ENFORM User's Guide

Contents
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Preface xiii
Notation Conventions xv
Section 1 Introduction
Using ENFORM—Overview 1-1
ENFORM Processing Environment 1-3
The Dictionary 1-4
The Data Base 1-4
A Query Specification 1-4
The Query Compiler/Report Writer 1-5
The Query Processor 1-5
Host Language Interface 1-6
ENFORM Server 1-7
ENFORM Terminology 1-8
Section 2 Developing the Data Base
What is a Data Base? 2-1
Fields 2-1
Records 2-1
Record Occurrences 2-2
Key Fields 2-3
Tasks Involved in Developing Your Data Base 2-3
Normalizing the Data 2-4
Describing the Data Base 2-5
Data Definition Language 2-6
Data Dictionary 2-7
Using COBOL, FORTRAN, and TAL Data Declaration Source
Code 2-8
Creating Data Base Files 2-8
Loading Data Base Files 2-9