Document Conventions

This manual uses the following typographic conventions.

Format

Used for

WIN.INI	Uppercase letters indicate file names, SQL statements, macro names, and terms used at the operating-system command level.
SQLRETURNCODE SQLFetch(hdbc)	Sans serif font is used for sample command lines and program code.
argument	Italicized words indicate information that the user or the application must provide, or word emphasis.
SQLEndTran	Bold type indicates that syntax must be typed exactly as shown, including function names.
[ ]	Brackets indicate optional items; if in bold text, brackets must be included in the syntax.
|	A vertical bar separates two mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line.
{}	Braces delimit a set of mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line; if in bold text, braces must be included in the syntax.
...	An ellipsis indicates that arguments can be repeated several times.
. . .	A column of three dots indicates continuation of previous lines of code.