Preface

Chapter 1, "Introduction," provides an overview of the sample applications.
Chapter 2, "Setting Up Your Environment," describes the system requirements and provides information about setting up the system environment variables and parameters in the UBBCONFIG file.
Chapter 3, "The Basic Sample Application," describes the Basic sample application.
Chapter 4, "The Security Sample Application," describes the Security sample application.
Chapter 5, "The Transactions Sample Application," describes the Transactions sample application.
Chapter 6, "The Wrapper Sample Application," describes the Wrapper sample application.
Chapter 7, "The Production Sample Application," describes the Production sample application.
Appendix A, "Setting Up the Database," describes setting up the database that is used with the University sample applications.

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Convention	Item
boldface text	Indicates terms defined in the glossary.
Ctrl+Tab	Indicates that you must press two or more keys simultaneously.
italics	Indicates emphasis or book titles.
`monospace text`	Indicates code samples, commands and their options, data structures and their members, data types, directories, and file names and their extensions. Monospace text also indicates text that you must enter from the keyboard. Examples: `#include <iostream.h> void main ( ) the pointer psz` `chmod u+w *` `.doc` `BITMAP` `float`
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UPPERCASE TEXT	Indicates device names, environment variables, and logical operators. Examples: LPT1 SIGNON OR
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`[ ]`	Indicates optional items in a syntax line. The brackets themselves should never be typed. Example: `buildobjclient [-v] [-o name ]... [-f``firstfile-syntax``] [-l` `lastfile-syntax``]...`
`\|`	Separates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. The symbol itself should never be typed.
`...`	Indicates one of the following in a command line: That an argument can be repeated several times in a command line That the statement omits additional optional arguments That you can enter additional parameters, values, or other information The ellipsis itself should never be typed. Example: `buildobjclient [-v] [-o name ]... [-f``firstfile-syntax``] [-l` `lastfile-syntax``]...`
`. . .`	Indicates the omission of items from a code example or from a syntax line. The vertical ellipsis itself should never be typed.