This document uses the following conventions:
courier font | Indicates a literal value, such as a command name, file name, information that you type, or information that the system prints on the screen. |
bold | Indicates a new term the first time that it appears. |
italic, italic | Indicates a variable name or a cross-reference. |
blue outline | Blue outline, which is visible only when you view the manual online, indicates a cross-reference hyperlink. Click inside the outline to jump to the object of the reference. |
ProductDir | Represents the directory where the product is installed. For the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server environment, the default product directory is "IBM\WebSphereICS." For the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters environment, the default product directory is "WebSphereAdapters." |
{ } | In a syntax line, curly braces surround a set of options from which you must choose one and only one. |
| | In a syntax line, a pipe separates a set of options from which you must choose one and only one. |
[ ] | In a syntax line, square brackets surround an optional parameter. |
... | In a syntax line, ellipses indicate a repetition of the previous parameter. For example, option[,...] means that you can enter multiple, comma-separated options. |
< > | Angle brackets surround individual elements of a name to distinguish them from each other, as in <server_name><connector_name>tmp.log. |
/, \ | In this document, backslashes (\) are used as the convention for directory paths. For UNIX(R) installations, substitute slashes (/) for backslashes. All product pathnames are relative to the directory where the connector for JDBC is installed on your system. |
UNIX:/Windows:(TM) | Paragraphs beginning with either of these indicate notes listing operating system differences. |
%text% and $text | Text within percent (%) signs indicates the value of the Windows text system variable or user variable. The equivalent notation in a UNIX environment is $text, indicating the value of the text UNIX environment variable. |