Major Divisions of the Documentation Set


Getting Started with Caché	Basic information for Caché, the post-relational database. Includes an introduction to Caché, release notes, installation guides, and a list of supported platforms.

Caché Development Guides	How to develop Caché applications. Topics include Caché Objects, Caché ObjectScript, Caché Server Pages (CSP), SQL, and multidimensional storage.

Caché Development References	Reference books for how to develop Caché applications. Topics include programming languages, Caché objects, error codes, and a glossary.

Caché Language Bindings	How to develop Caché applications with clients using languages such as Java, C++, Perl, Python, .NET, and XML.

Caché System Administration	How to set up and maintain Caché. Topics include basic system administration, system monitoring, security, distributed data management (ECP), and high availability.

Caché System References	Reference books with supplementary details on system administration and the Caché implementation.

Caché Tools and Utilities	How to use Caché development and administrative tools, including Caché Studio and this online documentation.

Technical Articles	A compendium of technical articles on various topics of interest.

Getting Started with Caché


Introduction to Caché	An introductory guide to Caché.

Caché Supported Platforms	Lists the platforms supported by this release of Caché.

Caché 5.1 Release Notes	A concise list of all the new features in this release of Caché.

Caché 5.1 Upgrade Checklist	Important topics to consider in moving systems to Caché 5.1.

Caché Installation Guide	Describes the process of installing Caché on your system.

Caché Development Guides


Using Caché Objects	A general overview of Caché Object Technology.

Using Caché ObjectScript	A general overview of the Caché ObjectScript programming language.

Using Caché SQL	A general overview of using SQL with Caché.

Using Caché Server Pages (CSP)	A general overview of Caché Server Pages.

Using Caché Basic	A general overview of using the Basic programming language with Caché.

Using Caché Multi-Dimensional Storage	A general overview of Caché Multi-Dimensional Storage Technology.

Caché Development References


Caché ObjectScript Reference	This reference describes the various Caché ObjectScript commands.

Caché SQL Reference	This reference describes the various SQL commands.

Caché Basic Reference	This reference describes the various Basic commands.

CSP HTML Tag Reference	This reference describes the various CSP and HTML tags.

Caché Error Reference	This reference lists error codes associated with objects, SQL, and the database engine itself.

Caché Class Definition Reference	This reference describes class definitions and the various class definition keywords.

Caché ActiveX Reference	This reference describes the classes available for use in Caché ActiveX client applications.

Caché I/O Device Guide	This reference describes I/O coding for various device types and for sequential files.

Caché Callin Function Reference	This reference describes the various functions available for calling in to Caché from an external C program.

Caché Glossary of Terms	This reference provides definitions of terms used throughout the Caché documentation.

Caché Language Bindings


Using C++ with Caché	A guide to using Caché with C++.

Using Java with Caché	A guide to using Caché with Java.

Using Perl with Caché	A guide to using Caché with Perl.

Using Python with Caché	A guide to using Caché with Python.

Using ActiveX and .NET with Caché	A guide to using ActiveX and .NET with Caché.

Using SOAP and Web Services with Caché	A guide to using SOAP and Web Services with Caché.

Using XML with Caché	A guide to using XML with Cache.

Using Caché Activate	A guide to using the Caché ActiveX Gateway.

Using the Caché SQL Gateway	A guide to using the Caché SQL Gateway.

Caché System Administration


Caché System Administration Guide	An introduction to common system administration tasks.

Caché Monitoring Guide	A description of various tools to monitor Caché.

Caché Security Administration Guide	Information on authentication, authorization, auditing, and other aspects of security.

Caché Distributed Data Management Guide	A guide to configuring and managing distributed databases using the Enterprise Cache Protocol (ECP)

Caché High Availability Guide	A guide to the technologies Caché uses to aid in providing highly available systems.

Installing and Configuring the CSP Gateway	How to set up the Gateway on supported operating systems.

Caché System References


Caché Advanced Configuration Settings Reference	A reference describing the entries in the System Management Portal's Advanced Configuration Settings page.

Caché Parameter File Reference	The purpose and syntax of the Caché parameter file.

MSM to Caché Conversion Guide	A guide to conversion from MSM version 4.1.x to Caché version 5.0.x

Caché Tools and Utilities


Using Caché Studio	A user's guide for the Caché Studio development environment.

Using Caché RoseLink	A guide to using the Rational Rose modeling tool with Caché.

Extending the Online Documentation	An overview of the InterSystems DocBook online documentation system.

Technical Articles By Subject Area

CSP

Frequently Asked Questions About Caché Server Pages

Identifying Memory Fragmentation within the Microsoft IIS Environment
A description of a potential problem with IIS/ISAPI connectivity in the Caché WebLink and CSP technologies.

Using Character Sets with CSP
This document discusses how CSP handles character sets.

Database

Using CNLS to Set Up Customized National Language Translations
This document describes how to use the CNLS utility to set up customized language translation, test it, and apply it to your application.

Using CreateGlobal ^%DM to Set Collation for National Language Support (NLS)
This document describes creating globals that use multiple forms of collation in a single database.

Using CVENDIAN to Convert Between Big-Endian and Little-Endian Systems
This article discusses how to use the Caché cvendian utility.

DSM Compatibility

Using the $ZF Function Calls for DSM
This article discusses the Caché ObjectScript $ZF function calls used to emulate DSM VMS System Service Zcall functions.

ECP

Caché ECP Clusters on Red Hat Advanced Server
Configuring Caché in Conjunction with Red Hat Advanced Server Version 2.1 Failover Services

General

About the Caché Legacy Documentation Collection
Information on and a list of content stored in the Caché legacy documentation collection

Caché Windows Silent Installation
An overview for programmers of how to perform a silent installation of Caché on Windows.

Frequently Asked Questions About Caché Basic

How to Change to a Different Namespace
This document describes how to switch to a different namespace.

InterSystems Copyright and Trademark Information
This document describes copyright information for content that appears in InterSystems products.

Help

Caché Terminal

Printed Documentation

How to Print InterSystems Documentation
A description of how to print InterSystems documentation.

Security

Frequently Asked Questions About Caché Advanced Security

SQL

Frequently Asked Questions About Caché SQL

Studio

Frequently Asked Questions About Caché Studio

System

Caché Integration with a Network Appliance Filer

Frequently Asked Questions About Caché

Using the Caché ^%ZSTART and ^%ZSTOP Routines
This article discusses the basics of using the ^%ZStart and ^%ZStop routines.

System Administration

The CHUI-Based Management Routines
This article gives an overview of the lower-level routines used to manage Caché.

Utilities

Caché Switches
This article discusses the available Caché switches which are per-instance flags that can be used variety of purposes.

Using the Caché $ZOBJxxx Intrinsic Functions
This article discusses the basics of using the $ZOBJ functions for more generalized object programming.

Using the Caché ^%R Routine
This article discusses one of the Caché routines used for the programmatic manipulation of source and object code.

Using the Caché ^GBLOCKCOPY Routine
This article describes the basics of running ^GBLOCKCOPY to copy globals.