Preface

Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database is a high-performance, in-memory data manager that supports the ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) and JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) interfaces.

The TimesTen CD contains a readme.html file that holds the release notes. These notes list product information and late changes to the printed documentation.

Conventions

TimesTen supports multiple platforms. Unless otherwise indicated, the information in this guide applies to all supported platforms. The term Windows refers to Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. The term UNIX refers to Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, and AIX.

Note:

In TimesTen documentation, the terms "data store" and "database" are equivalent. Both terms refer to the TimesTen database unless otherwise noted.

This document uses the following text conventions:

Convention	Meaning
italic	Italic type indicates terms defined in text, book titles, or emphasis.
`monospace`	Monospace type indicates code, commands, URLs, function names, attribute names, directory names, file names, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.
`italic monospace`	Italic monospace type indicates a placeholder or a variable in a code example for which you specify or use a particular value. For example: `Driver=install_dir/lib/libtten.sl` Replace `install_dir` with the path of your TimesTen installation directory.
[ ]	Square brackets indicate that an item in a command line is optional.
{ }	Curly braces indicated that you must choose one of the items separated by a vertical bar ( \| ) in a command line.
\|	A vertical bar (or pipe) separates alternative arguments.
. . .	An ellipsis (. . .) after an argument indicates that you may use multiple arguments on a single command line. An ellipsis in a code example indicates that what is shown is only a partial example.
%	The percent sign indicates the UNIX shell prompt.

In addition, TimesTen documentation uses the following special conventions:

Convention	Meaning
`install_dir`	The path that represents the directory where TimesTen is installed.
`TTinstance`	The instance name for your specific installation of TimesTen. Each installation of TimesTen must be identified at installation time with a unique instance name. This name appears in the installation path.
`bits` or `bb`	Two digits, either 32 or 64, that represent either a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.
`release` or `rr`	Numbers that represent a major TimesTen release, with or without dots. For example, 1121 or 11.2.1 represents TimesTen Release 11.2.1.
`DSN`	TimesTen data source name (for the TimesTen database).

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