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About this Manual
The manual is intended for all users of Mimer SQL in both interactive and embedded contexts. It contains a complete description of the syntax and usage of all statements in Mimer SQL.
Related Mimer SQL Publications
- Mimer SQL Programmer's Manual
contains a description of how Mimer SQL can be embedded within application programs, written in conventional programming languages.
- Mimer SQL User's Manual
contains a description of the BSQL facilities. A user-oriented guide to the SQL statements is also included, which may provide help for less experienced users in formulating statements correctly (particularly the SELECT statement, which can be quite complex).
- Mimer SQL System Management Handbook
describes system administration functions, including export/import, backup/restore, databank shadowing and the statistics functionality. The SQL statements which are part of the System Management API are described in the Mimer SQL Reference Manual.
- Mimer SQL Platform-specific Documents
containing platform-specific information. A set of one or more documents is provided, where required, for each platform on which Mimer SQL is supplied.
- Mimer SQL Release Notes
contain general and platform-specific information relating to the Mimer SQL release for which they are supplied.
- Mimer JDBC Guide
contains information about the different Mimer JDBC drivers available.
Suggestions for Further Reading
We can recommend to users of Mimer SQL the many works of C. J. Date. His insight into the potential and limitations of SQL, coupled with his pedagogical talents, makes his books invaluable sources of study material in the field of SQL theory and usage. In particular, we can mention the following publication:
A Guide to the SQL Standard (Fourth Edition, 1997). ISBN: 0-201-96426-0. This work contains much constructive criticism and discussion of the SQL standard, including SQL-99.
Other useful publications are:
SQL: 1999 - Understanding Relational Language Concepts, by Jim Melton, Alan R. Simon, and Jim Gray. ISBN: 1-55860-456-1. Explains SQL-99.
Advanced SQL: 1999 - Understanding Object-Relational and Other Advanced Features, by Jim Melton. ISBN: 1-55860-677-7. In-depth guide to SQL-99's practical application.
The Unicode Standard, Version 4.0.0, by the Unicode Consortium (http://www.unicode.org). ISBN: 0-321-18578-1.
For JDBC Users
JDBC information can be found on the internet at: http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc
For information on specific JDBC methods, please see the online documentation for the java.sql package. This documentation is normally included in the Java development environment.
JDBC API Tutorial and Reference, 2nd edition. ISBN: 0-201-43328-1. A useful book published by JavaSoft.
For ODBC Users
Microsoft ODBC 3.0 Programmer's Reference and SDK Guide for Microsoft Windows and Windows NT. ISBN: 1-57231-516-4.
This manual contains information about the Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface, including a complete API reference.
The documentation set in the Mimer SQL Windows distribution includes an ODBC API help.
SQL Standards
Official documentation of the accepted SQL standards may be found in:
ISO/IEC 9075:2003(E) Information technology - Database languages - SQL. This document contains the standard referred to as SQL-2003.
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