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User's Guide - Contents


About This Manual

Who Should Read This Manual

Manual Organization

Conventions

Introducing Pervasive.SQL

Understanding Pervasive.SQL

    What is a Database?

    What is a Database Management System?

    Components of Pervasive.SQL

Key Concepts

    Basic Database Structures and Terms

    Unique Benefits of Pervasive.SQL

Why Pervasive.SQL?

Understanding the Product Family

    Workgroup

    Server

    DataExchange

    Crystal Reports for Pervasive.SQL

Helpful Utilities

Using Pervasive.SQL Documentation

    Getting Started Guides

    What's New

    User's Guide

    Advanced Operations Guide

    SQL Engine Reference

    Status Codes and Messages

    Pervasive Products and Services

    Online Help

File System Security

Using Pervasive.SQL

Starting and Stopping the Database Engine

    Starting and Stopping the Server Engine on a Windows Server

    Starting and Stopping the Workgroup Engine on Windows

    Starting and Stopping the Database Engine on NetWare

    Starting and Stopping the Database Engine on Linux

Granting Administrative Rights for the Database Engine

    Tasks Requiring Administrative Rights

    How Administrative Rights are Granted

    Rights Within an Active Directory Environment

    Rights Provided to non-Administrative Users

    Tasks for Granting Administrative Rights

    Granting Administrative Rights on a Windows Server

    Granting Administrator Rights on NetWare 4.2, 5.x or 6.x

    Granting Administrator Rights on Linux

    Logging in as Administrator on any platform

Setting Up ODBC Database Access

    Basic Concepts

    What to Know if You are Recreating DSNs

    Prerequisites to Setting up Database Access

Setting Up Database Access on Windows

Setting Up Database Access on a NetWare Server

Setting Up Database Access on a Linux Server

Setting Up Client Access

Accessing Data via ODBC From Other Applications

    Before You Begin

    Accessing Data Using Microsoft Excel

    Accessing Data Using Microsoft Access

Deleting DSNs

Bound Databases and Enforced Integrity

Using the Fast User Switching Feature of Windows XP

Using the Pervasive Control Center

An Overview of Pervasive Control Center

Registering or Removing a Server

Viewing Database Engines

    Interpreting Engine Status Icons

Pervasive Control Center Wizards

Adding or Creating a Database

Deleting a Database

Adding a Table

Dropping a Table

Setting Database Security

    Turning Security On and Off

    Working with Groups and Users

Stopping and Restarting Services on Windows Servers

Viewing and Modifying Table Properties

Viewing and Modifying Data

Exporting/Importing Data

    Export and Import Procedures

Checking Consistency and Referential Integrity

    Listing Referential Constraints

    Checking Consistency

    Checking Referential Integrity

License Administrator

License Administrator Concepts

    Graphical User Interface

    Command Line Interface

    User Count

    Licenses for Prior Versions of Pervasive.SQL

License Administrator GUI Visual Reference

    GUI Dialog

License Administrator Tasks

    GUI Tasks

    CLI Tasks

Table Designer

Table Designer Concepts

    Overview

    Tabbed Dialogs

    Modes

    Data Types

    Null Values

Table Designer GUI Visual Reference

    Main Window

    Columns Tab

    Indexes Tab

    Statistics Tab

    Btrieve Tab

Table Designer Tasks

    General Tasks

    Columns Tasks

    Indexes Tasks

    Statistics Tasks

    Btrieve Tasks

SQL Data Manager

SQL Data Manager Concepts

    Overview

    Restrictions

    Results Tabs

    Panes

    SQL Reference

SQL Data Manager GUI Visual Reference

    Main Window

    Query Builder Diagram

    Query Builder Grid for SELECT Statements

    Query Builder Grid for UPDATE Statements

    Query Builder Grid for INSERT Statements

    Query Builder Grid for DELETE Statements

SQL Data Manager Tasks

    General Tasks

    Query Pane Tasks

    Execution and Results Tasks

    Query Builder Tasks

Pervasive System Analyzer (PSA)

PSA Concepts

    PSA Functional Overview

    Why Use PSA?

    PSA Tests in Detail

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Introductory Network Information

PSA GUI Visual Reference

PSA Tasks

    Analyze and Archive Tasks

    Restore Archive Tasks

    Delete Components or Archives Tasks

    View Components Tasks

    Test Active Installation Tasks

    Other Tasks

Linux Supplementary Documentation

User Manual Exclusions for Linux

    Utilities

    Changes and Exclusions

Man Pages

Linux Utilities

Basic Troubleshooting

General Troubleshooting

Error Messages from PCC

Frequently Asked Questions

    Installation

    Security

    Documentation

    User Counts

    Networking

    Difficulty Accessing Data

    ODBC and DDFs

    Upgrading from Btrieve 6.15

    Upgrading and Migration

    Miscellaneous

Pervasive.SQL Resources and Contacts

Printed Documentation

Developer Center

Pervasive.SQL Knowledge Base

FTP Site

Online Documentation

    Pervasive Library

Webinars

Subscription Based E-mail Services

DevTalk

Newsgroup

E-Mail Contacts

Technical Support


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