 143 Beyond this manual, you may also find the following sources of information useful when building a 144 DB application: 145 </p> 146 <div class="itemizedlist"> 147 <ul type="disc"> 148 <li> 149 <p> 150 151 152 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_txn/C/index.html" target="_top"> 153 Getting Started with Transaction Processing for C 154 </a> 155 156 157 158 159 </p> 160 </li> 161 <li> 162 <p> 163 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_db_rep/C/index.html" target="_top"> 164 Berkeley DB Getting Started with Replicated Applications for C 165 </a> 166 167 168 </p> 169 </li> 170 <li> 171 <p> 172 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/ref/toc.html" target="_top"> 173 Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide 174 </a> 175 </p> 176 </li> 177 <li> 178 <p> 179 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/api_c/frame.html" target="_top"> 180 Berkeley DB C API 181 </a> 182 183 184 185 186 187 </p> 188 </li> 189 </ul> 190 </div> 191 </div> 192 </div> 193 </div> 194 <div class="navfooter"> 195 <hr /> 196 <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> 197 <tr> 198 <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a> </td> 199 <td width="20%" align="center"> 200 <a accesskey="u" href="index.html">Up</a> 201 </td> 202 <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="introduction.html">Next</a></td> 203 </tr> 204 <tr> 205 <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Getting Started with Berkeley DB </td> 206 <td width="20%" align="center"> 207 <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a> 208 </td> 209 <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 1. 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