Preface : About the Product Documentation

About the Product Documentation
The product library consists of the following books:
DataDirect Connect Series for ADO.NET Installation Guide details requirements and procedures for installing DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET.
DataDirect Connect Series for ADO.NET User’s Guide provides information about configuring and using the product.
DataDirect Connect Series for ADO.NET Reference provides detailed reference information about the product.
DataDirect Connect Series for ADO.NET Troubleshooting Guide provides information about error messages and troubleshooting procedures for the product.
HTML Version
The product library, except for the installation guide, is placed on your system as HTML-based online help during a normal installation of the product. The help system is located in the help subdirectory of the product installation directory. To use the help, you must have one of the following Internet browser installed:
Internet Explorer 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, and 9x
Mozilla Firefox 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, and 8.0
Netscape 4.x, 7.x and 8.x
Safari 1.x, 2.x, 3.x , and 5.1.2
On Windows, you can access the entire help system by selecting the help icon that appears in the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET program group.
On all platforms, you can access the entire help system by opening the following file from within your browser:
install_dir/dotnethelp/help.htm
where install_dir is the path to the product installation directory.
After the browser opens, the left pane displays the Table of Contents, Index, and Search tabs for the entire documentation library. When you have opened the main screen of the help system in your browser, you can bookmark it in the browser for quick access later.
NOTE: Security features set in your browser can prevent the help system from launching. A security warning message is displayed. Often, the warning message provides instructions for unblocking the help system for the current session. To allow the help system to launch without encountering a security warning message, the security settings in your browser can be modified. Check with your system administrator before disabling any security features.
Compiled Help File
A compiled help file (.CHM) is placed on your system during a normal installation of the product. It is located in the help subdirectory of the product installation directory. The product program group contains an icon for launching the help system. To access help from a command-line environment, at a command prompt, enter:
install_dir/help/DataDirect_Connect_for_ADONET_Help.chm
where install_dir is the path to your product installation directory.
PDF Version
The product documentation is also provided in PDF format. You can view or print the documentation, and perform text searches in the files. The PDF documentation is available on the Progress DataDirect Web site at:
http://www.datadirect.com/support/product-info/documentation/by-product.html
You can download the entire library in a compressed file. When you uncompress the file, it appears in the correct directory structure.
Maintaining the correct directory structure allows cross-book text searches and cross-references. If you download or copy the books individually outside of their normal directory structure, their cross-book search indexes and hyperlinked cross-references to other volumes will not work. You can view a book individually, but it will not automatically open other books to which it has cross-references.
To help you navigate through the library, a file, called books.pdf, is provided. This file lists each online book provided for the product. We recommend that you open this file first and, from this file, open the book you want to view.
NOTE: To use the cross-book search feature, you must use Adobe Reader 8.0 or higher. If you are using a version of Adobe Reader that does not support the cross book search feature or are using a version of Adobe Reader earlier than 8.0, you can still view the books and use the Find feature within a single book.