About this book

Audience

This book is for anyone who is using InfoMaker® to work with data. Although the book does not assume you have knowledge about any particular topic, having some familiarity with relational databases and SQL is helpful. Consult books on these topics as needed.

NoteInfoMaker works with many DBMSs This book describes how to use InfoMaker using a SQL Anywhere database for examples. You use InfoMaker with many different DBMSs, as described in Connecting to Your Database.

How to use this book

This book describes InfoMaker, what you use it for, and how you work in its environment to accomplish your goals. The book shows you how to use InfoMaker to create reports, queries, forms, data pipelines, and applications. It also shows you how to work with databases in InfoMaker.

To help you do your work more easily, the book is divided into parts that focus on accomplishing particular goals:

If you want to

Use these parts of the book

Learn about the environment and work with libraries

Part One, The InfoMaker Environment

Manage databases and create data pipelines

Part Two, Managing Databases

Create reports

Part Three, Reports

Create queries

Chapter 5, Defining Reports

Create forms

Part Four, Forms

Create applications

Part Five, Applications

Look up information about operators, expressions, and InfoMaker functions

Part Six, Reference

Look up information about identifiers and the extended attribute system tables

Part Seven, Appendixes

Other sources of information

Use the Sybase Getting Started CD, the SyBooks CD, and the Sybase Product Manuals Web site to learn more about your product:

If you need help

Each Sybase installation that has purchased a support contract has one or more designated people who are authorized to contact Sybase Technical Support. If you cannot resolve a problem using the manuals or online help, please have the designated person contact Sybase Technical Support or the Sybase subsidiary in your area.