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HP ALLBASE/BRW Tutorial
Copyright (c) 1992 by HEWLETT-PACKARD For MPE/iX Systems Printed in U.S.A. HP Part No. 35360-90201 E0592 Printed November 7, 1997 NOTICE The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. HEWLETT-PACKARD PROVIDES THIS MATERIAL "AS IS" AND MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HEWLETT-PACKARD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ERRORS CONTAINED HEREIN OR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) IN CONNECTION WITH THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY. Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation and exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett-Packard. This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard. Printing History New editions of this manual will incorporate all material updated since the previous edition. The software product part numbers printed alongside the date are the versions and update levels of the software products at the time the manual edition or update was issued. First Edition March 1990 35360A A.01.00 Second Edition May 1992 35360A A.01.31 Preface This manual documents version A.01.31 of BRW on HP 3000 computer systems running under the MPE/iX operating system (beginning with Release 4.0). MPE/iX MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of forward-compatible operating systems for the HP 3000 line of computers. In HP documentation and in talking with other HP 3000 users you will encounter references to MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL system documentation, although it may not refer to features added to the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories). Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for the HP 3000s not based on the PA-RISC (precision architecture-reduced instruction set computing) architecture. MPE V software can be run on the PA-RISC (Series 900) HP 3000s in what is known as compatibility mode. Manual Structure The BRW Tutorial contains five chapters, two appendixes, a glossary, and an index. This manual contains three lessons for new users and some information for database administrators on how to manage this tutorial. This manual assumes that the MPE operating system is correctly installed and operating. It also assumes that you have HP TurboIMAGE/iX correctly installed and that you have access to the sample database, TOYDB. Chapter 1 provides an overview of BRW, and an overview of the TOYDB database. Chapter 2, Lesson 1, provides information about using BRW. This information includes logging in to the operating system and running BRW. This chapter then describes how to get around BRW, the BRW function keys, and the on-line help system. Chapters 3 through 5 are a series of lessons that explain how to create and run reports with BRW. These lessons don't cover every feature of BRW; they are designed to get you up and running as quickly as possible without concentrating on unnecessary details. Full reference information is provided in the HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual. Appendix A provides answers to the quiz questions that appear through the lessons. Appendix B briefly describes the sample database, TOYDB, and gives instructions on how to manage the BRW tutorials; these instructions are provided for database administrators.
NOTE The system administrator, database manager, or someone who is managing the application needs to read Appendix B and make any necessary changes to the tutorial or to the account structure so that the tutorial student can run the tutorial without stopping for interruptions. This is especially important if multiple users will run the tutorial.
The Glossary defines the meaning of some BRW, HP ALLBASE/SQL, and HP TurboIMAGE/iX terms. Conventions Used in This Manual The typographic conventions used in this manual are summarized below. Typographic Conventions Notation Description user input When necessary for clarity, user input is indicated like this. For example: BAMBOO: HELLO MGR.ITF3000 COMPUTER font In examples, command names, options, and parameters are shown in uppercase letters, in computer font. For example: SUM i = 1 TO ?month OF customers.turnover (i) bold font Terms that appear in the Glossary at the end of this manual are printed in bold font the first time they are introduced in each chapter or appendix. Italics font Words in italics font in examples denote a parameter that you must replace with a suitable name. For example: DIGIT_OF (number, number) shading Shaded text represents inverse video on the terminal screen. Also, function labels are depicted in shaded text. For example: Choose other keys. To choose a function label, press the corresponding function key, for example, for other keys you press f5. The symbol indicates a key on the terminal keyboard. For example, Spacebar indicates the spacebar. _ When necessary for clarity, the symbol _ is used to indicate a required blank or an exact number of blanks. Additional Resources In addition to this Tutorial, BRW comes with these other manuals: HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual 35360-90051 HP ALLBASE/BRW Software Update Notice The Update Notice contains release-specific information and update pages (if any) for the current release. For example, the Update Notice for A.01.31 contains update pages for Chapter 18 of the Reference Manual.