Preface

This manual describes QUERY/iX, the Hewlett-Packard Data Base Inquiry Facility which is designed to run under the control of the HP 3000 Multiprogramming Executive (MPE) Operating System. QUERY/iX enables you to access data in IMAGE data bases without writing a computer program.

In order to use QUERY, you should know enough about the MPE Operating System to start a job or operate in session mode. It is recommended that you read an introductory book to the HP 3000 systems if you are not an experienced MPE user. Knowledge of EDIT/3000 is useful for some QUERY techniques but is not required to operate QUERY.

In addition to this manual, you may need to consult the following manuals:

Throughout this manual, no distinction is made between TurboIMAGE/XL and IMAGE/SQL. These manuals are both referenced as the IMAGE Reference Manual.

The QUERY product is now referred to as QUERY/iX. In previous editions of this manual, the QUERY product was called QUERY/V. This edition of the QUERY/iX Reference Manual documents the D.03.15/N.03.15 version of QUERY.