Getting Started with Pervasive PSQL helps you get Pervasive PSQL running with installation, setup, and troubleshooting information. Getting Started With Pervasive PSQL covers the following topics:

What Is New in Pervasive PSQL provides an overview of the new features and changed behavior for the current release of Pervasive PSQL relative to the most recent previous release. This book provides summary information on new features and directs you to the locations in the documentation where the new features are fully discussed.

Pervasive PSQL User's Guide introduces Pervasive PSQL and describes common user tasks. The guide discusses the database engine, Pervasive PSQL utilities and other key components; the differences between Server and Workgroup engines; and the differences between ODBC and Btrieve access. Pervasive PSQL User's Guide provides you with the basics to work with Pervasive PSQL successfully.

Advanced Operations Guide provides detailed information at the administrative level, including the steps to perform common procedures and several new ones. Topics include:

SQL Engine Reference gives database programmers a complete reference guide to the SQL relational database language. It also covers SQL engine parameters and limitations.

Status Codes and Messages documents all possible status codes and numbered messages that can be received when using Pervasive software.

The Status Codes Quick Reference is also included with your complete documentation set.

For convenience of reference, documentation for Pervasive PSQL Vx Server is consolidated in the Pervasive PSQL Vx Product Guide. However, because Pervasive PSQL Vx Server is built on technology used for Pervasive PSQL Server, it shares much of the database functionality and documentation provided for Pervasive PSQL Server. Throughout the Pervasive PSQL documentation, all topics pertaining to Pervasive PSQL Server also apply to Pervasive PSQL Vx Server unless differences are explicitly called out.