Introductory Guide
If you are new to Berkeley DB XML, would like a guided tour to help during evaluation, or simply want to investigate the basics of our product, this is the right place to start.

Introduction to Berkeley DB XML

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Getting Started Guides
Get started with Berkeley DB XML today. The following documents will help you learn about important concepts and guide you through how to get started.

Getting Started with XML Storage and XQuery Access

C++	PDF | HTML
Java	PDF | HTML

Getting Started with Transactional Processing of XML using XQuery

C++	PDF | HTML
Java	PDF | HTML

References
The programmatic reference guide provides detailed information to help you during application design and implementation. This definitive reference document is organized by concept, rather than by API.

• Reference Guide for Berkeley DB XML
• Reference Guide for Berkeley DB

Programmatic APIs
These fully-detailed references cover every public interface for Berkeley DB XML. For each interface, the documentation lists arguments and return values, and covers pre- and post-conditions.

• C++
• Javadoc
• XQuery Extension Reference

Build, Installation, and Upgrading Guides
These guides contain helpful hints, step-by-step instructions, and information on platform-specific details of the build, installation, and upgrade processes.

• Building on UNIX/POSIX systems
• Using on UNIX/POSIX systems
• Building on Windows
• Using on Windows
• Windows Binary Distribution
• Berkeley DB XML 2.4 Change Log
  
• Berkeley DB XML Release History and Patches

Additional Information

• Standalone Utilities
• Berkeley DB XML FAQ
• Oracle Technology Support Forums -- Berkeley DB
• Oracle Technology Support Forums -- Berkeley DB XML
• Berkeley DB XML License

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