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About This Document

For general information about the Cloudscape documentation, such as a complete list of books, conventions, and further reading, see Using the Cloudscape Documentation.

Purpose of This Document

This book, the Cloudscape Reference Manual, provides reference information about CloudscapeTM. It covers Cloudscape's SQL-J language, the Cloudscape implementation of JDBCTM, Cloudscape system catalogs, Cloudscape error messages, Cloudscape properties, and SQL-J keywords.

Audience

This book is a reference for Cloudscape users, typically application developers. Cloudscape users who are not familiar with the SQL standard or the JavaTM programming language will benefit from consulting books on those topics.

Cloudscape users who want a how-to approach to working with Cloudscape or an introduction to Cloudscape concepts should read the Cloudscape Developer's Guide.

How This Document Is Organized

This document includes the following chapters: