<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docs.css"> <!--[if gte IE 5]> <link href="docs_ie.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <![endif]--> </head> <body><div id="pagecontainer"> <table width="100%" height="65" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="*" height="52" style="background-color:#ffffff;" valign=bottom> <h2 style="color:#666167; background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 17px;line-height: 0.0em;padding: 8px 0 8px 10px !important;font-weight: bold;">db4o tutorial</h2> </td> <td width="200" height="65" rowspan="2"><img src="racecar.jpg" width="200" height="65" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" /><br/></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="*" height="13" style="background-color:#818181;"></td> </tr> </table> <table><tr><td width="5"> </td><td><a name="outline124"></a><br><h1>Welcome</h1><br> <b>db4o is the native Java, .NET and Mono open source object database.</b><br> <br> This tutorial was written to get you started with db4o as quickly as possible. Before you start, please make sure that you have downloaded the latest db4o distribution from the <a href="http://www.db4o.com" target="_blank">db4objects website</a>.<br> <br> <b>Join the db4o Community</b><br> Join the <a href="http://developer.db4o.com" target="_blank">db4o community</a> for help, tips and tricks. <br> Ask for help in the <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/Forums.aspx" target="_blank">db4o forums</a> at any time. <br> And take a look at additional resources on <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/Resources.aspx" target="_blank">the community website.</a><br> If you want to stay informed, subscribe to our <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/Blogs.aspx" target="_blank">db4o blogs</a><br> <br> <br> <b>Links</b><br> In order to access free developer resources you may want to register on <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/" target="_blank">db4o developer website</a>. <br> Feel free register to the forums <a href="http://www.db4o.com/Users/register.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.db4o.com/Users/register.aspx</a>.<br> And here are some further links on developer.db4o.com that you may find useful:<br> <a href="http://download.db4o.com" target="_blank">All Downloads</a><br> <a href="https://source.db4o.com/db4o/trunk/" target="_blank">SVN Repository</a><br> <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/ProjectSpaces/default.aspx" target="_blank">Community Projects</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a name="outline125"></a><br><h1>Download Contents</h1><br> The db4o .NET distribution comes as one MSI installer file, db4o-8.0-net.msi. After you run the installer, you get the following directory structure:<br> <br> <img border="0" src="directorynet.gif" /><br> <br> Please take a look at all the supplied documentation formats to choose the one that works best for you:<br> <a name="APIDocumentation"></a><br> <b>db4o-</b>8.0/doc/api/db4o.chm<br> The API documentation for db4o is supplied as a compiled Help file. While you read through the rest of this tutorial, it may be helpful to look into the API documentation occasionally. <br> <br> <b>db4o-</b>8.0/doc/reference/index.html<br> The reference documentation is a complete compilation for experienced db4o users. <br> <br> <b>db4o-</b>8.0/doc/tutorial/Db4objects.Db4o.Tutorial.exe<br> This is the interactive tutorial application for .NET. Examples can be run "live" against a db4o database from within the application. <br> <br> <b>db4o-</b>8.0/doc/tutorial/db4o-8.0-tutorial.pdf<br> The PDF version of the tutorial allows best fulltext search capabilities.<br> <br> <br> <br><br><div id="footer"><p align="center">Do you have any questions, suggestions or feedback? Ask your questions in the <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/Forums.aspx" target=_top>db4o forums</a>. Join the <a href="http://developer.db4o.com" target=_top>db4o community</a> for addional resources and news.<br><br><a href="http://www.db4o.com/" target=_top><small>www.db4o.com</small></a></p>.</div><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></td></tr></table></div></body></html>