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  1. ODABA Database and tools
    1. ODABA database features
      1. Meta-model
      2. ODABA and Unified Database Theory
      3. Database model
      4. Versioning
      5. Scalable servers
      6. Database access
      7. Concurrency behavior
      8. Event handling
      9. Accessing external data
      10. Database utilities
      11. GUI and database plugins
    2. ODABA GUI framework and tools
  2. Quick Starter Guide
    1. Introduction
    2. Installation
      1. Installing ODABA under Linux
        1. Compile and install the Linux Package
        2. Install documentation
      2. Installing ODABA under MS Windows
        1. Compile Windows version
        2. .Net features
          1. .Net installation
          2. .Net wrapper library
          3. MS Office document generation
      3. Database upgrade
        1. Upgrade to version 13
    3. Tutorial: 4 steps to develop the Sample database
      1. Create new project
        1. Create the Sample project (Linux)
        2. Create the Sample project (Windows)
      2. Load database schema
        1. Load Schema (Linux)
        2. Load Schema (Windows)
        3. ODL Script comments
      3. Create test data
        1. Create test data (Linux)
        2. Create test data (Windows)
        3. OSI Script comments
      4. Evaluate test data
        1. Evaluate test data (Linux)
        2. Evaluate test data (Windows)
        3. OShell Script comments
  3. Reference Documentation
    1. ODABA Application Program Interface
      1. Access classes
        1. Application features
        2. ODABA client
        3. Object server applications
        4. Data source
        5. Dictionary Handle
        6. Database Handle
        7. Database Object Handle
        8. Property Handle
        9. Value handle
      2. Metadata classes
        1. Type definition
        2. Enumerator instance (category)
        3. Property definition
        4. Index definition
      3. Context classes
        1. Base context class
        2. Base class for database contexts
        3. Database Context
        4. Database Object Context
        5. Type context
        6. Property contexts
      4. Exception class
        1. Exception handling
      5. Helper classes
        1. Application options
        2. Global variables
        3. Binary data block handle
        4. String value
        5. ODABA strings list
        6. Instance and key value
        7. Key value
        8. Instance string
        9. OSI expression string
        10. Time value
        11. Date value
        12. Timestamp
        13. Parser for files or strings with defined BNF syntax
        14. BNF tree node
      6. Service Classes
        1. File access
        2. Binary file access
        3. Text file access
        4. Configuration or ini-file
        5. XML string
        6. ZIP File Archive
        7. MP3File handle
        8. MP3 header handle
        9. MP3Frame handle
        10. Internet protocol
        11. Sending and receiving emails
      7. OSI interface service classes
        1. Interface to file access
        2. System services
        3. Statistic object type
    2. Language reference for ODABA Script Interface (OSI)
      1. Introduction
      2. OSI, OIF and ODL entry points
        1. ODABA Script Interface (OSI)
          1. Data source definition
            1. Dictionary definition
              1. Comment Block
              2. DICTIONARY keyword
              3. File location
              4. Database definition
            2. Data source definition
              1. Comment Block
              2. DATASOURCE keyword
              3. File location
          2. Dictionary definition
            1. Comment Block
              1. Comment begin
              2. Any sequence of characters
              3. Comment end
            2. DICTIONARY keyword
            3. File location
              1. String constant
              2. Identifier
            4. Database definition
              1. Comment Block
              2. DATABASE keyword
              3. File location
          3. Database definition
            1. Comment Block
              1. Comment begin
              2. Any sequence of characters
              3. Comment end
            2. DATABASE keyword
            3. File location
              1. String constant
              2. Identifier
          4. Data source definition
            1. Comment Block
              1. Comment begin
              2. Any sequence of characters
              3. Comment end
            2. DATASOURCE keyword
            3. File location
              1. String constant
              2. Identifier
          5. File location
            1. String constant
            2. Identifier
              1. Component name
          6. Debug information
            1. Debug procedures
            2. File location
              1. String constant
              2. Identifier
          7. Expression element
            1. Block introduction
              1. Comment Block
              2. Pragma
              3. Independent member definition
              4. File reference
            2. Method and class definitions
              1. Definition of user-defined types
              2. View declaration
              3. OSI class declaration
              4. OSI method definition
          8. Debug procedures
        2. ODABA schema definitions
          1. Project definition
            1. Schema elements
              1. Schema element
            2. Schema element
              1. Block introduction
              2. Schema definition
            3. Schema definition
              1. Schema declaration
              2. Module elements
            4. Schema declaration
              1. Schema update option
              2. SCHEMA keyword
              3. Identifier
              4. Schema elements
          2. Module definition
            1. Module elements
              1. Module element
            2. Module element
              1. Block introduction
              2. Module definition
            3. Module definition
              1. Module declaration
              2. Namespace elements
            4. Module declaration
              1. Schema update option
              2. MODULE keyword
              3. Identifier
              4. Module elements
          3. Namespace definition
            1. Namespace elements
              1. Namespace element
            2. Namespace element
              1. Block introduction
              2. Namespace definition
            3. Namespace definition
              1. Namespace declaration
              2. ODL elements
            4. Namespace declaration
              1. Schema update option
              2. NAMESPACE keyword
              3. Identifier
              4. Namespace elements
            5. ODL elements
              1. ODL element
            6. ODL element
              1. Block introduction
              2. ODL element definition
            7. Reference to ODL definition
          4. Schema definition specific keywords
            1. SCHEMA keyword
            2. MODULE keyword
            3. NAMESPACE keyword
        3. Property and type definitions
          1. Entries to OSI element definitions
            1. ODL element definition
              1. Definition of user-defined types
              2. View declaration
              3. Interface declaration
              4. Class declaration
              5. Constant declaration
              6. Extent declaration
            2. Method and class definitions
              1. Definition of user-defined types
              2. View declaration
              3. OSI class declaration
              4. OSI method definition
            3. Independent member definition
              1. GLOBAL keyword
              2. Type specification
              3. List of member declarators
          2. Supported user-defined types
            1. Type definition
              1. Definition of user-defined types
              2. Type definition
            2. Structure definition
              1. Structure declaration element
              2. Structure type definition
              3. Member definitions for a structure
            3. Class definition
              1. Class declaration
              2. Class header definition
              3. Persistent definition
              4. Class definition (body)
              5. Class or interface features
              6. Feature or member definition
            4. Expression classes
              1. OSI class declaration
              2. OSI class definition (body)
              3. OSI class members (features)
              4. Feature or member definition
            5. View definition
              1. View declaration
              2. View definition header
              3. View definition
            6. Enumeration definition
              1. Enumeration declaration element
              2. Enumeration definition
              3. Enumeration base type
              4. Enumerator list
              5. Enumerator instance (category)
              6. Associated object type
              7. Category value
              8. Enumerator condition
            7. Union definition
              1. Union declaration element
              2. Union definition
              3. Type switch specification
              4. Union case definitions
              5. Case label
              6. Case instance
              7. Default type definition
              8. Union element specification
            8. Interface definition
              1. Interface declaration
              2. Interface header
              3. Inheritance specification
              4. Interface specification
              5. Class or interface features
              6. Feature or member definition
            9. Type extensions
              1. Type property list
              2. Inheritance specification
            10. Type specification
              1. Simple Type Specification
              2. Constructor type definition
          3. Variable definitions
            1. Constant definition
              1. Constant declaration
              2. Type of constant
            2. Member variables
              1. Attribute definition
              2. Reference definition
              3. Relationship definition
              4. Inheritance specification
              5. Key definition
            3. Database variables
              1. Extent declaration
              2. Type name
              3. Extent definitions
              4. Extent definitions
              5. Multiple extent specification
              6. Single extent definition
              7. Extent definition
              8. Options for relationships and shared base types
              9. Options for reference collections
              10. Extent options
            4. Independent variables
              1. Member definition
              2. Independent member definition
            5. Option variables
              1. Option variable reference
              2. Option path
              3. Option path successor
            6. Parameter variables
              1. List of parameter declarations
              2. Parameter successor
              3. Parameter declaration
              4. Parameter attributes
              5. Parameter list
              6. Succeeding parameter
              7. Parameter
              8. Parameter specification
              9. Assigned value
              10. Expression or operand
            7. Collection options
              1. Extensional features for references
              2. Order keys
              3. Index definitions
              4. Next index definition
              5. Index definition
              6. Index options
              7. Extensional features for members
              8. Constraint
              9. Source for member
              10. Schema version number
            8. Method declarations
              1. Method Declaration
              2. Method type reference
              3. Method identifier
              4. Method scope
              5. Implementation identifier
              6. Parameter list
              7. Raised exceptions
              8. Context expression
              9. List of string literals
              10. String literal successor
              11. String literal
              12. Exception declaration
              13. Exception definitions
              14. Exception list
              15. Exception list
              16. Exception definition
            9. Type references
              1. Type reference
              2. Type reference options
              3. Access privilege options
              4. Property options
              5. Domain type
              6. Type specification
              7. Constructor type definition
              8. Simple Type Specification
              9. Basic data types
              10. Extended type specifications
              11. Array type
              12. Extended type specification
            10. Variable declarators
              1. List of member declarators
              2. Declarator successor
              3. Variable declarator
              4. Reference level
              5. Attribute size
              6. Size specification
              7. Size value
              8. Dimension
            11. Common variable keywords
              1. Context keyword
              2. Raises keyword
              3. Input parameter
              4. Output parameter
              5. Input/output parameter
              6. One-way option
              7. EXCEPTION keyword
              8. PRIVATE keyword
              9. PROTECTED keyword
              10. PUBLIC keyword
              11. STATIC keyword
              12. VIRTUAL option
              13. TRANSIENT option
              14. TYPEDEF keyword
              15. ENUM keyword
              16. STRUCTURE keyword
              17. UNION keyword
              18. INTERFACE keyword
              19. VIEW keyword
              20. CONST keyword
              21. CLASS keyword
              22. EXTENTS keyword
              23. ARRAY keyword
              24. SET keyword
              25. LIST keyword
              26. BAG keyword
              27. ATTRIBUTE keyword
              28. RELATIONSHIP keyword
              29. REFERENCE keyword
              30. COLLECTION keyword
              31. INVERSE keyword
              32. EXTENT keyword
              33. KEY keyword
              34. GLOBAL keyword
              35. MULTIPLE_KEY option
              36. NO_CREATE option
              37. ORDERED_BY keyword
              38. NOT_EMPTY option
              39. TEMPORARY option
              40. MAIN_ORDER option
              41. PERSISTENT keyword
              42. GUID Option
              43. WEAK_TYPED option
              44. OWNER option
              45. UNIQUE option
              46. DEPENDENT option
              47. SECONDARY option
              48. BASED_ON keyword
              49. SUBSET keyword
              50. SUPERSET keyword
              51. IDENT_KEY keyword
              52. COMPLETE option
              53. DISTINCT option
              54. INTERSECTION option
              55. IGNORE_CASE option
              56. Descending order
              57. INTERVAL keyword
              58. Constraint keyword
              59. ALIGNMENT keyword
              60. DELETE_EMPTY option
              61. SOURCE keyword
              62. VERSION keyword
              63. Unary C++ operator
        4. Method definition
          1. Method
            1. Block introduction
              1. Comment Block
              2. Pragma
              3. Independent member definition
              4. File reference
            2. Method specification
              1. XML template
              2. OSI template syntax
              3. Expression definition
              4. C++ function
              5. Form specification
              6. Control specification
          2. Method specification
            1. XML template
              1. XML template definition
              2. XML template expression
            2. OSI template syntax
              1. Text template definition
              2. Text template code
              3. Template variables
              4. Text template expression
              5. Template text
              6. Template string
              7. Template fixed text
              8. Expression section in document templates
              9. Special template characters
            3. Expression definition
              1. EXPRESSION keyword
              2. OSI function specification
            4. C++ function
              1. C++ function declaration
              2. C++ function definition
            5. Form specification
              1. Identifier
            6. Control specification
              1. Identifier
          3. Expressions
            1. Expression definition
              1. EXPRESSION keyword
              2. OSI function specification
            2. OSI function specification
              1. OSI function declaration
              2. OSI method definition
            3. OSI function declaration
              1. Method Declaration
            4. OSI method definition
              1. Method Declaration
              2. Expression body
            5. Method Declaration
              1. One-way option
              2. Method type reference
              3. Reference level
              4. Method identifier
              5. CONST keyword
              6. Parameter list
              7. Raised exceptions
              8. Context expression
            6. Expression body
              1. Definition of local variables
              2. Initializing code
              3. Process section
              4. Error section
              5. Termination code
            7. Definition of local variables
              1. VARIABLES keyword
              2. Member definition
            8. Initializing code
              1. INIT keyword
              2. Statement
            9. Process section
              1. PROCESS keyword
              2. Statement
            10. Error section
              1. ON_ERROR keyword
              2. Statement
            11. Termination code
              1. FINAL keyword
              2. Statement
        5. OSI Statements
          1. Statement
            1. Operand definition
              1. Unary operation
              2. Binary operand
            2. IF block
              1. IF keyword
              2. Condition
              3. Block or statement
              4. Else statement
            3. Case block
              1. SWITCH keyword
              2. Condition
              3. Case statement
              4. Other statement
            4. WHILE block
              1. WHILE keyword
              2. Condition
              3. Block or statement
            5. FOR block
              1. Block statement
              2. Statement operand list
              3. Block or statement
            6. Syntax operand
              1. Return operand
              2. Continue operand
              3. Leave operand
              4. Break operand
              5. Error operation
              6. Exception operation
              7. Null value directive
        6. Common symbols
          1. Comments in a script file
            1. Comment Block
              1. Comment begin
              2. Any sequence of characters
              3. Comment end
            2. Comment begin
            3. Comment end
          2. Data source definition
            1. Data source definition
              1. Dictionary definition
              2. Data source definition
            2. Dictionary definition
              1. Comment Block
              2. DICTIONARY keyword
              3. File location
              4. Database definition
            3. Database definition
              1. Comment Block
              2. DATABASE keyword
              3. File location
            4. File location
              1. String constant
              2. Identifier
            5. Data source definition
              1. Comment Block
              2. DATASOURCE keyword
              3. File location
          3. Block introduction
            1. Block introduction
              1. Comment Block
              2. Pragma
              3. Independent member definition
              4. File reference
          4. Names
            1. Scoped name
              1. Identifier
              2. Scoped name extension
            2. Scoped name extension
              1. Scope operator
              2. Identifier
            3. Identifier
              1. Component name
          5. Common OSI keywords
            1. DATABASE keyword
            2. DATASOURCE keyword
            3. Unknown type
            4. Assign operand
            5. INCLUDE keyword
            6. DICTIONARY keyword
            7. Schema update option
              1. NEW keyword
              2. UPDATE option
            8. NEW keyword
            9. UPDATE option
            10. Scope operator
            11. SWITCH keyword
            12. CASE keyword
            13. DEFAULT keyword
        7. Object Interchange Format (OIF)
          1. Schema declaration
            1. Schema update option
              1. NEW keyword
              2. UPDATE option
            2. SCHEMA keyword
            3. Identifier
              1. Component name
            4. Schema elements
              1. Schema element
          2. OIF data section
            1. DATA keyword
            2. Data initialization
              1. Property list
              2. Instance list
              3. Properties
      3. Complete OSI/ODL BNF
        1. BNF entry points for ODL and OSI
        2. OSI/ODL Element definition
        3. BNF for Object Interchange Format (OIF)
        4. OSI Method definition
        5. OSI statement definition
        6. OSI operands
        7. Common symbol definitions
        8. Standard symbol definitions
        9. Special symbol definitions
      4. Operation reference
        1. Syntax functions
        2. File operations
        3. Syntax analyzer (BNF tools)
        4. Accessing file system directories
        5. Internet support
        6. XML support
    3. OShell Command Reference
      1. Process flow control commands
        1. Run command block and reset state (BEGIN)
        2. Run command block and keep state (DO)
        3. Terminate command block (END)
        4. Leave block (LB)
        5. Return from procedure (RETURN)
        6. Quit application (QUIT)
        7. Exit application (EXIT)
        8. Pause process (PAUSE)
        9. Conditional execution (IF)
        10. Do while condition is true
        11. Do for all instances in current collection (FA)
        12. Call procedure file (CALL)
      2. Common OShell Commands
        1. Display command help (HELP)
        2. Load procedure file (LOAD)
        3. Set option variable (SET)
        4. Redirect OShell output (REDIR)
        5. Echo command input (ECHO)
        6. List data sources (LD)
        7. Change data source (CD)
      3. OShell data source commands
        1. List extent names (LCN)
        2. Change collection (CC)
        3. Run OSI statement(s) (OSI)
        4. Display formatted data (FORMAT)
        5. Execute database context action (DATABASEACTION)
        6. Execute object space context action (OBJECTSPACEACTION)
      4. OShell data collection commands
        1. Collection list commands
          1. List collection property names (LCN)
          2. List attribute property names (LAN)
          3. List keys (LK)
          4. List order keys (LO)
          5. List instances (LI)
          6. Show attribute or expression values (PRINT)
          7. Set attribute list (SAL)
        2. Collection settings
          1. Change sort order (CO)
          2. Set filter condition (SF)
        3. Collection manipulation commands
          1. Locate instance (LOC)
          2. Position forward (NEXT)
          3. Position backward (PREV)
          4. Create instance (CRT)
          5. Copy instance (CPY)
          6. Move instance (MOV)
          7. Delete instance (DEL)
          8. Set attribute value (SAV)
          9. Execute property action (PROPERTYACTION)
          10. Execute instance action (INSTANCEACTION)
      5. Debug commands
        1. Debug commands controlling execution
          1. Set break point (BREAK)
          2. Reset break point (DISABLE)
          3. Break at each statement (BREAKALWAYS)
          4. Execute next statement (N)
          5. Step into function (STEP)
          6. Go to line (JUMP)
          7. Skip statement (JUMPOVER)
          8. Leave function (FINISH)
          9. Continue application (CONTINUE)
          10. Run application (RUN)
          11. Terminate debugging (QUIT)
          12. Change stack limit (STACKLIMIT)
        2. Information commands
          1. List call stack (BACKTRACE)
          2. Change stack frame (FRAME)
          3. List function (LIST)
          4. List current line (LISTCURRENT)
          5. Define watch variable (WATCH)
          6. Delete watch expression (DELETEWATCH)
    4. ODABA built-in data types
    5. ODABA Model reference
      1. Data model
        1. Database object
        2. Attribute definition
        3. Base structure
        4. Binary file definition
        5. Object space extents
        6. Extent reference
        7. Definition of external file
        8. Generic reference
        9. Definition of template types
        10. Index definition
        11. Internal database collection
        12. Key definition
        13. Key component
        14. Key lock register
        15. Key lock index
        16. Key lock instance
        17. Structure member
        18. Name space
        19. Database object instance (external)
        20. Database object instance (internal)
        21. Database object version list entry
        22. Structure property
        23. Reference collections
        24. Relationship
        25. Metadata resource
        26. Resource descriptor
        27. Source definition for a property
        28. Complex data type
        29. Data types
        30. Statistic object type
        31. Type definition
        32. Type reference
        33. Value in a value list
        34. Value list
        35. View definition
        36. Workspace definition
      2. Administration model reference
        1. Action file objects for defining procedures and response files
        2. User
        3. Data access definition
        4. Access rights
        5. Queued Process
        6. Process queue
      3. Documentation model reference
        1. Concept
        2. Language Depending Section of a Description
        3. Document reference
        4. Generic notes
        5. Notice
        6. Document definition object
        7. Synonym
        8. Term
        9. Definition for term or concept
        10. Theme
        11. Title
        12. Topic definition
      4. Functional model reference
        1. Database definition
        2. Development environment definition
        3. Error definition
        4. Error class
        5. Executable
        6. Function groups
        7. Function implementation
        8. Implementation function
        9. Implementation class
        10. Header file definition
        11. License definition
        12. Module definition
        13. Option value
        14. Application configuration (database options)
        15. Extended function definition
        16. Project definition
        17. Variable definition
        18. View path definition
      5. Dynamic model reference
        1. Causality
        2. Action in a causality
        3. Event
        4. Actor path
        5. Path component
        6. Reaction
        7. Simple action
    6. Database references
      1. Database ini-file
      2. Application configuration file
      3. Data catalog
      4. Common ODABA options
      5. Data source definition
    7. ODABA XML Schema extension
      1. XML schema attribute extensions
      2. Extent definition
        1. OXML attribute extensions for extents
          1. Transient attributes
          2. Subsets attribute
          3. Supersets attribute
          4. Intersect attribute
          5. Complete attribute
          6. Distinct attribute
          7. Order keys attribute
            1. TEMPORARY option
            2. NOT_EMPTY option
          8. GUID attribute
          9. Weak-typed attribute
          10. Version attribute
      3. Data type definitions
        1. Enumeration definition
          1. Enumerator definition
          2. Data type attribute
        2. Complex data type definition
          1. OXML attribute extensions for structures
            1. Alignment attribute
            2. GUID attribute
            3. Version attribute
          2. OXML base type definition
            1. OXML attribute extensions for base types
              1. Privilege attribute
              2. Virtual attribute
              3. Version attribute
          3. OXML attribute definitions
            1. OXML attribute extensions for attributes
              1. Size attribute
              2. Dimension attribute
              3. Precision attribute
              4. Privilege attribute
              5. Transient attributes
              6. Assignment attribute
              7. Not-empty attribute
              8. Static attribute
              9. Reference level attribute
              10. Delete empty attribute
              11. Version attribute
          4. OXML reference definition
            1. OXML attribute extensions for references
              1. Assignment attribute
              2. Transient attributes
              3. Privilege attribute
              4. Not-empty attribute
              5. Virtual attribute
              6. GUID attribute
              7. Update attribute
              8. Weak-typed attribute
              9. Order keys attribute
              10. Multiple key attribute
              11. Delete empty attribute
              12. Version attribute
          5. OXML relationship definition
            1. OXML attribute extensions for relationships
              1. Privilege attribute
              2. Not-empty attribute
              3. Virtual attribute
              4. GUID attribute
              5. Update attribute
              6. Weak-typed attribute
              7. Order keys attribute
              8. Multiple key attribute
              9. Delete empty attribute
              10. No-create attribute
              11. Owner attribute
              12. Dependent attribute
              13. Inverse Attribute
              14. Secondary attribute
              15. Version attribute
          6. OXML key definition
            1. OXML attribute extensions for keys
              1. Key components attribute
              2. Identifying key attribute
    8. ODABA system interface
      1. Access Classes
        1. ODABA client
        2. Data source
        3. Dictionary Handle
        4. Database Handle
        5. Database Object Handle
        6. Property Handle
        7. Operation Handle
        8. Instance Handle
        9. Key Handle
      2. Service Classes
        1. ODABA Server
        2. Utility handle
        3. Index Manager
        4. Create list of rating objects
        5. Check options
        6. Event Handler Class
        7. Event link
        8. Property handle stack
        9. Interface to file access
      3. Definition Classes
        1. Internal structure definition
        2. Information about a group of properties
        3. Database extent definition
        4. Internal field definition
        5. Index definition
      4. Enumerations
        1. Access modes
        2. Replace options
        3. Copy types
        4. Time units
        5. Data access type
        6. Data reference level
        7. Metadata types
        8. Database resource types
        9. Action types
        10. Recovery types
        11. Application types
      5. Context Classes
        1. Base class for event handling
        2. Base class for database contexts
        3. Structure Context
        4. Property contexts
        5. Database Context
        6. Database Object Context
    9. Plugin libraries
      1. Spell checker plugin
        1. Default SpellChecker
  4. User's Guide
    1. Running ODABA tools and services
      1. Option settings
        1. Multiple thread applications
        2. Setting options within an application
        3. Application configuration (database options)
          1. Create configuration
          2. Loading options from configuration
        4. Options in a configuration or ini-file
        5. Options read from environment
      2. Referring to options in database applications
      3. System input and output
    2. Model definition
      1. Schema definition
        1. Subschema definitions
        2. Module and submodule definition
        3. Namespaces and namespace hierarchies
        4. Schema design hints
      2. Extended schema definition
    3. Database access
      1. Creating Handle hierarchy
        1. Database application
        2. Client Handle
        3. Using Dictionary Handle
        4. Using Database Handle
        5. Using database object space handle
        6. Property handle
        7. Value handle
      2. Access by data source
        1. Using data sources for initializing applications
        2. Data catalog
        3. Data source properties and option names
      3. Accessing data
        1. Property and Value handles
          1. Property handle hierarchies
            1. Instance property nodes
            2. Changing access nodes
          2. Value functionality
          3. Cursor functionality
          4. Access requirements
        2. Opening access handles
          1. Constructing property handle
          2. Open property handle
          3. Typed property handle
          4. Copy property handles
        3. Using keys
        4. Reading data from database
          1. Locate and select
          2. Read by Position
          3. Accessing data by key
          4. Using instance filters
        5. Accessing values for attributes
          1. Attribute access
          2. Value operations
          3. Comparing values
          4. Accessing BLOB values
        6. Common properties on instance level (meta attributes)
        7. Write to database
          1. Create object instances
          2. Update object instances
          3. Special object instance service functions
          4. Remove or delete object instances
        8. Using transactions
          1. Transactions in context handlers
          2. Update transactions
            1. Starting and committing update transactions
            2. Transaction buffer
            3. Externally stored transaction
          3. Using workspace transactions
        9. Data conversion
          1. Converting to elementary value
          2. Convert data to complex value or array
      4. Accessing metadata
        1. Type definition
        2. Property definition
        3. Enumerator instance (category)
      5. Advanced property handles
        1. Accessing external resources
          1. Accessing external text files
          2. Accessing external binary files
          3. Accessing file system directories
        2. Different types and functions of access paths
          1. Local and static access paths
          2. Access via property reference
          3. Access via property paths
          4. Access path elements
            1. Reference element
            2. Iterator element
            3. Selector operator in a path property
            4. Selector operator in a path property
            5. Special behavior of path properties
          5. Access via operation path
            1. Access via view definitions
            2. Query operations
            3. Set operations
            4. View properties
            5. View conditions
            6. Property handle operations
            7. OSI expressions and functions
            8. User interface functions
            9. Calling context class functions in an operation path
            10. Special behavior of operation path
        3. Transient Properties
          1. Using transient Attributes
          2. Using non-persistent references
            1. Transient References
            2. Transient collections
        4. Merged object spaces
          1. Overload technologies
          2. Accessing overloaded object spaces
          3. Merged object spaces
          4. Name ereferences
      6. Buffered Access (buffer mode)
      7. Client/server applications
        1. Local database access
        2. File server
        3. Object server
          1. Principles
          2. Server options
            1. Server update files
              1. Update files directory (Server)
              2. Client update options
            2. Activate Server Cache
          3. Object server clients
            1. Server update files
              1. Update files directory (Server)
              2. Client update options
          4. ODABA Server Service
            1. Server options
              1. Server update files
              2. Activate Server Cache
          5. ODABA Server Commands
        4. Replication Server
          1. Administrate replication database
          2. Server options
            1. Server update files
              1. Update files directory (Server)
              2. Client update options
            2. Activate Server Cache
          3. Start replication server
          4. Running a replication server
          5. Replication server clients
        5. ODABA HTTP server
          1. HTTP requests
            1. GET request
            2. PUT request
            3. PATCH request
            4. POST request
            5. DELETE request
          2. OSI POST Request
          3. Error handling
          4. Symbol reference
            1. location - HTTP URL
            2. body - request data for HTTP requests
            3. body - request data for OSI POST
            4. Request result (response)
            5. Values, formats and encoding
          5. Testing HTTP requests
            1. Test with internally called server
          6. Database model for ODABA sample database
    4. Database maintenance tools
      1. Create new project
      2. Create new database
      3. Check Database Consistency
      4. Copy Database
      5. Copy Resource Database
      6. Database Setup
      7. Pack Database
      8. Backup Database
      9. Restore Database
      10. Administrate replication database
      11. Error lookup
      12. Displaying Database System Information
      13. Database Statistics
      14. Dictionary Statistics
      15. Object space version administration
      16. Schema version administration
      17. System version administration
      18. ODABA Shell
      19. ODABA Schema Definition Loader (ODL)
      20. ODABA Script Interpreter
      21. Workspaces
      22. License services
      23. Index services
      24. Reset key locks pending
      25. Remote processing
      26. Client server types
        1. File server
        2. Object server
          1. Principles
          2. Server options
            1. Server update files
              1. Update files directory (Server)
              2. Client update options
            2. Activate Server Cache
          3. Object server clients
            1. Server update files
              1. Update files directory (Server)
              2. Client update options
          4. ODABA Server Service
            1. Server options
              1. Server update files
              2. Activate Server Cache
          5. ODABA Server Commands
        3. Replication Server
          1. Administrate replication database
          2. Server options
            1. Server update files
              1. Update files directory (Server)
              2. Client update options
            2. Activate Server Cache
          3. Start replication server
          4. Running a replication server
          5. Replication server clients
      27. Thread Test
    5. ODABA error definitions
      1. Displaying error messages
      2. Error handling functions
        1. Handling ODABA exceptions
        2. Referring to last error
      3. Suppressing errors
    6. Locking and write protection
      1. Read and write locks
      2. Network and process locking
        1. Trace file locks
      3. Other locking features
      4. Persistent write protection
    7. Special Features
      1. Property and attribute extensions
        1. Transient attribute extensions
        2. Persistent property extensions
          1. Using property extensions
          2. Property extension features
            1. Defining extension properties
            2. Accessing property extensions
      2. Database views
        1. FROM operands
          1. FROM keyword
          2. Operand list
            1. Parameter list
              1. Parameter with options
              2. Succeeding parameter
        2. Where specification
          1. WHERE keyword
          2. Operand definition
            1. Unary operation
              1. Unary operation
              2. Simple operand
            2. Binary operand
              1. Binary operation
              2. Operand definition
        3. Group operands
          1. GROUP BY keyword
          2. Operand list
            1. Parameter list
              1. Parameter with options
              2. Succeeding parameter
        4. Select expression
          1. SELECT keyword
          2. Operand list
            1. Parameter list
              1. Parameter with options
              2. Succeeding parameter
        5. Having specification
          1. HAVING keyword
          2. Operand definition
            1. Unary operation
              1. Unary operation
              2. Simple operand
            2. Binary operand
              1. Binary operation
              2. Operand definition
        6. Order specification
          1. ORDER BY keyword
          2. Operand list
            1. Parameter list
              1. Parameter with options
              2. Succeeding parameter
        7. Output specification
          1. Write result to file
            1. TO FILE keyword
            2. File access parameter
          2. Write result to database
            1. TO_DATABASE keyword
            2. Operand list
              1. Parameter list
      3. Aggregation schema
        1. Aggregation example
        2. Background and terms
          1. Aggregation levels for example
          2. Running aggregation process
          3. Maintaining an aggregation collection
        3. Aggregation result
          1. Aggregation instances
          2. Hierarchy options
        4. Aggregation operation
      4. Object Identities
        1. LOID
        2. GUID
      5. Instance ownership
        1. Persistence types
      6. Merged object spaces
        1. Overload technologies
        2. Accessing overloaded object spaces
        3. Merged object spaces
        4. Name ereferences
      7. Using shared database resources
        1. Sharing database resources between local and replication server clients
        2. Sharing database resources within an application
        3. Sharing database resources between object server clients
      8. Versioning
        1. Versioning modes
          1. Versioning scopes
            1. Database versioning
              1. Using database versioning
              2. Managed database versioning
            2. Object space versioning
              1. Simple object space versioning
              2. Synchronized object space versioning
            3. Owner scope versioning
              1. Simple owner scope versioning
              2. Synchronized owner scope versioning
            4. Instance scope versioning
              1. Simple instance versioning
              2. Synchronized Instance scope versioning
          2. Versioning Levels
            1. Simple versioning
              1. Using database versioning
              2. Simple object space versioning
              3. Simple owner scope versioning
              4. Simple instance versioning
            2. Managed versioning
              1. Using managed versions
              2. Combining versioning modes
              3. Pure managed versioning
          3. Versioning consistency
            1. Synchronized versioning
            2. Independent versioning
          4. Access data versions
          5. Reset versions
          6. Technical background
            1. Handling versioning modes
            2. Accessing older database entries
            3. Versions and transactions
            4. Maintaining versions
        2. Schema versioning
        3. Versions and transactions
      9. Encoded database
        1. Encoded database in client server environment
      10. ODABA data storage formats
        1. Storing ODABA data in relational databases
          1. Implementing an access package
        2. XML database
          1. XML schema attribute extensions
        3. File access via property handle
          1. Flat or binary files
          2. Comma separated format
          3. ESDF format
          4. Object Interchange Format (OIF)
          5. JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
          6. ODABA XML format
          7. Accessing file system directories
      11. Workspaces
      12. Copy model
      13. Check model
      14. Recovery log file
      15. Text cache
    8. Data exchange
      1. File access via property handle
        1. Flat or binary files
        2. Comma separated format
        3. ESDF format
        4. Object Interchange Format (OIF)
        5. JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
        6. ODABA XML format
        7. Accessing file system directories
      2. Data exchange definition
        1. Access functions
        2. File access parameter
      3. Data Exchange schema
        1. Dictionary exchange schema
          1. Property source
        2. ESDF exchange schema definition
        3. ODL exchange schema definition
        4. OEL exchange schema definition
        5. XML exchange schema definition
      4. External data formats
        1. External file formats
          1. Flat or binary files
          2. ESDF format
          3. Object Interchange Format (OIF)
          4. ODABA XML format
        2. Data excahnge options
    9. Document exchange
      1. Generate documents from database content
        1. Providing document templates
          1. OSI templates
            1. ASCII Templates
            2. HTML templates
            3. Template specifications
            4. Template result
            5. Debug templates
          2. Open Document templates
            1. Creating a document templates
              1. Template expression
              2. Fixed text and text references
              3. Comments in document template
            2. Debugging document templates
          3. MS Office document generation
        2. Creating documents from within a program
      2. Document import
        1. ImportDocument utility
          1. Ini-file for document import
    10. Sending and receiving emails
    11. Database context programming
      1. Create a resource reference and associate context class
      2. Handling events
        1. Disable and enable context handlers
        2. Protect context actions
    12. Building applications and context libraries
  5. Terminology Model II
    1. Knowledge Presentation
      1. Objects
        1. Individual and general objects
        2. Intensional and extensional aspect
      2. Object classes - grouping objects
      3. Object types - what objects are
      4. Object collections
      5. Classification - creating class hierarchies
        1. Classification aspects
      6. Rules - how objects behave
      7. Causalities - when objects behave
    2. Terminology Model Object Types
      1. Concepts and terms
      2. Feature categories
        1. Rules
        2. Events
        3. Causality
      3. Item
        1. Type
          1. Elementary types
          2. Object types
            1. Terminology model
          3. Keys
          4. Classifications
            1. Category
          5. Aggregation type
        2. Property
          1. Property roles
          2. Property categories
            1. Generalization
            2. Characteristic
            3. Parts
            4. Associations
  6. ODABA concept system
    1. Concept definitions
      1. Boolean
      2. C++ class
      3. DLL
      4. DPA
      5. ESDF file
      6. GSRT
      7. GUI tool
      8. GUID
      9. INTERVAL
      10. Identifying key
      11. LOID
      12. ODBC relation
      13. OQL method
      14. ORM
      15. SET
      16. XML file
      17. aas
      18. access handle
      19. access key
      20. access path
      21. access type
      22. action
      23. action sequence
      24. action type
      25. activity state
      26. aggregation type
      27. any type
      28. application
      29. application license
      30. arithmetical operation
      31. array
      32. array instance
      33. ascending order
      34. assignment operation
      35. association
      36. attribute
      37. attribute extension
      38. auto locate
      39. auto-identifying attribute
      40. auto-identifying key
      41. automatic extension
      42. bag
      43. base collection
      44. base extent
      45. base type
      46. basic data type
      47. binary data
      48. binary file
      49. binary operation
      50. bit type
      51. bounded transient collection
      52. bounded transient instance
      53. built-in types
      54. case insensitive key
      55. category
      56. causality
      57. character
      58. characteristic
      59. check model
      60. class
      61. class expression
      62. class function
      63. class method
      64. class type operation
      65. classification
      66. classified collection
      67. client
      68. client event
      69. cluster
      70. coded character
      71. collection
      72. collection index
      73. collection instance
      74. collection method
      75. collection owner scope
      76. collection type operation
      77. collection value
      78. combined event
      79. command line tool
      80. comparison operation
      81. complex attribute
      82. complex data type
      83. complex instance
      84. complex value
      85. concept
      86. concept system
      87. conceptual namespace
      88. condition
      89. conditional action
      90. consistent version
      91. consistent versioning
      92. constant
      93. constant action
      94. constant value
      95. constraint
      96. context
      97. context class
      98. context extension
      99. context function
      100. control
      101. control sequence function
      102. controlled extent
      103. copy model
      104. copy on write
      105. csv schema
      106. data area
      107. data conversion
      108. data exception
      109. data exchange schema
      110. data item
      111. data reference
      112. data source
      113. data type
      114. database
      115. database entry
      116. database extent
      117. database handle
      118. database license
      119. database model
      120. database reference
      121. database schema
      122. database type
      123. database version
      124. date
      125. delimiter file
      126. dependent instance
      127. derivation
      128. derivation rule
      129. derived extent
      130. descending order
      131. development resource
      132. dictionary
      133. dictionary collection
      134. dictionary handle
      135. dimension
      136. direct variable
      137. distinct relation
      138. document action
      139. document template
      140. double
      141. dynamic model
      142. dynamic property handle
      143. elementary instance
      144. elementary value
      145. empty value
      146. enumerated data type
      147. enumeration
      148. enumerator
      149. event
      150. exception
      151. exception class
      152. exclusive base type
      153. explicit property extension
      154. expression
      155. expression action
      156. extendable data type
      157. extendable object instance
      158. extended keyword
      159. extension property
      160. extension schema
      161. extensional feature
      162. extent
      163. external extent
      164. external file
      165. external presentation
      166. fact
      167. far property
      168. feature
      169. file schema
      170. file server
      171. filter
      172. fixed attribute
      173. flat file
      174. float
      175. floating type
      176. form
      177. from method
      178. function
      179. function action
      180. functional model
      181. general object
      182. general object collection
      183. general state
      184. generalization
      185. generic attribute
      186. generic index
      187. generic key
      188. generic method
      189. generic terminology model
      190. global instance
      191. global owner scope
      192. global variable
      193. group by method
      194. hierarchical classification
      195. hierarchical file
      196. identity index
      197. identity key
      198. implementation
      199. implicit property extension
      200. in line expression
      201. independent extent
      202. independent versioning
      203. indexing process
      204. individual object
      205. individual object collection
      206. individual state
      207. inheritance
      208. inheritance graph
      209. instance
      210. instance collection
      211. instance identifier
      212. instance method
      213. instance owner scope
      214. instance property node
      215. instance scope
      216. instance state
      217. instance value
      218. instance version
      219. integer type
      220. intensional feature
      221. interface
      222. internal state transition
      223. intersect method
      224. intersect relation
      225. inverse relationship
      226. item
      227. join method
      228. key
      229. keyword
      230. keyword search
      231. language exception
      232. lexical base term
      233. license
      234. list
      235. local client
      236. local collection
      237. local instance
      238. local variable
      239. logical operation
      240. main base
      241. main client
      242. major version
      243. managed extension
      244. managed version
      245. managed versioning
      246. member
      247. memo
      248. menu action
      249. meta-attribute
      250. metadata resource
      251. method
      252. method error
      253. method exception
      254. method overload
      255. minor version
      256. minus method
      257. module
      258. named object
      259. namespace
      260. near property
      261. node instance
      262. numeric type
      263. numeric type operation
      264. numerical constant
      265. object
      266. object collection
      267. object definition language
      268. object instance
      269. object model
      270. object rating
      271. object server
      272. object server client
      273. object space
      274. object space handle
      275. object space scope
      276. object state transition
      277. object type
      278. object type extension
      279. odl schema
      280. on line schema evolution
      281. operation
      282. operation path
      283. operation type
      284. operational view
      285. order by method
      286. output method
      287. overload
      288. owner scope
      289. owner scope version
      290. owner version
      291. owning collection
      292. oxml schema
      293. parameter
      294. part
      295. path element
      296. path property
      297. permanent temporary collection
      298. permanent temporary instance
      299. permanent transient collection
      300. permanent transient instance
      301. persistence type
      302. persistent attribute
      303. persistent collection
      304. persistent instance
      305. persistent name space
      306. persistent object instance
      307. persistent property
      308. persistent structure
      309. physical resource
      310. platform independent format
      311. pointer reference
      312. post-handler
      313. pre-handler
      314. precision
      315. primary key
      316. process event
      317. processing type
      318. product method
      319. program action
      320. program exception
      321. project
      322. projection method
      323. property
      324. property control
      325. property extension
      326. property handle
      327. property instance
      328. property method
      329. property node
      330. property overload
      331. property path
      332. property reference
      333. property state transition
      334. rating object
      335. reaction
      336. reference
      337. reference assignment
      338. reference collection
      339. reference level
      340. reference property handle
      341. reference variable
      342. relationship
      343. replication bridge
      344. replication client
      345. replication database
      346. replication master
      347. replication server
      348. replication server client
      349. resource
      350. resource database
      351. resource descriptor
      352. root extent
      353. root object space
      354. rule
      355. schema
      356. schema element
      357. schema resource
      358. schema version
      359. schema view
      360. scoped name
      361. secondary relationship
      362. select method
      363. semi-near property
      364. sequence
      365. server
      366. server client
      367. server commands
      368. server event
      369. server variable
      370. set
      371. set method
      372. set operation
      373. set relation
      374. shared base type
      375. shared collection
      376. simple versioning
      377. sort key
      378. sort key value
      379. state event
      380. state transition
      381. static attribute
      382. static member
      383. static method
      384. static property
      385. static relationship
      386. status method
      387. stop word
      388. string
      389. string constant
      390. string operation
      391. string type operation
      392. structure
      393. subset relation
      394. super set relation
      395. symbol
      396. synchronized version
      397. synchronized versioning
      398. synonym
      399. system events
      400. system state
      401. system template type
      402. system variable
      403. template type
      404. template type extension
      405. temporary collection
      406. temporary index
      407. temporary instance
      408. term
      409. terminology model
      410. terminology module
      411. text
      412. text type
      413. time
      414. time event
      415. time events
      416. time type
      417. timestamp
      418. tool
      419. transient attribute
      420. transient collection
      421. transient index
      422. transient instance
      423. transient property
      424. transient reference
      425. type
      426. type definition
      427. type operation
      428. typed classification
      429. typed collection
      430. typed enumeration
      431. unary operation
      432. unicode
      433. union method
      434. union relation
      435. union type
      436. untyped collection
      437. user-defined data type
      438. user-defined events
      439. user-defined exception
      440. user-defined method
      441. value
      442. value assignment
      443. value list
      444. value list item
      445. value size
      446. value system
      447. variable
      448. version
      449. version interval
      450. versioning
      451. versioning consistency
      452. versioning feature
      453. versioning level
      454. versioning scope
      455. versioning strategy
      456. view
      457. view path
      458. virtual base type
      459. virtual collection
      460. virtual feature
      461. virtual instance
      462. weak-typed collection
      463. well-formed classification
      464. where method
      465. window action
      466. word
      467. workspace
      468. xml schema
    2. Keyword index
  7. Error classes
    1. Database errors
  8. Practical hints
    1. Providing an object schema
      1. Using transient properties
        1. Defining transient attributes
        2. Defining transient references
        3. Defining transient or temporary collections
    2. How to write an OSI Script File
      1. Using OSI access schemata for hierarchical data access
        1. Explicit access schema
      2. Accessing more than one database
        1. Accessing databases with same dictionary
        2. Accessing databases with different dictionaries
    3. Things one should never do
      1. Updating a newly created instance
    4. Error handling and trouble shooting
      1. Error diagnostics
        1. ODABA error definitions
          1. Displaying error messages
          2. Error handling functions
            1. Handling ODABA exceptions
            2. Referring to last error
          3. Suppressing errors
        2. Trace messages
        3. Trace file locks
      2. Database consistency errors
        1. Repair consistency errors with OShell
        2. Repair database calling CheckDB
        3. Recreate extent from instances
        4. Repairing database by calling CopyDB
      3. Programming errors
      4. Application errors
      5. Reproducing error situations
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