CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Basics

  1.1     DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows

  1.2     Installing DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows

  1.3     Starting DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows

  1.4     Getting Online Help
    1.4.1      Contents
    1.4.2      Search for Help On...
    1.4.3      How to Use Help...
    1.4.4      About DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows...

  1.5     Exiting from DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows

  1.6     Windows and Menus
    1.6.1      The Main Window
    1.6.2      The Data Sources Window
    1.6.3      The Dictionary Browser
    1.6.4      The Dictionary Editor
    1.6.5      The Command File Editor
    1.6.6      The Query Editor
    1.6.7      The Dataset Viewer
      1.6.7.1      The Print List Editor
    1.6.8      The DATATRIEVE Output Window
    1.6.9      The DATATRIEVE Command Window

  2      Sample DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Session

  2.1     Starting DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows

  2.2     Connecting to the DEC DATATRIEVE Server

  2.3     Setting the OpenVMS Directory

  2.4     Invoking the Dictionary Browser

  2.5     Creating "Live" Data Sources
    2.5.1      How to Ready a Domain or Database
    2.5.2      How to Create a Collection
      2.5.2.1      From the Data Sources and Query Editor Windows
      2.5.2.2      From the DATATRIEVE Command Window
      2.5.2.3      How to Remove a Collection
    2.5.3      How to Declare a Variable
      2.5.3.1      How to Assign a Value to a Variable

  2.6     Executing Procedures

  2.7     Executing Command Files

  2.8     Editing Existing Dictionary Objects

  2.9     Creating New Dictionary Objects

  2.10    Invoking the Print List Editor

  2.11    Invoking the Dataset Viewer
    2.11.1     Printing datasets

  2.12    Importing/Exporting Data to Other PC Tools

  2.13    Invoking the Query Editor
    2.13.1     Opening Existing Queries
    2.13.2     Saving Queries

  2.14    Customizing DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows
    2.14.1     Using Command Files
    2.14.2     Using Queries

  Glossary

  FIGURES

  1-1        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Main Window

  1-2        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Data Sources Window

  1-3        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Dictionary Browser

  1-4        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Dictionary Editor

  1-5        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Command File Editor

  1-6        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Query Editor

  1-7        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Dataset Viewer

  1-8        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Print List Editor

  1-9        DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Output Window

  1-10       DEC DATATRIEVE Client for Windows Command Window

  2-1        Connection Dialog Box

  2-2        Root Dialog Box

  2-3        Ready Dialog Box

  2-4        Make Collection Dialog Box

  2-5        Declare Variable Dialog Box

  2-6        Prompt Dialog Box

  2-7        Open Dialog Box

  2-8        Save Dialog Box

  TABLES

  2-1        Readying Domains and Databases

  2-2        Editing Operations in the Print List Editor

  2-3        Editing Operations in the Dataset Viewer

  2-4        Print Options

  2-5        Editing Operations in the Query Editor