HP 3000 Manuals

Up and Running with ALLBASE/SQL

Chapter 5  Comparing ALLBASE/SQL with TurboIMAGE 

If you are coming to ALLBASE/SQL from the world of TurboIMAGE, this
chapter should help you make the necessary translations from the
terminology of a network DBMS to the terminology of a relational DBMS.


            

The following topics are covered:

   *   Basic structures.
   *   Procedures for starting up.
   *   Tables and indexes versus data sets.
   *   Mapping of data types.
   *   Differences in security.
   *   Differences in accessing databases.
   *   Sample mapping of a TurboIMAGE database to an ALLBASE/SQL
       DBEnvironment.
   *   Using ALLBASE/Turbo CONNECT.

The goal in discussing these topics is not to present a complete picture
of either system, but rather to suggest some points of correspondence in
order to make learning ALLBASE/SQL easier.  The discussion is
deliberately oversimplified.  For definitions of ALLBASE/SQL terms, refer
to chapter 1, "Very Basic...," and to chapter 6, "Glossary of Terms in
ALLBASE/SQL." Complete information about TurboIMAGE is in the
TurboIMAGE/XL Database Management System Reference Manual.   

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