Informix Guide to GLS Functionality Introduction

About This Manual

Types of Users

Software Dependencies

Assumptions About Your Locale

Demonstration Databases

New Features

Documentation Conventions

Typographical Conventions

Icon Conventions

Comment Icons

Feature, Product, and Platform Icons

Compliance Icons

Syntax Conventions

Elements That Can Appear on the Path

How to Read a Syntax Diagram

Command-Line Conventions

How to Read a Command-Line Diagram

Sample-Code Conventions

Character-Representation Conventions

Single-Byte Characters

Multibyte Characters

Single-Byte and Multibyte Characters in the Same String

White Space in Strings

Trailing White Spaces

Additional Documentation

On-Line Manuals

Printed Manuals

On-Line Help

Error Message Documentation

Documentation Notes, Release Notes, Machine Notes

Related Reading

Compliance with Industry Standards

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