Caché 5 Printed Documentation

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Only technical articles about Caché (~11MB)

Only general information books (~ 14MB)

Only reference materials (~ 7MB)

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These books help you develop applications with Caché. Topics include Caché Objects, Caché ObjectScript, Caché Basic, SQL, CSP, Java, C++, ActiveX, XML, and Web Services.

Using Caché Objects — A general overview of Caché Object Technology.

Using Caché Basic — A general overview of using the Basic programming language with Caché.

Using Caché ObjectScript — A general overview of the Caché ObjectScript programming language.

Using Caché Server Pages (CSP) — A general overview of Caché Server Pages.

Using Caché SQL — A general overview of using SQL with Caché.

Using Caché Multi-Dimensional Storage — A general overview of Caché Multi-Dimensional Storage Technology.

Using Java with Caché — A guide to using Java and Enterprise Java Beans with Caché.

Using ActiveX and .NET with Caché — A guide to using ActiveX and .NET with Caché.

Using XML with Caché — A guide to using XML with Cache.

Using C++ with Caché — A guide to using C++ with Caché.

Using SOAP and Web Services with Caché — A guide to using SOAP and Web Services with Caché.

Using Caché Activate — A guide to using the Caché ActiveX Gateway.

Using the Caché SQL Gateway — A guide to using the Caché SQL Gateway.

These reference manuals help you use Caché. Topics include Caché ObjectScript, Caché Basic, Caché SQL, Class Definition Keywords, I/O Devices, CSP, Error Codes, and a Glossary.

Caché SQL Reference — This reference describes the various SQL commands.

Caché ObjectScript Language Reference — This reference describes the various Caché ObjectScript commands.

Caché Basic Language Reference — This reference describes the various Basic commands.

Class Definition Reference — This reference describes class definitions and the various class definition keywords.

Caché ActiveX Reference — This reference describes the classes available for use in Caché ActiveX client applications.

Caché I/O Devices Guide — This reference describes I/O coding for various device types and for sequential files.

CSP HTML Tag Reference — This reference describes the various CSP and HTML tags.

Caché Callin Reference — This reference describes the various functions available for calling in to Caché from an external C program.

Error Reference — This reference lists error codes associated with objects, SQL, and the database engine itself.

Glossary of Terms — This reference provides definitions to terms used throughout the documentation.

These books help first-time and upgrading users get started with Caché. Includes a general Introduction to Caché, Release Notes, Installation Guides, and a list of Supported Platforms.

Introduction to Caché — An introductory guide to Caché.

Release Notes — Describes the contents of this release of Caché.

Caché Installation Guide — Describes the process of installing Caché on your system.

Supported Platforms — Lists the platforms supported by this release of Caché.

These books help you administer your Caché system. Topics includes Basic System Administration, Distributed Data Management (ECP), and High Availability.

Caché System Administration Guide — An introduction to common system administration tasks.

Caché High Availability Guide — A guide to providing high-availability systems.

Caché Distributed Data Management Guide — A guide to configuring and managing distributed databases using ECP.

MSM to Caché Conversion Guide — A guide to conversion from MSM version 4.1.x to Caché version 5.0.x

These books describe the various Caché development and administrative tools. Topics include Caché Studio, Caché SQL Manager, and this on-line documentation.

Using Caché Studio — A user's guide for the Cache Studio development environment.

Using Caché SQL Manager — A user's guide for the Cache SQL Manager utility.

Using Caché Explorer — A user's guide for the Cache Explorer utility.

Using Caché RoseLink — A guide to using the Rational Rose modeling tool with Cache.

Using the Caché DocBook On-Line Documentation — An overview of the Cache DocBook on-line documentation system.

A set of short technical articles on various Caché-related topics. Also contains Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for many parts of Caché.

Character Sets and CSP — This document discusses how CSP handles character sets.

CSP FAQ — Here are the frequently asked questions about Caché Server Pages.

Potential Memory Fragmentation Within the Microsoft IIS Environment — An article describing a potential problem with IIS/ISAPI connectivity in the Caché WebLink and CSP technologies.

Using Caché Server Pages with a Remote Web Server — This article discusses how to set up an IIS remote Web server to use with CSP.

Converting Between Big-Endian and Little-Endian Systems — This article discusses how to use the Caché cvendian utility.

Customized National Language Translations — This document describes how to use the CNLS utility to set up customized language translation, test it, and apply it to your application.

Setting Collation in Conjunction with National Language Support (NLS) — This document describes creating globals that use multiple forms of collation in a single database.

The $ZF Function Calls for DSM — This article discusses the Caché ObjectScript $ZF function calls used to emulate DSM VMS System Service Zcall functions.

Caché ECP Clusters on Red Hat Advanced Server — Configuring Caché in Conjunction with Red Hat Advanced Server Version 2.1 Failover Services

About the Caché Legacy Documentation Collection — Information on and a list of content stored in the Caché legacy documentation collection

Caché Security — An overview of how to set up usernames and passwords to control access to Caché resources.

Using Encrypted File Systems with Caché 5.0 — This article describes the basic steps for encrypting Caché files on Microsoft Windows platforms.

Caché Windows Silent Installation — An overview for programmers of how to perform a silent installation of Caché on Windows.

Caché Basic FAQ — This document has the frequenktly asked questions about Caché Basic.

How to Change to a Different Namespace — This document describes how to switch to a different namespace.

How to Set Up DDP between Caché 4.x and Windows 2000 — This article discusses how to configure DDP for peer to peer connections between DSM and Caché.

Caché Terminal — This is an article on Caché terminal.

Caché SQL FAQ — This article contains the frequently asked questions about SQL under Caché.

Caché Studio FAQ — This article contains the frequently asked questions about Caché Studio.

Caché Integration with a Network Appliance Filer — This describes how to use Caché with this kind of a storage device.

Caché FAQ — The basic questions about Caché are answered here.

License Management in Caché 5 — An overview of the differences between Caché 4 and Caché 5 licensing.

Monitoring Caché with BMC PATROL — This article discusses how to monitor Caché using the BMC PATROL interface.

Use of the ^%ZSTART and ^%ZSTOP Caché Routines — This article discusses the basics of using the ^%ZStart and ^%ZStop routines.

Gathering Global Activity Statistics using the ^GLOSTAT Routine — This article describes the basics of running and interpreting the ^GLOSTAT routine.

The $ZOBJxxx Intrinsic Functions — This article discusses the basics of using the <literal $ZOBJ functions for more generalized object programming.

The ^%R Routine — This article discusses the capabilities provided for the programmatic manipulation of source and object code in Caché.

Using the Caché GBLOCKCOPY Routine — This article describes the basics of running GBLOCKCOPY to copy globals.