The Acu4GL User's Guide is organized in the following manner:
This chapter offers an overview of this User's Guide, an explanation of accessing data, an explanation of database concepts, and a lesson on how Acu4GL works.
After pointing you in the right direction for installing and setting up Acu4GL, the "Getting Started" chapter shows you how to use the sql.acu program, as well as instructs you on using the Acu4GL demo program. Technical support information is also found in this chapter.
"Data Dictionaries" details all you should know about XFD files, which map COBOL records to database fields, and how to work with them.
This chapter tutors you on the use of directives, the optional comments that control how things look on the database side.
"Invalid Data" tells you about illegal COBOL data items, and what happens when they are stored in the database, as well as an explanation of invalid database items, and how they are translated into COBOL.
This chapter gives you an opportunity to work with COBOL by preparing and compiling a COBOL program.
Chapter 7: New and Existing Databases Files
The "New and Existing Database Files" chapter discusses default behavior, along with matching existing COBOL data to database data.
Chapter 8: Compiler and Runtime Options
This chapter details compiler options and runtime configuration variables that can be used with all of the Acu4GL products.
Chapter 9: Performance and Troubleshooting
The "Performance and Troubleshooting" chapter provides guidelines for improving system performance and an alphabetical listing of compile-time error messages and recommended recovery procedures for each error.
Appendix A: Acu4GL for Informix Information
The Informix appendix instructs you on installing and setting up the Informix Acu4GL product, discusses Informix technical specifications, and provides troubleshooting options.
Appendix B: Acu4GL for Microsoft SQL Server Information
This appendix presents you with an overview of Microsoft SQL Server concepts, instructs you on installing and setting up the Microsoft SQL Server Acu4GL product, details the RDBMS's technical specifications, and also tells you about troubleshooting options.
Appendix C: Acu4GL for Oracle Information
This appendix provides you with an overview of Oracle concepts, instructs you on installing and setting up the Oracle Acu4GL product, gives you the RDBMS's technical specifications, and also lists troubleshooting options.
Appendix D: Acu4GL for ODBC Information
The ODBC appendix gives you an overview of ODBC concepts, instructs you on installing and setting up the ODBC Acu4GL product, informs you of the RDBMS's technical specifications, and discusses troubleshooting options.
Appendix E: Acu4GL for Sybase Information
This appendix presents you with an overview of Sybase concepts, instructs you on installing and setting up the Sybase Acu4GL product, and lists the RDBMS's technical specifications, as well as troubleshooting options.
Appendix F: Acu4GL for DBMaker Information
This DBMaker appendix presents you with an overview of its concepts, instructs you on installing and setting up the DBMaker Acu4GL product, and lists the RDBMS's technical specifications, as well as troubleshooting options.