If you are coming to ALLBASE/SQL from the world of TurboIMAGE, this chapter should help you make the necessary translations from the terminology of a network DBMS to the terminology of a relational DBMS.
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The following topics are covered:
Procedures for starting up.
Tables and indexes versus data sets.
Differences in accessing databases.
Sample mapping of a TurboIMAGE database to an ALLBASE/SQL DBEnvironment.
Using ALLBASE/Turbo CONNECT.
The goal in discussing these topics is not to present a complete picture of
either system, but rather to suggest some points of correspondence in order to make learning ALLBASE/SQL easier. The discussion is deliberately oversimplified. For definitions of ALLBASE/SQL terms, refer to chapter 1, "Very Basic...," and to
chapter 6, "Glossary of Terms in ALLBASE/SQL." Complete information about TurboIMAGE is in the TurboIMAGE/XL Database Management System Reference Manual.
