Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Introduction

• 1.1 Welcome
• 1.2 Installation and Build Process
• 1.3 Product Dependencies
• 1.4 Backward Compatibility
• 1.5 Conventions
• 1.6 Terminology
• 1.7 Available Documentation
• 1.7.1 Readme File
• 1.7.2 HTML Documentation
• 1.7.3 General Build Guide
• 1.7.4 Printed Manuals
• 1.8 Technical Support
• 1.8.1 Before Contacting Technical Support
• 1.8.2 How to Contact Technical Support

Chapter 2: Directory and File Names

• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 The Parts Directory Structure
• 2.2.1 Parts Directory for the Core Library
• 2.2.2 Parts Directories for the Access Libraries
• 2.3 The Workspace Directory Structure
• 2.4 Library Names
• 2.5 Build Types

Chapter 3: Compiling Your DBTools.h++ Library

• 3.1 Overview
• 3.2 Setting Environment Variables
• 3.2.1 Setting Environment Variables in Windows 95
• 3.2.2 Setting Environment Variables in Windows NT
• 3.2.3 Setting Environment Variables in UNIX
• 3.2.4 Notes to Linux Users
• 3.3 Compiling the Core Library Source
• 3.4 Compiling the Access Library Source
• 3.5 Compiling the Tutorials
• 3.6 Source File Location
• 3.7 Makefile Location
• 3.7.1 Library Makefiles
• 3.7.2 Tutorial Makefiles

Chapter 4: Establishing Connectivity

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Establishing a Database Connection
• 4.3 Establishing a C Connection to the Database
• 4.4 Establishing a DBTools.h++ Connection

Chapter 5: Building and Running the Tutorials

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Building the Tutorials
• 5.3 Running the Setup Program
• 5.4 Running the Tutorials
• 5.5 Cleaning Up After Running the Tutorials

Chapter 6: Compiling Your Programs

• 6.1 Overview
• 6.2 Patterns
• 6.3 Include Path
• 6.4 Library Path
• 6.5 Compiling in Windows with MSVC
• 6.5.1 Compiling from the Command Line (MSVC)
• 6.5.2 Compiling from Microsoft Visual Studio
• 6.5.3 Using a Static Version of DBTools.h++ (MSVC)
• 6.5.4 Using a Dynamic Version of DBTools.h++ (MSVC)
• 6.5.5 Runtime Issues (MSVC)
• 6.6 Compiling in UNIX
• 6.6.1 Compiling
• 6.6.2 Linking

Appendix A: Mnemonics

Appendix B: Glossary