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HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual for MPE/XL
Copyright (c) 1988-1992 by HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Printed in U.S.A. HP Part No. 35360-90051 E0192 Printed November 6, 1997 NOTICE ------------------------------------------------ | | | The information contained in this document | | is subject to change without notice. | | | | HEWLETT-PACKARD PROVIDES THIS MATERIAL "AS | | IS" AND MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, | | EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT | | LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF | | MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A | | PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HEWLETT-PACKARD SHALL | | NOT BE LIABLE FOR ERRORS CONTAINED HEREIN | | OR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES | | IN CONNECTION WITH THE FURNISHING, | | PERFORMANCE OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL WHETHER | | BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, OR OTHER LEGAL | | THEORY. | | | | Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility | | for the use or reliability of its software | | on equipment that is not furnished by | | Hewlett-Packard. | | | | This document contains proprietary | | information which is protected by | | copyright. All rights are reserved. No | | part of this document may be photocopied, | | reproduced or translated to another | | language without the prior written consent | | of Hewlett-Packard Company. | | | | SWT/SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CENTER | | 8000 FOOTHILLS BOULEVARD | | ROSEVILLE, CA 95678, U.S.A. | | | ------------------------------------------------ Printing History New editions of this manual will incorporate all material updated since the previous edition. The software product part numbers printed alongside the date are the versions and update levels of the software products at the time the manual edition or update was issued. First Edition April 1988 35360 A.00.00 First Update December 1988 35360 A.00.01 Second Edition January 1992 35360 A.01.20 Preface This manual documents the A.01.20 release of HP ALLBASE/BRW on HP 3000 computer systems running under the MPE XL operating system. This manual assumes that the MPE operating system is correctly installed and operating. It also assumes that you have HP TurboIMAGE/XL correctly installed and that you have access to the sample database, TOYDB. The HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual contains 22 chapters, a glossary, and an index. The manual is divided into four parts: * Concepts * Tasks * Reference * Administrative The Concepts Part discusses general information about HP ALLBASE/BRW, defines and describes tables, and logging on to the MPE XL system. The Tasks Part has step-by-step instructions on each task used in building a report. The Reference Part has two alphabetically arranged chapters on Screens and Calculations. The Administrative Part contains information most likely to be used by the System Administrator, Database Manager, or by a programmer. Some chapters have a "Special Cases" section that provides examples of sophisticated uses of HP ALLBASE/BRW. The Glossary defines the meaning of some HP ALLBASE/BRW, HP ALLBASE/SQL, and HP TurboIMAGE/XL terms. Conventions Used in This Manual The typographic conventions used in this manual are summarized below. Notation Description user input When necessary for clarity, user input is indicated like this. For example: BAMBOO: HELLO MGR.ITF3000 COMPUTER font In examples, command names, options, and parameters are shown in uppercase letters, in computer font. For example: SUM i = 1 TO ?month OF customers.turnover (i) bold font Terms that appear in the Glossary at the end of this manual are printed in bold font the first time they are introduced in each chapter or appendix. Italics font Words in italics font in examples denote a parameter that you must replace with a suitable name. For example: DIGIT_OF (number, number) shading Shaded text represents inverse video on the terminal screen. Also, function keys are depicted in shaded text. For example: Choose other keys means to press the function key (for example, f4) corresponding to the highlighted label on the screen. The symbol indicates a key on the terminal keyboard. For example, Spacebar indicates the spacebar. _ When necessary for clarity, the symbol _ is used to indicate a required blank or an exact number of blanks.