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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 <span>C++</span> 68 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 Class names are represented in <tt class="classname">monospaced font</tt>, as are <tt class="methodname">method 90 names</tt>. For example: 91 92 93 94 95 96 <span>"<tt class="methodname">Db::open()</tt> is a 97 <tt class="classname">Db</tt> class method."</span> 98 99 100 </p> 101 <p> 102 Variable or non-literal text is presented in <span class="emphasis"><em>italics</em></span>. For example: "Go to your 103 104 <span class="emphasis"><em>DB_INSTALL</em></span> 105 106 directory." 107 </p> 108 <p> 109 Program examples are displayed in a <tt class="classname">monospaced font</tt> on a shaded background. 110 For example: 111 </p> 112 <pre class="programlisting">typedef struct vendor { 113 char name[MAXFIELD]; // Vendor name 114 char street[MAXFIELD]; // Street name and number 115 char city[MAXFIELD]; // City 116 char state[3]; // Two-digit US state code 117 char zipcode[6]; // US zipcode 118 char phone_number[13]; // Vendor phone number 119} VENDOR; </pre> 120 <p> 121 In some situations, programming examples are updated from one chapter to the next. When 122 this occurs, the new code is presented in <b class="userinput"><tt>monospaced bold</tt></b> font. For example: 123 </p> 124 <pre class="programlisting">typedef struct vendor { 125 char name[MAXFIELD]; // Vendor name 126 char street[MAXFIELD]; // Street name and number 127 char city[MAXFIELD]; // City 128 char state[3]; // Two-digit US state code 129 char zipcode[6]; // US zipcode 130 char phone_number[13]; // Vendor phone number 131 <b class="userinput"><tt>char sales_rep[MAXFIELD]; // Name of sales representative 132 char sales_rep_phone[MAXFIELD]; // Sales rep's phone number </tt></b> 133} VENDOR; </pre> 134 <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> 135 <h3 class="title">Note</h3> 136 <p> 137 Finally, notes of interest are represented using a note block such 138 as this. 139 </p> 140 </div> 141 <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> 142 <div class="titlepage"> 143 <div> 144 <div> 145 <h3 class="title"><a id="moreinfo"></a>For More Information</h3> 146 </div> 147 </div> 148 <div></div> 149 </div> 150 <p> 151 Beyond this manual, you may also find the following sources of information useful when building a 152 DB application: 153 </p> 154 <div class="itemizedlist"> 155 <ul type="disc"> 156 <li> 157 <p> 158 159 160 161 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_txn/CXX/index.html" target="_top"> 162 Getting Started with Transaction Processing for C++ 163 </a> 164 165 166 167 </p> 168 </li> 169 <li> 170 <p> 171 172 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_db_rep/CXX/index.html" target="_top"> 173 Berkeley DB Getting Started with Replicated Applications for C++ 174 </a> 175 176 </p> 177 </li> 178 <li> 179 <p> 180 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/ref/toc.html" target="_top"> 181 Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide 182 </a> 183 </p> 184 </li> 185 <li> 186 <p> 187 188 <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/api_cxx/frame.html" target="_top"> 189 Berkeley DB C++ API 190 </a> 191 192 193 194 195 </p> 196 </li> 197 </ul> 198 </div> 199 </div> 200 </div> 201 </div> 202 <div class="navfooter"> 203 <hr /> 204 <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> 205 <tr> 206 <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a>��</td> 207 <td width="20%" align="center"> 208 <a accesskey="u" href="index.html">Up</a> 209 </td> 210 <td width="40%" align="right">��<a accesskey="n" href="introduction.html">Next</a></td> 211 </tr> 212 <tr> 213 <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Getting Started with Berkeley DB��</td> 214 <td width="20%" align="center"> 215 <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a> 216 </td> 217 <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">��Chapter��1.��Introduction to Berkeley DB </td> 218 </tr> 219 </table> 220 </div> 221 </body> 222</html> 223