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Tamino XQuery User Guide - Software AG Documentation

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Preface<br />

This document describes how to use <strong>Tamino</strong> <strong>XQuery</strong>, <strong>Software</strong> <strong>AG</strong>'s implementation of the W3C<br />

<strong>XQuery</strong> language.<br />

This documentation is directed to anyone who wants to use <strong>Tamino</strong> <strong>XQuery</strong> as a means to submit<br />

queries to a <strong>Tamino</strong> database. This includes users who wish to communicate directly with <strong>Tamino</strong><br />

via the <strong>Tamino</strong> Interactive Interface as well as application programmers who want to deploy<br />

<strong>XQuery</strong> in their database client applications.<br />

It introduces you to <strong>Tamino</strong> <strong>XQuery</strong> by presenting typical query use cases. It discusses the core<br />

concepts and illustrates them with several examples. You will also find pointers to information<br />

that is related to <strong>XQuery</strong>, but not part of the language.<br />

The documentation covers the following topics:<br />

First Steps<br />

■ Query Examples<br />

The Concepts of <strong>XQuery</strong> ■ The Nuts and Bolts of <strong>XQuery</strong><br />

■ FLWOR Expressions<br />

■ Performing Update Operations<br />

■ Calling <strong>XQuery</strong> through a Web Service<br />

■ CRUD Usage of a <strong>Tamino</strong> Doctype as a Web Service<br />

■ Text Retrieval<br />

Advanced Usage<br />

■ Namespaces<br />

■ <strong>User</strong>-Defined Functions<br />

■ Defining and Using Modules<br />

■ Serializing Query Results<br />

■ Collations<br />

Related Information<br />

■ Internal Resources<br />

■ W3C Resources<br />

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