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Locks</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch7.htm#Program">7.6 Program Design
Considerations</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch7.htm#Basic">7.6.1 Basic Guidelines</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch7.htm#Entry">7.6.2 Data Entry</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch7.htm#Deletion">7.6.3 Data Deletion</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch7.htm#Modification">7.6.4 Data
Modification</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch7.htm#Retrieval">7.6.5 Data Retrieval</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch7.htm#Other">7.6.6 Other Considerations</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch7.htm#Mode">7.7 One-User Mode</a></h3>
<h2><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#ida">Chapter 8 Interactive Database Access
Utility (ida)</a></h2>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Utility">8.1 The ida Utility</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Accessing">8.1.1 Accessing ida</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Main">8.1.2 The ida Main Menu</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Highlight">Moving the Highlight on a
Menu</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Concepts">8.1.3 Using ida: Concepts and
Procedures</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Messages">Messages from ida</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Command">Executing a Command from a
Menu</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Option">Choosing an Option from a Numbered
List</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#MovingHighlight">Moving the Highlight on a
Numbered List</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Opening">Opening a Database</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Submenu">Accessing a Submenu</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Exiting">Exiting a Submenu</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Selecting">Selecting a Record</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#UsingMain">8.2 Using the Main Menu
Commands</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#Entering">8.3 Entering and Modifying
Records</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#AccessingDisplay">8.3.1 Accessing the
Display/Edit Record Submenu</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#UsingDisplay">8.3.2 Using the Display/Edit
Record Submenu Commands</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#DataField">8.3.3 Editing a Data
Field</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#EditCommands">8.3.4 Using Edit Modes and
Field Edit Commands</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#AccessMenu">8.4 Using the Access Menu
Commands</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch8.htm#CrossReferenced">8.5 <span class=
"dbstar">db.*</span> Functions Cross-Referenced to ida
Commands</a></h3>
<h2><a href="UG_Ch9.htm#Unicode">Chapter 9 <span class=
"dbstar">db.*</span> Unicode Support</a></h2>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch9.htm#Compiler">9.1 Unicode Support at the
Compiler and OS Level</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch9.htm#String">String Fields in the
Database</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch9.htm#Implementation">9.2 <span class=
"dbstar">db.*</span> Implementation</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch9.htm#Fields">Unicode Data Fields</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch9.htm#Prototypes">9.3 Unicode Prototypes for
Specific Functions</a></h3>
<h2><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#Transfer">Chapter 10 File Transfer
Utilities (dbimp, dbexp)</a></h2>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#Introduction">10.1 Introduction</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#Exporting">10.2 Exporting Data</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#ExportingXML">10.2.1 Exporting
XML</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#Importing">10.3 Importing Data</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#Usage">10.3.1 Import Program Usage</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#Language">10.3.2 Import Specification
Language</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#Conversion">10.3.3 Data Conversion</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch10.htm#Together">10.4 Using Export and Import
Together</a></h3>
<h2><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#dal">Chapter 11 Database Access Language
(dal)</a></h2>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#Introduction">11.1 Introduction</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#Using">11.2 Using dal</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#Syntax">11.3 General dal Syntax</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#Differences">11.4 Differences between dal
and C Conventions</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#Functions">11.5 Supported <span class=
"dbstar">db.*</span> Functions</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#Commands">11.6 dal-Specific
Commands</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#def_rec">def_rec, def_fld</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#abort">abort</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#curr">curr</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#exit">exit</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#input">input</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#print">print</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#rewind">rewind</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#schema">schema</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#whileok">whileok</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch11.htm#Limitations">11.7 dal Limitations</a></h3>
<h2><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#dbedit">Chapter 12 Database Editor
(dbedit)</a></h2>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Introduction">12.1 Introduction</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Usage">12.2 Usage of dbedit</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Display">12.3 Information Display</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Navigation">12.4 Navigation</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Editing">12.5 Editing</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#RecordTypes">12.5.1 Editing Record
Types</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Pointers">12.5.2 Editing Set and Member
Pointers</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Address">12.5.3 Editing the Database
Address</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Optional">12.5.4 Editing the Optional Key
Bits</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#PageZero">12.5.5 Editing Page Zero</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Hexadecimal">12.5.6 General Hexadecimal
Editing</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Diagnostics">12.6 Diagnostics</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Miscellaneous">12.7 Miscellaneous</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch12.htm#Summary">12.8 Command Summary</a></h3>
<h2><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#Maintenance">Chapter 13 Maintenance
Utilities</a></h2>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#Introduction">13.1 Introduction</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#datdump">13.2 Formatted Data File Dump
Utility (datdump)</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#dbcheck">13.3 Database Consistency Check
Utility (dbcheck)</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#dchain">13.4 Delete Chain Sort Utility
(dchain)</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#initdb">13.5 Database Initialization
Utility (initdb)</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#keybuild">13.6 Key File Build Utility
(keybuild)</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#keydump">13.7 Formatted Key File Dump
Utility (keydump)</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#keypack">13.8 Key File Pack Utility
(keypack)</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#prdbd">13.9 Database Dictionary Print
Utility (prdbd)</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch13.htm#dbclrlb">13.10 Clear Lock Bit Utility
(dbclrlb)</a></h3>
<h2><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Formats">Chapter 14 File Formats and
Dictionary Tables</a></h2>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Introduction">14.1 Introduction</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Organization">14.2 Database File
Organization</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Structure">14.2.1 General File
Structure</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#DataFile">14.2.2 Data File
Organization</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#DatabaseAddresses">14.2.2.1 Database
Addresses</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#SetPointers">14.2.2.2 Set and Member
Pointers</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#DataRecord">14.2.2.3 Data Record
Organization</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#DeleteChain">14.2.2.4 Delete Chain</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#KeyFile">14.2.3 Key File
Organization</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Node">14.2.3.1 Node Structure</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#KeySlot">14.2.3.2 Key Slot
Structure</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#BTree">14.2.3.3 B-Tree Organization</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#DeleteChain2">14.2.3.4 Delete Chain</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Dictionary">14.3 Database Dictionary Table
Structure</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Contents">14.3.1 Contents of the Dictionary
File</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#FileTable">14.3.2 File Table</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#RecordTable">14.3.3 Record Table</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#FieldTable">14.3.4 Field Table</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#SetTable">14.3.5 Set Table</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#MemberTable">14.3.6 Member Table</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#SortTable">14.3.7 Sort Table</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#KeyTable">14.3.8 Compound Key Table</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Example">14.3.9 Dictionary Tables
Example</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Database">14.3.10 Database Table</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Header">14.3.11 Contents of the Header
File</a></p>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#CurrencyTables">14.4 Currency
Tables</a></h3>
<h3><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Source">14.5 Source Code Details</a></h3>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Prototyping">14.5.1 Function
Prototyping</a></p>
<p><a href="UG_Ch14.htm#Task">14.5.2 Task Structure</a></p>
<h2><a href="UG_Gloss.htm#Glossary">Glossary of Database
Terms</a></h2>
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