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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. ODABA features
    1. ODABA database
      1. Database types
        1. Accessing databases
          1. Connecting an application to a database
          2. Transactions
        2. Technical features
          1. Object space
          2. Client/server models
          3. Extended database features
      2. Database schema
        1. Schema implementation
          1. ODABA system model
          2. Schema elements
          3. Data types
            1. Complex data types
            2. Object identity
            3. Database entry ownership
            4. Complex data type extensions
          4. Property definition
    2. Application development
    3. OFL Running application - Title unknown
    4. Technical features
      1. Object space
      2. Client/server models
      3. Extended database features
  4. 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 (WHILE)
        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 Server Commands
      1. Create database backup
      2. Check for (and repair) database errors
      3. Connect to database
      4. Restore database backup
      5. Provide system information
      6. Kill all server clients
      7. Kill client
      8. Send message to cient(s)
      9. Show clients active on server
      10. Start server shut down
      11. Start Pause
      12. Stop pausing the server
    5. ODABA built-in data types
    6. 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
        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
        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
        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
        1. Causality
        2. Action in a causality
        3. Event
        4. Actor path
        5. Path component
        6. Reaction
        7. Simple action
    7. Database references
      1. Database ini-file
      2. Application configuration file
      3. Data source definition
      4. Data catalog
      5. Common ODABA options
    8. 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. Super sets 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
    9. 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
    10. Plugin libraries
      1. Spell checker plugin
        1. Default SpellChecker
  5. User's Guide
    1. Running ODABA tools and services
      1. Option settings
        1. Multiple thread applications
        2. Setting options within an application
        3. Options in a configuration or ini-file
        4. Application configuration (database options)
          1. Create configuration
          2. Loading options from configuration
        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
        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
        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
      28. ODABA Server Commands
        1. Create database backup
        2. Check for (and repair) database errors
        3. Connect to database
        4. Restore database backup
        5. Provide system information
        6. Kill all server clients
        7. Kill client
        8. Send message to cient(s)
        9. Show clients active on server
        10. Start server shut down
        11. Start Pause
        12. Stop pausing the server
    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
  6. 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
  7. 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 state
      85. complex state transition
      86. complex value
      87. concept
      88. concept system
      89. conceptual namespace
      90. condition
      91. conditional action
      92. consistent version
      93. consistent versioning
      94. constant
      95. constant action
      96. constant value
      97. constraint
      98. context
      99. context class
      100. context extension
      101. context function
      102. control
      103. control sequence function
      104. controlled extent
      105. copy model
      106. copy on write
      107. csv schema
      108. data area
      109. data conversion
      110. data exception
      111. data exchange schema
      112. data item
      113. data reference
      114. data source
      115. data type
      116. database
      117. database entry
      118. database extent
      119. database handle
      120. database license
      121. database model
      122. database reference
      123. database schema
      124. database type
      125. database version
      126. date
      127. delimiter file
      128. dependent instance
      129. derivation
      130. derivation rule
      131. derived extent
      132. descending order
      133. development resource
      134. dictionary
      135. dictionary collection
      136. dictionary handle
      137. dimension
      138. direct variable
      139. distinct relation
      140. document action
      141. document template
      142. double
      143. dynamic model
      144. dynamic property handle
      145. elementary instance
      146. elementary value
      147. empty value
      148. enumerated data type
      149. enumeration
      150. enumerator
      151. event
      152. exception
      153. exception class
      154. exclusive base type
      155. explicit property extension
      156. expression
      157. expression action
      158. extendable data type
      159. extendable object instance
      160. extended keyword
      161. extension property
      162. extension schema
      163. extensional feature
      164. extent
      165. external extent
      166. external file
      167. external presentation
      168. fact
      169. far property
      170. feature
      171. file schema
      172. file server
      173. filter
      174. fixed attribute
      175. flat file
      176. float
      177. floating type
      178. form
      179. from method
      180. function
      181. function action
      182. functional model
      183. general object
      184. general object collection
      185. general state
      186. generalization
      187. generic attribute
      188. generic index
      189. generic key
      190. generic method
      191. generic terminology model
      192. global instance
      193. global owner scope
      194. global variable
      195. group by method
      196. hierarchical classification
      197. hierarchical file
      198. identity index
      199. identity key
      200. implementation
      201. implicit property extension
      202. in line expression
      203. independent extent
      204. independent versioning
      205. indexing process
      206. individual object
      207. individual object collection
      208. individual state
      209. inheritance
      210. inheritance graph
      211. instance
      212. instance collection
      213. instance events
      214. instance identifier
      215. instance method
      216. instance owner scope
      217. instance property node
      218. instance scope
      219. instance value
      220. instance version
      221. integer type
      222. intensional feature
      223. interface
      224. intersect method
      225. intersect relation
      226. inverse relationship
      227. item
      228. join method
      229. key
      230. keyword
      231. keyword search
      232. language exception
      233. lexical base term
      234. license
      235. list
      236. local client
      237. local collection
      238. local instance
      239. local variable
      240. logical operation
      241. main base
      242. main client
      243. major version
      244. managed extension
      245. managed version
      246. managed versioning
      247. member
      248. memo
      249. menu action
      250. meta-attribute
      251. metadata resource
      252. method
      253. method error
      254. method exception
      255. method overload
      256. minor version
      257. minus method
      258. mirror database
      259. module
      260. named object
      261. namespace
      262. near property
      263. node instance
      264. numeric type
      265. numeric type operation
      266. numerical constant
      267. object
      268. object collection
      269. object definition language
      270. object instance
      271. object model
      272. object rating
      273. object server
      274. object server client
      275. object space
      276. object space handle
      277. object space scope
      278. object type
      279. object type extension
      280. odl schema
      281. on line schema evolution
      282. operation
      283. operation path
      284. operation type
      285. operational view
      286. order by method
      287. output method
      288. overload
      289. owner scope
      290. owner scope version
      291. owner version
      292. owning collection
      293. oxml schema
      294. parameter
      295. part
      296. path element
      297. path property
      298. permanent temporary collection
      299. permanent temporary instance
      300. permanent transient collection
      301. permanent transient instance
      302. persistence type
      303. persistent attribute
      304. persistent collection
      305. persistent instance
      306. persistent name space
      307. persistent object instance
      308. persistent property
      309. persistent structure
      310. physical resource
      311. platform independent format
      312. pointer reference
      313. post-handler
      314. pre-handler
      315. precision
      316. primary key
      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
      334. property state transition
      335. rating object
      336. reaction
      337. reference
      338. reference assignment
      339. reference collection
      340. reference level
      341. reference property handle
      342. reference variable
      343. relationship
      344. replication bridge
      345. replication client
      346. replication database
      347. replication master
      348. replication server
      349. replication server client
      350. resource
      351. resource database
      352. resource descriptor
      353. root extent
      354. root object space
      355. rule
      356. schema
      357. schema element
      358. schema resource
      359. schema version
      360. schema view
      361. scoped name
      362. secondary relationship
      363. select method
      364. semi-near property
      365. sequence
      366. server
      367. server client
      368. server commands
      369. server event
      370. server variable
      371. set
      372. set method
      373. set operation
      374. set relation
      375. shared base type
      376. shared collection
      377. simple versioning
      378. sort key
      379. sort key value
      380. state
      381. state event
      382. state transition
      383. static attribute
      384. static member
      385. static method
      386. static property
      387. static relationship
      388. status method
      389. stop word
      390. string
      391. string constant
      392. string operation
      393. string type operation
      394. structure
      395. subset relation
      396. super set relation
      397. symbol
      398. synchronized version
      399. synchronized versioning
      400. synonym
      401. system events
      402. system state
      403. system state transition
      404. system template type
      405. system variable
      406. template type
      407. template type extension
      408. temporary collection
      409. temporary index
      410. temporary instance
      411. term
      412. terminology model
      413. terminology module
      414. text
      415. text type
      416. time
      417. time event
      418. time type
      419. timestamp
      420. tool
      421. transient attribute
      422. transient collection
      423. transient index
      424. transient instance
      425. transient property
      426. transient reference
      427. type
      428. type definition
      429. type operation
      430. typed classification
      431. typed collection
      432. typed enumeration
      433. unary operation
      434. unicode
      435. union method
      436. union relation
      437. union type
      438. untyped collection
      439. user-defined data type
      440. user-defined exception
      441. user-defined method
      442. value
      443. value assignment
      444. value list
      445. value list item
      446. value size
      447. value system
      448. variable
      449. version
      450. version interval
      451. versioning
      452. versioning consistency
      453. versioning feature
      454. versioning level
      455. versioning scope
      456. versioning strategy
      457. view
      458. view path
      459. virtual base type
      460. virtual collection
      461. virtual feature
      462. virtual instance
      463. weak-typed collection
      464. well-formed classification
      465. where method
      466. window action
      467. word
      468. workspace
      469. xml schema
    2. Keyword index
  8. Error classes
    1. Database errors
  9. 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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