About this Manual

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The manual is intended for application developers working with Mimer SQL.

This manual describes the usage of SQL in application programs, and provides, together with the Mimer SQL Reference Manual, the complete reference material for Mimer SQL.

For details on how to read the syntax diagrams that appear in this manual see the Mimer SQL Reference Manual, Reading SQL Syntax Diagrams.

This manual describes how SQL statements may be embedded in application programs written in conventional host languages. It also describes how to create and use stored procedures and triggers.

The information contained in this manual generally applies to all the platforms supported by Mimer SQL. From time to time platform-specific notes appear in the general description, presented as follows:

UNIX: Denotes information that applies specifically to Unix platforms.

VMS: Denotes information that applies specifically to OpenVMS platforms.

Win: Denotes information that applies specifically to Windows platforms.

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