JDBC Type 4 Driver Programmer's Reference for SQL/MX Release 3.1 (H06.23+, J06.12+)

The HP NonStop SQL/MX Connectivity Service. This product enables applications developed for the JDBC application programming
interface and other connectivity APIs to use HP NonStop SQL/MX to access HP NonStop SQL databases on an HP NonStop system.
MXCS Association Server
The HP NonStop MXCS component that starts and manages MXCS SQL servers and associates a client connection request with a
specific MXCS SQL server in a data source.
MXCS SQL server
The MXCS component that provides access to a NonStop SQL database through the NonStop SQL/MX engine.
N
native
In the context of Java programming, something written in a language other than Java (such as C or C++) for a specific platform.
node
One of the following:
An addressable device attached to a computer network.
A hypertext document.
NonStop Server for Java 4
The informal name of the NonStop Server for Java, based on the Java 2 Standard Edition, SDK 1.4.1. This product is a Java
environment that supports compact, concurrent, dynamic, and portable programs for the enterprise server.
NonStop Technical Library (NTL)
The browser-based interface to NonStop computing technical information. NTL replaces HP Total Information Manager (TIM).
NSK
See HP NonStop Kernel operating system.
O
ODBC
See Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
The standard Microsoft product for accessing databases.
Open System Services (OSS)
An environment available for interactive and programmatic use with the NonStop Kernel. Processes that run in the OSS environment use
the OSS
API. Interactive users of the OSS environment use the OSS shell for their command interpreter. Compare to Guardian.
Oracle
documents, Oracle Documents
OSS
See Open System Services (OSS).
P
package
A collection of related classes; for example, JDBC.
persistence
A property of a programming language where created objects and variables continue to exist and retain their values between runs of the
program.
portability
The ability to transfer programs from one platform to another without reprogramming. A characteristic of open systems. Portability implies
use of standard programming languages, such as C.
Portable Operating System Interface X (POSIX)
A family of interrelated
interface standards defined by ANSI and Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Each POSIX
interface is separately defined in a numbered ANSI/IEEE standard or draft standard. The standards deal with issues of
portability,
interoperability, and uniformity of user interfaces.
POSIX
See Portable Operating System Interface X (POSIX).
protocol
A set of formal rules for transmitting data, especially across a network. Low-level protocols define electrical and physical standards, bit-
ordering, byte-ordering, and the transmission, error detection, and error correction of the bit stream. High-level protocols define data