Library Documentation                                             MetalBase 5.1
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This directory contains documentation describing databases in general,
MetalBase specifically, what it does best and worst, and all of the exported
functions in the library.  The documentation is broken down by subject into
a series of files called CHAPTER.##.  More technical information about the
internal workings of MetalBase can be found in the directory ../tech.

After you've built the library, you can use the makefile in this directory to
create DOCTAGS--like CTAGS, this executable will search certain chapters and
create a VI-compatible TAGS file, for looking up errors and functions quickly.
See the file DOCTAGS.C in this directory for more information.


      MetalBase registration information....................REGISTER

      General database information..........................Chapter 1

      MetalBase overview....................................Chapter 2

      Getting technical support.............................Chapter 3

      Finding a curses package..............................Chapter 4

      Compile-time options..................................Chapter 5

      Troubleshooting information...........................Chapter 6

      Callback services.....................................Chapter 7

      Library: database routines............................Chapter 8

      Library: time, date, phone number routines............Chapter 9

      Library: general routines.............................Chapter 10

      Dealing with multi-length fields......................Chapter 11

      Error codes...........................................Chapter 12

      BUILD: Use and schema format..........................Chapter 13

      VR: Use and restrictions..............................Chapter 14

      REPORT: Use and report template format................Chapter 15

      MBCONV: Conversion of 4.0 relations...................Chapter 16

      MBDIAG: Repair of damaged relations...................Chapter 17

