Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

About This Manual
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Audience
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Prerequisite Manuals on page xxiv
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Related Manuals on page xxv
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Notation Conventions on page xxv
Audience
This manual is for application programmers and database administrators.
Application programmers can use DDL to:
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Add data definitions to Pathmaker catalogs
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Define data objects and translate them to host-language source code
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Define SPI message tokens
Database administrators can use DDL to:
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Generate FUP commands for creating databases
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Provide file type and access information for Enform Plus reports about databases
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Define Enscribe, HP NonStop SQL/MP, and HP NonStop SQL/MX databases
Prerequisite Manuals
For all readers:
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Guardian User’s Guide
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Enscribe Programmer’s Guide
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TACL Reference Manual
For application programmers:
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Guardian Programmer’s Guide
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Introduction to Data Management
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HP manuals for the “host languages” to which you want the DDL compiler to
translate object definitions:
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C/C++ Programmer’s Guide
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COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs
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COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs
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FORTRAN Reference Manual
Note. For information about using DDL to define Enscribe, HP NonStop SQL/MP, or
HP NonStop SQL/MP databases, see the SQL/MP Reference Manual and the SQL/MX
Reference Manual.