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<table><tr><td width="5"> </td><td><a name="outline120"></a><br><h1>Welcome</h1><br>
<b>db4o is the native Java, .NET and Mono open source object database.</b><br>
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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>
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<b>developer.db4o.com</b><br>
You are invited to join the db4o community in the public <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/forums/default.aspx" target="_blank">db4o forums</a> to ask for help at any time. Please also try out the keyword search functionality on the <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/Resources/kb.aspx" target="_blank">db4o knowledgebase</a>.<br>
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<b>Links</b><br>
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="http://developer.db4o.com/blogs/product_news/default.aspx" target="_blank">Release Note Blog</a><br>
<a href="http://developer.db4o.com/Resources/view.aspx/Working_With_Source_Code" target="_blank">SVN Access</a><br>
<a href="http://developer.db4o.com/ProjectSpaces/view.aspx/Db4o_Product_Design" target="_blank">Design Wiki</a><br>
<a href="http://developer.db4o.com/ProjectSpaces/default.aspx" target="_blank">Community Projects</a><br>
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<a name="outline121"></a><br><h1>Download Contents</h1><br>
The db4o .NET distribution comes as one MSI installer file, db4o-7.4-net.msi. After you run the installer, you get the following directory structure:<br>
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Please take a look at all the supplied documentation formats to choose the one that works best for you:<br>
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<b>db4o-</b>7.4/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>
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<b>db4o-</b>7.4/doc/reference/index.html<br>
The reference documentation is a complete compilation for experienced db4o users. It is maintained <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/Resources/view.aspx/Reference" target="_blank">online</a>.<br>
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<b>db4o-</b>7.4/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. If you experience problems using the interactive functionality, please refer to <a href="Troubleshooting.html#Troubleshooting">Tutorial Troubleshooting</a>.<br>
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<b>db4o-</b>7.4/doc/tutorial/db4o-7.4-tutorial.pdf<br>
The PDF version of the tutorial allows best fulltext search capabilities.<br>
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