Btrieve Complete: A Guide for Developers and System Administrators

James Kyle, Jim Kyle

Addison-Wesley, 1995 - Computers - 521 pages

This is a complete guide to Btrieve, a Novell-backed client/server database utility. The book aims to tell readers all they need to know about the operation and programming of Btrieve from the perspectives of both software developers, who are considering using or currently using Btrieve in their products, and system admisistrators, who need to maintain and troubleshoot systems that include this record management system.

Contents

• Table of Contents: 1
• A Brief Overview of Btrieve: 17
• Database Versus Record Management: 31
• Getting to Know Btrieve: 93
• This: 97
• The Undocumented File Layout: 163
• The Data Dictionary Files: 179
• Table of Contents: 192
• Header Page Content: 197
• Data Page Details: 255
• Related Programs and Utilities: 281
• Applying the Internal Details: 317
• Getting the Best Out of Btrieve: 443
• Causes Prevention Repair: 477
• The Companion Diskette: 489
• Index: 505

About the author

Jim Kyle is cofounder and research director of Automation Resources, Inc., in Oklahoma City. He is a contributing editor and columnist for Windows Tech Journal, and coauthored PC Interrupts, Second Edition, Network Interrupts, and Undocumented DOS, Second Edition.

He is a recognized expert on a wide range of programming topics. He writes a column in Windows Tech Journal and has written or contributed to several Addison-Wesley books, including PC Interrupts, Network Interrupts, and Undocumented DOS.

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Btrieve Complete: A Guide for Developers and System Administrators
• Authors: James Kyle, Jim Kyle
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1995
• ISBN: 0201483262, 9780201483260
• Length: 521 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Database Administration & Management