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@@ -1,45 +1,25 @@
 \section{Database classes overview}\label{odbcoverview}
 
-\normalboxd{The more sophisticated wxODBC classes (wxDb/wxDbTable) are the 
-recommended classes for doing database/ODBC work with wxWindows.  These new 
-classes replace the wxWindows v1.6x classes wxDatabase.  Documentation for the 
-old wxDatabase class and its associated classes is still 
-included in the class documentation and in this overview section, but support 
-for these old classes has been phased out, and all future development work 
-is being done solely on the new wxDb/wxDbTable classes.}
-
-\subsection{Different ODBC Class Libraries in wxWindows}
-
-Following is detailed overview of how to use the wxWindows ODBC classes - \helpref{wxDb}{wxdb} 
-and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable} and their associated functions.  These are 
+Following is a detailed overview of how to use the wxWindows ODBC classes - \helpref{wxDb}{wxdb} 
+and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable} and their associated functions. These are 
 the ODBC classes donated by Remstar International, and are collectively 
-referred to herein as the wxODBC classes.  Since their initial inclusion with 
-wxWindows v2.x, they have become the standard wxWindows classes for database 
-access.
-
-An older version of some classes ported over from wxWindows v1.68 still exist 
-(see \helpref{wxDatabase}{wxdatabase} in odbc.cpp), but are now deprecated in favor of the more 
-robust and comprehensive wxDb/wxDbTable classes.  All current and future 
-feature development, as well as active debugging, are only being done on 
-the wxODBC classes.  Documentation for the older classes is still provided 
-in this manual.  The \helpref{wxDatabase overview}{wxdatabaseoverview} of the 
-older classes follows the overview of the new classes.
+referred to herein as the wxODBC classes.
 
 \subsection{wxDb/wxDbTable wxODBC Overview}\label{wxodbcoverview}
 
 Classes: \helpref{wxDb}{wxdb}, \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable}
 
-The wxODBC classes were designed for database independence.  Although SQL and 
+The wxODBC classes were designed for database independence. Although SQL and 
 ODBC both have standards which define the minimum requirements they must 
 support to be in compliance with specifications, different database vendors 
-may implement things slightly different.  One example of this is that Oracle 
+may implement things slightly differently. One example of this is that Oracle 
 requires all user names for the datasources to be supplied in uppercase 
-characters.  In situations like this, the wxODBC classes have been written 
+characters. In situations like this, the wxODBC classes have been written 
 to make this transparent to the programmer when using functions that require 
-database specific syntax.
+database-specific syntax.
 
 Currently several major databases, along with other widely used databases, 
-have been tested and supported through the wxODBC classes.  The list of 
+have been tested and supported through the wxODBC classes. The list of 
 supported databases is certain to grow as more users start implementing 
 software with these classes, but at the time of the writing of this document, 
 users have successfully used the classes with the following datasources:
@@ -55,6 +35,8 @@ users have successfully used the classes with the following datasources:
 \item INFORMIX
 \item VIRTUOSO
 \item DB2
+\item Interbase
+\item Pervasive SQL
 \end{itemize}
 
 An up-to-date list can be obtained by looking in the comments of the function 
@@ -62,7 +44,7 @@ An up-to-date list can be obtained by looking in the comments of the function
 \helpref{wxDBMS}{wxdbenumeratedtypes} in db.h.
 
 **dBase is not truly an ODBC datasource, but there are drivers which can 
-emulate much of the functionality of an ODBC connection to a dBase table.  
+emulate much of the functionality of an ODBC connection to a dBase table. 
 See the \helpref{wxODBC Known Issues}{wxodbcknownissues} section of this 
 overview for details.
 
@@ -70,12 +52,12 @@ overview for details.
 \subsection{wxODBC Where To Start}\label{wxodbcwheretostart}
 
 First, if you are not familiar with SQL and ODBC, go to your local bookstore 
-and pick up a good book on each.  This documentation is not meant to teach 
+and pick up a good book on each. This documentation is not meant to teach 
 you many details about SQL or ODBC, though you may learn some just from 
 immersion in the subject.
 
 If you have worked with non-SQL/ODBC datasources before, there are some 
-things you will need to un-learn.  First some terminology as these phrases will 
+things you will need to un-learn. First some terminology as these phrases will 
 be used heavily in this section of the manual.
 
 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
@@ -87,121 +69,121 @@ columns of data.}
 commands sent by your application and converts them to the SQL format expected 
 by the target datasource.}
 \twocolitem{Datasource connection}{An open pipe between your application and 
-the ODBC driver which in turn has a connection to the target datasource.  
+the ODBC driver which in turn has a connection to the target datasource. 
 Datasource connections can have a virtually unlimited number of wxDbTable 
-instances using the same connect (dependent on the ODBC driver).  A separate 
+instances using the same connect (dependent on the ODBC driver). A separate 
 connection is not needed for each table (the exception is for isolating 
 commits/rollbacks on different tables from affecting more than the desired 
-table.  See the class documentation on 
+table. See the class documentation on 
 \helpref{wxDb::CommitTrans}{wxdbcommittrans} and 
-\helpref{wxDb::RollbackTrans}{wxdbrollbacktrans}.}
+\helpref{wxDb::RollbackTrans}{wxdbrollbacktrans}.)}
 \twocolitem{Rows}{Similar to records in old relational databases, a row is a 
 collection of one instance of each column of the data table that are all 
 associated with each other.}
 \twocolitem{Columns}{Individual fields associated with each row of a data 
 table.}
 \twocolitem{Query}{Request from the client to the datasource asking for 
-the data that matches the requirements specified in the users request.  When 
+the data that matches the requirements specified in the users request. When 
 a query is performed, the datasource performs the lookup of the rows with 
 satisfy the query, and creates a result set.}
 \twocolitem{Result set}{The data which matches the requirements specified 
-in a query sent to the datasource.  Dependent on drivers, a result set 
+in a query sent to the datasource. Dependent on drivers, a result set 
 typically remains at the datasource (no data is transmitted to the ODBC driver) 
 until the client actually instructs the ODBC driver to retrieve it.}
-\twocolitem{Cursor}{a logical pointer into the result set that a query 
+\twocolitem{Cursor}{A logical pointer into the result set that a query 
 generates, indicating the next record that will be returned to the client 
 when a request for the next record is made.}
 \twocolitem{Scrolling cursors}{Scrolling refers to the movement of cursors 
-through the result set.  Cursors can always scroll forward sequentially in 
-the result set (FORWARD ONLY scrolling cursors).  With Forward only scrolling 
+through the result set. Cursors can always scroll forward sequentially in 
+the result set (FORWARD ONLY scrolling cursors). With Forward only scrolling 
 cursors, once a row in the result set has been returned to the ODBC driver 
 and on to the client, there is no way to have the cursor move backward in 
 the result set to look at the row that is previous to the current row in 
-the result set.  If BACKWARD scrolling cursors are supported by both the 
+the result set. If BACKWARD scrolling cursors are supported by both the 
 ODBC driver and the datasource that are being used, then backward 
 scrolling cursor functions may be used (
 \helpref{wxDbTable::GetPrev}{wxdbtablegetprev}, 
 \helpref{wxDbTable::GetFirst}{wxdbtablegetfirst}, and 
-\helpref{wxDbTable::GetLast}{wxdbtablegetlast}).  If the datasource or the 
+\helpref{wxDbTable::GetLast}{wxdbtablegetlast}). If the datasource or the 
 ODBC driver only support forward scrolling cursors, your program and logic 
 must take this in to account.}
 \twocolitem{Commit/Rollback}{Commit will physically save 
 insertions/deletions/updates, while rollback basically does an undo of 
 everything done against the datasource connection that has not been 
-previously committed.  Note that Commit and Rollbacks are done on a 
-connection, not on individual tables.  All tables which use a shared 
+previously committed. Note that Commit and Rollbacks are done on a 
+connection, not on individual tables. All tables which use a shared 
 connection to the datasource are all committed/rolled back at the same 
 time when a call to 
 \helpref{wxDb::CommitTrans}{wxdbcommittrans} or 
 \helpref{wxDb::RollbackTrans}{wxdbrollbacktrans} is made.}
-\twocolitem{Index}{Indexes are datasource maintained lookup structures 
+\twocolitem{Index}{Indexes are datasource-maintained lookup structures 
 that allow the datasource to quickly locate data rows based on the values 
-of certain columns.  Without indexes, the datasource would need to do a 
-sequential search of a table every time a query request is made.  Proper 
+of certain columns. Without indexes, the datasource would need to do a 
+sequential search of a table every time a query request is made. Proper 
 unique key index construction can make datasource queries nearly instantaneous.}
 \end{twocollist}
 
 Before you are able to read data from a data table in a datasource, you must 
-have a connection to the datasource.  Each datasource connection may be used 
+have a connection to the datasource. Each datasource connection may be used 
 to open multiple tables all on the same connection (number of tables open are 
 dependent on the driver, datasource configuration and the amount of memory on 
-the client workstation).  Multiple connections can be opened to the same 
+the client workstation). Multiple connections can be opened to the same 
 datasource by the same client (number of concurrent connections is dependent 
 on the driver and datasource configuration).
 
 When a query is performed, the client passes the query to the ODBC driver, 
-and the driver then translates it and passes it along to the datasource.  The 
+and the driver then translates it and passes it along to the datasource. The 
 database engine (in most cases - exceptions are text and dBase files) running 
 on the machine hosting the database does all the work of performing the search 
-for the requested data.  The client simply waits for a status to come back 
-through the ODBC driver from the datasource.  
+for the requested data. The client simply waits for a status to come back 
+through the ODBC driver from the datasource. 
 
 Depending on the ODBC driver, the result set either remains "queued" on the 
 database server side, or is transferred to the machine that the driver is 
-queued on.  The client does not receive this data.  The client must request 
+queued on. The client does not receive this data. The client must request 
 some or all of the result set to be returned before any data rows are 
 returned to the client application.
 
 Result sets do not need to include all columns of every row matching the 
-query.  In fact, result sets can actually be joinings of columns from two 
+query. In fact, result sets can actually be joinings of columns from two 
 or more data tables, may have derived column values, or calculated values 
 returned.
 
 For each result set, a cursor is maintained (typically by the database) 
-which keeps track of where in the result set the user currently is.  
+which keeps track of where in the result set the user currently is. 
 Depending on the database, ODBC driver, and how you configured the 
 wxWindows ODBC settings in setup.h (see \helpref{wxODBC - Compiling}{wxodbccompiling}), cursors can be 
-either forward or backward scrolling.  At a minim, cursors must scroll 
-forward.  For example, if a query resulted in a result set with 100 rows, 
+either forward or backward scrolling. At a minimum, cursors must scroll 
+forward. For example, if a query resulted in a result set with 100 rows, 
 as the data is read by the client application, it will read row 1, then 2, 
-then 3, etc, etc.  With forward only cursors, once the cursor has moved to 
+then 3, etc. With forward only cursors, once the cursor has moved to 
 the next row, the previous row cannot be accessed again without re-querying 
-the datasource for the result set over again.  Backward scrolling cursors 
+the datasource for the result set over again. Backward scrolling cursors 
 allow you to request the previous row from the result set, actually 
 scrolling the cursor backward.
 
 Backward scrolling cursors are not supported on all database/driver 
-combinations.  For this reason, forward-only cursors are the default in 
-the wxODBC classes.  If your datasource does support backward scrolling 
+combinations. For this reason, forward-only cursors are the default in 
+the wxODBC classes. If your datasource does support backward scrolling 
 cursors and you wish to use them, make the appropriate changes in setup.h 
-to enable them (see \helpref{wxODBC - Compiling}{wxodbccompiling}).  For greatest portability between 
+to enable them (see \helpref{wxODBC - Compiling}{wxodbccompiling}). For greatest portability between 
 datasources, writing your program in such a way that it only requires 
-forward scrolling cursors is your best bet.  On the other hand, if you are 
+forward scrolling cursors is your best bet. On the other hand, if you are 
 focusing on using only datasources that support backward scrolling cursors, 
 potentially large performance benefits can be gained from using them.
 
 There is a limit to the number of cursors that can be open on each connection 
 to the datasource, and usually a maximum number of cursors for the datasource 
-itself.  This is all dependent on the database.  Each connection that is 
-opened (each instance of a wxDb) opens a minimum of 5 cursors for on creation 
-that are required for things such as updates/deletions/rollbacks/queries.  
+itself. This is all dependent on the database. Each connection that is 
+opened (each instance of a wxDb) opens a minimum of 5 cursors on creation 
+that are required for things such as updates/deletions/rollbacks/queries. 
 Cursors are a limited resource, so use care in creating large numbers of 
 cursors.
 
 Additional cursors can be created if necessary with the 
-\helpref{wxDbTable::GetNewCursor}{wxdbtablegetnewcursor} function.  One example 
-use for additional cursors are to track multiple scroll points in result 
-sets.  By creating a new cursor, a program could request a second result set 
+\helpref{wxDbTable::GetNewCursor}{wxdbtablegetnewcursor} function. One example 
+use for additional cursors is to track multiple scroll points in result 
+sets. By creating a new cursor, a program could request a second result set 
 from the datasource while still maintaining the original cursor position in 
 the first result set.
 
@@ -209,58 +191,56 @@ Different than non-SQL/ODBC datasources, when a program performs an
 insertion, deletion, or update (or other SQL functions like altering 
 tables, etc) through ODBC, the program must issue a "commit" to the 
 datasource to tell the datasource that the action(s) it has been told to 
-perform are to be recorded as permanent.  Until a commit is performed, 
+perform are to be recorded as permanent. Until a commit is performed, 
 any other programs that query the datasource will not see the changes that 
 have been made (although there are databases that can be configured to 
-auto-commit).  NOTE: With most all datasources, until the commit is 
+auto-commit). NOTE: With most datasources, until the commit is 
 performed, any cursor that is open on that same datasource connection 
-will be able to see the changes that are uncommitted.  Check your 
-database's documentation/configuration to verify this before counting on it 
+will be able to see the changes that are uncommitted. Check your 
+database's documentation/configuration to verify this before relying on it 
 though.
 
-A rollback is basically an UNDO command on the datasource connection.  When 
+A rollback is basically an UNDO command on the datasource connection. When 
 a rollback is issued, the datasource will flush all commands it has been told 
 to do since the last commit that was performed.
 
 NOTE: Commits/Rollbacks are done on datasource connections (wxDb instances) 
-not on the wxDbTable instances.  This means that if more than one table 
+not on the wxDbTable instances. This means that if more than one table 
 shares the same connection, and a commit or rollback is done on that 
 connection, all pending changes for ALL tables using that connection are 
 committed/rolled back.
 
-
-
 \subsection{wxODBC - Configuring your system for ODBC use}\label{wxodbcconfiguringyoursystem}
 
 Before you are able to access a datasource, you must have installed and 
-configured an ODBC driver.  Doing this is system specific, so it will not be 
-covered in detail here.  But here are a few details to get you started.
+configured an ODBC driver. Doing this is system specific, so it will not be 
+covered in detail here. But here are a few details to get you started.
 
 Most database vendors provide at least a minimal ODBC driver with their 
-database product.  In practice, many of these drivers have proven to be slow 
-and/or incomplete.  Rumor has it that this is because the vendors do not want 
-you using the ODBC interface to their products, they want you to use their 
-applications to access the data.  
-
-Whatever the reason, for database intensive applications, you may want to 
-think of using a third-party ODBC driver for your needs.  One example of a 
-third party set of ODBC drivers that has been heavily tested and used is 
-Rogue Wave's drivers.  Rogue Wave has drivers available for many different 
+database product. In practice, many of these drivers have proven to be slow 
+and/or incomplete. Rumour has it that this is because the vendors do not want 
+you using the ODBC interface to their products; they want you to use their 
+applications to access the data. 
+
+Whatever the reason, for database-intensive applications, you may want to 
+consider using a third-party ODBC driver for your needs. One example of a 
+third-party set of ODBC drivers that has been heavily tested and used is 
+Rogue Wave's drivers. Rogue Wave has drivers available for many different 
 platforms and databases.
  
-Under Microsoft Windows, install the ODBC driver you are planning to use.  You 
+Under Microsoft Windows, install the ODBC driver you are planning to use. You 
 will then use the ODBC Administrator in the Control Panel to configure an 
-instance of the driver for your intended datasource.  Note that with all 
+instance of the driver for your intended datasource. Note that with all 
 flavors of NT, this configuration can be set up as a System or User DSN 
-(datasource name).  Configuring it as a system resource will make it 
+(datasource name). Configuring it as a system resource will make it 
 available to all users (if you are logged in as 'administrator'), otherwise 
-the datasource will only be available to the who configured the DSN.
+the datasource will only be available to the user who configured the DSN.
 
-Under Unix, iODBC is used for implementation of the ODBC API.  To compile the 
-wxODBC classes, you must first obtain (http://www.iodbc.org) and install iODBC.  
-Then you must create the file "~/.odbc.ini" (or optionally create 
-"/etc/odbc.ini" for access for all users on the system).  This file contains 
-the settings for your system/datasource.  Below is an example section of a 
+Under Unix, iODBC is used for implementation of the ODBC API. To compile the 
+wxODBC classes, you must first obtain iODBC from \urlref{http://www.iodbc.org}{www.iodbc.org} and install it. 
+(Note: wxWindows currently includes a version of iODBC.) Then you must create the file "~/.odbc.ini" (or optionally create 
+"/etc/odbc.ini" for access for all users on the system). This file contains 
+the settings for your system/datasource. Below is an example section of a 
 odbc.ini file for use with the "samples/db" sample program using MySQL:
 
 \begin{verbatim}
@@ -275,41 +255,39 @@ odbc.ini file for use with the "samples/db" sample program using MySQL:
         PORT     = 3306
 \end{verbatim}
 
-
-
 \subsection{wxODBC - Compiling}\label{wxodbccompiling}
 
 The wxWindows setup.h file has several settings in it pertaining to compiling 
 the wxODBC classes.
 
 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
-\twocolitem{wxUSE_ODBC}{This must be set to 1 in order for the compiler to 
-compile the wxODBC classes.  Without setting this to 1, there will be no 
-access to any of the wxODBC classes.  The default is 0.}
-\twocolitem{wxODBC_FWD_ONLY_CURSORS}{When a new database connection is 
+\twocolitem{wxUSE\_ODBC}{This must be set to 1 in order for the compiler to 
+compile the wxODBC classes. Without setting this to 1, there will be no 
+access to any of the wxODBC classes. The default is 0.}
+\twocolitem{wxODBC\_FWD\_ONLY\_CURSORS}{When a new database connection is 
 requested, this setting controls the default of whether the connection allows 
 only forward scrolling cursors, or forward and backward scrolling cursors 
 (see the section in "WHERE TO START" on cursors for more information on 
-cursors).  This default can be overridden by passing a second parameter to 
+cursors). This default can be overridden by passing a second parameter to 
 either the \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} or 
-\helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbconstr}.  The default is 1.}
-\twocolitem{wxODBC_BACKWARD_COMPATABILITY}{Between v2.0 and 2.2, massive 
+\helpref{wxDb constructor}{wxdbconstr}. The default is 1.}
+\twocolitem{wxODBC\_BACKWARD\_COMPATABILITY}{Between v2.0 and 2.2, massive 
 renaming efforts were done to the ODBC classes to get naming conventions 
 similar to those used throughout wxWindows, as well as to preface all wxODBC 
-classes names and functions with a wxDb preface.  Because this renaming would 
+classes names and functions with a wxDb preface. Because this renaming would 
 affect applications written using the v2.0 names, this compile-time directive 
 was added to allow those programs written for v2.0 to still compile using the 
-old naming conventions.  These deprecated names are all #define'd to their 
+old naming conventions.  These deprecated names are all {\tt\#}define'd to their 
 corresponding new function names at the end of the db.cpp/dbtable.cpp source 
-files.  These deprecated class/function names should not be used in future 
-development, as at some point in the future they will be removed.  The default 
+files. These deprecated class/function names should not be used in future 
+development, as at some point in the future they will be removed. The default 
 is 0.}
 \end{twocollist}
 
 {\it Under MS Windows}
 
 You are required to include the "odbc32.lib" provided by your compiler vendor 
-in the list of external libraries to be linked in.  If using the makefiles 
+in the list of external libraries to be linked in. If using the makefiles 
 supplied with wxWindows, this library should already be included for use with 
 makefile.b32, makefile.vc, and makefile.g95. 
 
@@ -318,12 +296,10 @@ You cannot compile the wxODBC classes under Win16 - sorry.
 \normalbox{MORE TO COME}
 
 {\it Under Unix}
---with-iodbc flag for configure
+--with-odbc flag for configure
 
 \normalbox{MORE TO COME}
 
-
-
 \subsection{wxODBC - Basic Step-By-Step Guide}\label{wxodbcstepbystep}
 
 To use the classes in an application, there are eight basic steps:
@@ -341,18 +317,17 @@ To use the classes in an application, there are eight basic steps:
 
 Following each of these steps is detailed to explain the step, and to 
 hopefully mention as many of the pitfalls that beginning users fall in 
-to when first starting to use the classes.  Throughout the steps, small 
-snippets of code are shown to show the syntax of performing the step.  A 
+to when first starting to use the classes. Throughout the steps, small 
+snippets of code are provided to show the syntax of performing the step. A 
 complete code snippet is provided at the end of this overview that shows a 
 complete working flow of all these steps (see 
-\helpref{wxODBC - Sample Code #1}{wxodbcsamplecode1}).
-
+\helpref{wxODBC - Sample Code}{wxodbcsamplecode1}).
 
 {\bf Define datasource connection information}
 
 To be able to connect to a datasource through the ODBC driver, a program must 
 supply a minimum of three pieces of information: Datasource name, User ID, and 
-Authorization string (password).  A fourth piece of information, a default 
+Authorization string (password). A fourth piece of information, a default 
 directory indicating where the data file is stored, is required for Text and 
 dBase drivers for ODBC.
 
@@ -360,64 +335,64 @@ The wxWindows data class wxDbConnectInf exists for holding all of these
 values, plus some others that may be desired.
 
 The 'Henv' member is the environment handle used to access memory for use by the 
-ODBC driver.  Use of this member is described below in the "Getting a Connection 
+ODBC driver. Use of this member is described below in the "Getting a Connection 
 to the Datasource" section.
 
 The 'Dsn' must exactly match the datasource name used to configure the ODBC 
 datasource (in the ODBC Administrator (MSW only) or in the .odbc.ini file).
 
-The 'Uid' is the User ID that is to be used to log in to the datasource.  This 
+The 'Uid' is the User ID that is to be used to log in to the datasource. This 
 User ID must already have been created and assigned rights within the 
-datasource to which you are connecting.  The user that the connection is 
+datasource to which you are connecting. The user that the connection is 
 establish by will determine what rights and privileges the datasource 
 connection will allow the program to have when using the connection that 
-this connection information was used to establish.  Some datasources are 
+this connection information was used to establish. Some datasources are 
 case sensitive for User IDs, and though the wxODBC classes attempt to hide 
 this from you by manipulating whatever data you pass in to match the 
 datasource's needs, it is always best to pass the 'Uid' in the case that 
 the datasource requires.
 
-The 'AuthStr' is the password for the User ID specified in the 'Uid' member.  
-As with the 'Uid', some datasources are case sensitive (in fact most are).  
-The wxODBC classes do NOT try to manage the case of the 'AuthStr' at all.  
+The 'AuthStr' is the password for the User ID specified in the 'Uid' member. 
+As with the 'Uid', some datasources are case sensitive (in fact most are). 
+The wxODBC classes do NOT try to manage the case of the 'AuthStr' at all. 
 It is passed verbatim to the datasource, so you must use the case that the 
 datasource is expecting.
 
 The 'defaultDir' member is used with file based datasources (i.e. dBase, 
-FoxPro, text files).  It contains a full path to the location where the 
-data table or file is located.  When setting this value, use forward 
+FoxPro, text files). It contains a full path to the location where the 
+data table or file is located. When setting this value, use forward 
 slashes '/' rather than backslashes '\' to avoid compatibility differences 
 between ODBC drivers.
 
-The other fields are currently unused.  The intent of these fields are that 
+The other fields are currently unused. The intent of these fields are that 
 they will be used to write our own ODBC Administrator type program that will 
-work on both MSW and Un*x systems, regardless of the datasource.  Very little 
+work on both MSW and Un*x systems, regardless of the datasource. Very little 
 work has been done on this to date.
 
-
 {\bf Get a Datasource Connection}
 
-There are two methods of establishing a connection to a datasource.  You 
+There are two methods of establishing a connection to a datasource. You 
 may either manually create your own wxDb instance and open the connection, 
 or you may use the caching functions provided with the wxODBC classes to 
 create/maintain/delete the connections.
 
 Regardless of which method you use, you must first have a fully populated 
-wxDbConnectInf object.  In the wxDbConnectInf instance, provide a valid 
-Dns, Uid, and AuthStr (along with a 'defaultDir' if necessary).  Before 
+wxDbConnectInf object. In the wxDbConnectInf instance, provide a valid 
+Dns, Uid, and AuthStr (along with a 'defaultDir' if necessary). Before 
 using this though, you must allocate an environment handle to the 'Henv' 
 member.
 
 \begin{verbatim}
     wxDbConnectInf DbConnectInf;
-    DbConnectInf.SetDsn,"MyDSN");
-    DbConnectInf.SetUserID,"MyUserName");
+    DbConnectInf.SetDsn("MyDSN");
+    DbConnectInf.SetUserID("MyUserName");
     DbConnectInf.SetPassword("MyPassword");
     DbConnectInf.SetDefaultDir("");
 \end{verbatim}
 
 To allocate an environment handle for the ODBC connection to use, the 
-standard SQLAllocEnv() function is used.  
+wxDbConnectInf class has a datasource independent method for creating 
+the necessary handle:
 
 \begin{verbatim}
     if (DbConnectInf.AllocHenv())
@@ -428,14 +403,13 @@ standard SQLAllocEnv() function is used.
     } 
 \end{verbatim}
 
-When the ::AllocHenv() function is called successfully, a value of 
-TRUE will be returned.  A value of FALSE means allocation failed, and 
-the handle will be undefined.
+When the wxDbConnectInf::AllocHenv() function is called successfully, a 
+value of true will be returned. A value of false means allocation failed, 
+and the handle will be undefined.
 
 A shorter form of doing the above steps is encapsulated into the 
 long form of the constructor for wxDbConnectInf.
 
-
 \begin{verbatim}
     wxDbConnectInf *DbConnectInf;
 
@@ -445,7 +419,7 @@ long form of the constructor for wxDbConnectInf.
 
 This shorthand form of initializing the constructor passes a NULL for the SQL 
 environment handle, telling the constructor to allocate a handle during 
-construction.  This handle is also managed for the life of wxDbConnectInf 
+construction. This handle is also managed for the life of wxDbConnectInf 
 instance, and is freed automatically upon destruction of the instance.
 
 Once the wxDbConnectInf instance is initialized, you are ready to 
@@ -461,16 +435,16 @@ instance, and then open it.
 \end{verbatim}
 
 The first line does the house keeping needed to initialize all 
-the members of the wxDb class.  The second line actually sends the request 
+the members of the wxDb class. The second line actually sends the request 
 to the ODBC driver to open a connection to its associated datasource using 
 the parameters supplied in the call to \helpref{wxDb::Open}{wxdbopen}.
 
-A more advanced form of opening a connection is to used the connection 
-caching functions that are included with the wxODBC classes.  The caching 
-mechanisms do the same functions are the manual approach to opening a 
+A more advanced form of opening a connection is to use the connection 
+caching functions that are included with the wxODBC classes. The caching 
+mechanisms perform the same functions as the manual approach to opening a 
 connection, but they also manage each connection they have created, 
 re-using them and cleaning them up when they are closed, without you 
-programmatically needing to do the coding.
+needing to do the coding.
 
 To use the caching function \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} to get 
 a connection to a datasource, simply call it with a single parameter of the 
@@ -480,67 +454,66 @@ type wxDbConnectInf:
     db = wxDbGetConnection(DbConnectInf);
 \end{verbatim}
 
-The wxDb pointer that is returned is both initialized and opened.  If 
+The wxDb pointer that is returned is both initialized and opened. If 
 something failed in creating or opening the connection, the return value 
 from \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} will be NULL.
 
 The connection that is returned is either a new connection, or it is a 
 "free" connection from the cache of connections that the class maintains 
-that was no longer in use.  Any wxDb instance created with a call to 
-\helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} is kept track of in a linked list of established 
-connections.  When a program is done with a connection, a call to 
+that was no longer in use. Any wxDb instance created with a call to 
+\helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} is recorded in a linked list of established 
+connections. When a program is finished with a connection, a call to 
 \helpref{wxDbFreeConnection}{wxdbfunctions} is made, and the datasource 
 connection will then be tagged as FREE, making it available for the next 
 call to \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} that needs a connection 
-using the same connection information (Dsn, Uid, AuthStr).  The cached 
+using the same connection information (Dsn, Uid, AuthStr). The cached 
 connections remain cached until a call to \helpref{wxDbCloseConnections}{wxdbfunctions} is made, 
 at which time all cached connections are closed and deleted.
 
 Besides the obvious advantage of using the single command caching routine to 
 obtain a datasource connection, using cached connections can be quite a 
-performance boost as well.  Each time that a new connection is created 
+performance boost as well. Each time that a new connection is created 
 (not retrieved from the cache of free connections), the wxODBC classes 
 perform many queries against the datasource to determine the datasource's 
-datatypes and other fundamental behaviors.  Depending on the hardware, 
+datatypes and other fundamental behaviours. Depending on the hardware, 
 network bandwidth, and datasource speed, this can in some cases take a 
-few seconds to establish the new connection (with well balanced systems, 
-it should only be a fraction of a second).  Re-using already established 
+few seconds to establish the new connection (with well-balanced systems, 
+it should only be a fraction of a second). Re-using already established 
 datasource connections rather than creating/deleting, creating/deleting 
-connections can be quite a time saver.
+connections can be quite a time-saver.
 
-Another time saver is the "copy connection" features of both 
-\helpref{wxDb::Open}{wxdbopen} and \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions}.  
+Another time-saver is the "copy connection" features of both 
+\helpref{wxDb::Open}{wxdbopen} and \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions}. 
 If manually creating a wxDb instance and opening it, you must pass an existing 
 connection to the \helpref{wxDb::Open}{wxdbopen} function yourself to gain the performance 
-benefit of copying existing connection settings.  The 
+benefit of copying existing connection settings. The 
 \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} function automatically does this 
 for you, checking the Dsn, Uid, and AuthStr parameters when you request 
-a connection for any existing connections that use those same settings.  
+a connection for any existing connections that use those same settings. 
 If one is found, \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} copies the datasource settings for 
 datatypes and other datasource specific information that was previously 
 queried, rather than re-querying the datasource for all those same settings.
 
-One final note on creating a connection.  When a connection is created, it 
+One final note on creating a connection. When a connection is created, it 
 will default to only allowing cursor scrolling to be either forward only, 
-or both backward and forward scrolling cursors.  The default behavior is 
-determined by the setting "wxODBC_FWD_ONLY_CURSORS" in setup.h when you 
-compile the wxWindows library.  The library default is to only support 
+or both backward and forward scrolling. The default behavior is 
+determined by the setting {\tt wxODBC\_FWD\_ONLY\_CURSORS} in setup.h when you 
+compile the wxWindows library. The library default is to only support 
 forward scrolling cursors only, though this can be overridden by parameters 
 for wxDb() constructor or the \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions} 
-function.  All datasources and ODBC drivers must support forward scrolling 
-cursors.  Many datasources support backward scrolling cursors, and many 
-ODBC drivers support backward scrolling cursors.  Before planning on using 
+function. All datasources and ODBC drivers must support forward scrolling 
+cursors. Many datasources support backward scrolling cursors, and many 
+ODBC drivers support backward scrolling cursors. Before planning on using 
 backward scrolling cursors, you must be certain that both your datasource 
-and ODBC driver fully support backward scrolling cursors.  See the small 
+and ODBC driver fully support backward scrolling cursors. See the small 
 blurb about "Scrolling cursors" in the definitions at the beginning of 
 this overview, or other details of setting the cursor behavior in the wxDb 
 class documentation.
 
-
 {\bf Create Table Definition}
 
 Data can be accessed in a datasource's tables directly through various 
-functions of the wxDb class (see \helpref{wxDb::GetData}{wxdbgetdata}).  But to make life much 
+functions of the wxDb class (see \helpref{wxDb::GetData}{wxdbgetdata}). But to make life much 
 simpler, the wxDbTable class encapsulates all of the SQL specific API calls 
 that would be necessary to do this, wrapping it in an intuitive class of APIs.
 
@@ -563,12 +536,12 @@ connecting to the datasource.
 
 Each of the above parameters are described in detail in the wxDbTable 
 class' description, but one special note here about the fifth 
-parameter - queryOnly setting.  If a wxDbTable instance is created as 
-wxDB_QUERY_ONLY, then no inserts/deletes/updates are able to be performed 
-using this instance of the wxDbTable.  Any calls to \helpref{wxDb::CommitTrans}{wxdbcommittrans} 
+parameter - the queryOnly setting. If a wxDbTable instance is created as 
+{\tt wxDB\_QUERY\_ONLY}, then no inserts/deletes/updates can be performed 
+using this instance of the wxDbTable. Any calls to \helpref{wxDb::CommitTrans}{wxdbcommittrans} 
 or \helpref{wxDb::RollbackTrans}{wxdbrollbacktrans} against the datasource 
-connection used by this wxDbTable instance are ignored by this instance.  If 
-the wxDbTable instance is created with "!wxDB_QUERY_ONLY" as shown above, 
+connection used by this wxDbTable instance are ignored by this instance. If 
+the wxDbTable instance is created with {\tt !wxDB\_QUERY\_ONLY} as shown above, 
 then all the cursors and other overhead associated with being able to 
 insert/update/delete data in the table are created, and thereby those 
 operations can then be performed against the associated table with this 
@@ -578,17 +551,17 @@ If a table is to be accessed via a wxDbTable instance, and the table will
 only be read from, not written to, there is a performance benefit (not as 
 many cursors need to be maintained/updated, hence speeding up access times), 
 as well as a resource savings due to fewer cursors being created for the 
-wxDbTable instance.  Also, with some datasources, the number of 
-simultaneous cursors is limited.  
+wxDbTable instance. Also, with some datasources, the number of 
+simultaneous cursors is limited. 
 
 When defining the columns to be retrievable by the wxDbTable instance, you 
-can specify anywhere from one column up to all columns in the table.  
+can specify anywhere from one column up to all columns in the table. 
 
 \begin{verbatim}
     table->SetColDefs(0, "FIRST_NAME", DB_DATA_TYPE_VARCHAR, FirstName,
-                      SQL_C_CHAR, sizeof(name), TRUE, TRUE);
+                      SQL_C_CHAR, sizeof(name), true, true);
     table->SetColDefs(1, "LAST_NAME", DB_DATA_TYPE_VARCHAR, LastName,
-                      SQL_C_CHAR, sizeof(LastName), TRUE, TRUE);
+                      SQL_C_CHAR, sizeof(LastName), true, true);
 \end{verbatim}
 
 Notice that column definitions start at index 0 and go up to one less than 
@@ -596,43 +569,42 @@ the number of columns specified when the wxDbTable instance was created
 (in this example, two columns - one with index 0, one with index 1).
 
 The above lines of code "bind" the datasource columns specified to the 
-memory variables in the client application.  So when the application 
+memory variables in the client application. So when the application 
 makes a call to \helpref{wxDbTable::GetNext}{wxdbtablegetnext} (or any other function that retrieves 
 data from the result set), the variables that are bound to the columns will 
-have the column value stored into them.  See the 
+have the column value stored into them. See the 
 \helpref{wxDbTable::SetColDefs}{wxdbtablesetcoldefs} 
 class documentation for more details on all the parameters for this function.
 
 The bound memory variables have undefined data in them until a call to a 
 function that retrieves data from a result set is made 
 (e.g. \helpref{wxDbTable::GetNext}{wxdbtablegetnext},
-\helpref{wxDbTable::GetPrev}{wxdbtablegetprev}, etc).  The variables are not 
+\helpref{wxDbTable::GetPrev}{wxdbtablegetprev}, etc). The variables are not 
 initialized to any data by the wxODBC classes, and they still contain 
-undefined data after a call to \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery}.  Only 
+undefined data after a call to \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery}. Only 
 after a successful call to one of the ::GetXxxx() functions is made do the 
 variables contain valid data.
 
 It is not necessary to define column definitions for columns whose data is 
-not going to be returned to the client.  For example, if you want to query 
+not going to be returned to the client. For example, if you want to query 
 the datasource for all users with a first name of 'GEORGE', but you only want 
-the list of last names associated with those rows (why return the FIRST_NAME 
+the list of last names associated with those rows (why return the FIRST\_NAME 
 column every time when you already know it is 'GEORGE'), you would only have 
 needed to define one column above.
 
 You may have as many wxDbTable instances accessing the same table using the 
-same wxDb instance as you desire.  There is no limit imposed by the classes 
-on this.  All datasources supported (so far) also have no limitations on this.
-
+same wxDb instance as you desire. There is no limit imposed by the classes 
+on this. All datasources supported (so far) also have no limitations on this.
 
 {\bf Open the table}
 
-Opening the table technically is not doing anything with the datasource 
-itself.  Calling \helpref{wxDbTable::Open}{wxdbtableopen} simply does all the 
-house keeping of checking that the specified table exists, that the current 
+Opening the table is not technically doing anything with the datasource 
+itself. Calling \helpref{wxDbTable::Open}{wxdbtableopen} simply does all the 
+housekeeping of checking that the specified table exists, that the current 
 connected user has at least SELECT privileges for accessing the table, 
-setting up the requisite cursors,  binding columns and cursors, and 
+setting up the requisite cursors, binding columns and cursors, and 
 constructing the default INSERT statement that is used when a new row is 
-inserted into the table (non-wxDB_QUERY_ONLY tables only).
+inserted into the table (non-wxDB\_QUERY\_ONLY tables only).
 
 \begin{verbatim}
     if (!table->Open())
@@ -641,14 +613,13 @@ inserted into the table (non-wxDB_QUERY_ONLY tables only).
     }
 \end{verbatim}
 
-The only reason that a call to \helpref{wxDbTable::Open}{wxdbtableopen} will likely fail is if the 
-user has insufficient privileges to even SELECT the table.  Other problems 
+The only reason that a call to \helpref{wxDbTable::Open}{wxdbtableopen} is likely to fail is if the 
+user has insufficient privileges to even SELECT the table. Other problems 
 could occur, such as being unable to bind columns, but these other reason 
-point to some lack of resource (like memory).  Any errors generated 
+point to some lack of resource (like memory). Any errors generated 
 internally in the \helpref{wxDbTable::Open}{wxdbtableopen} function are logged to the error log 
 if SQL logging is turned on for the classes.
 
-
 {\bf Use the table}
 
 To use the table and the definitions that are now set up, we must first 
@@ -671,39 +642,39 @@ it where to get the data from, and in what sequence we want the data returned.
 \end{verbatim}
 
 The above lines will be used to tell the datasource to return in the result 
-all the rows in the table whose column "FIRST_NAME" contains the name 
+all the rows in the table whose column "FIRST\_NAME" contains the name 
 'GEORGE' (note the required use of the single quote around the string 
 literal) and that the result set will return the rows sorted by ascending 
 last names (ascending is the default, and can be overridden with the 
-"DESC" keyword for datasources that support it - "LAST_NAME DESC").
+"DESC" keyword for datasources that support it - "LAST\_NAME DESC").
 
 Specifying a blank WHERE clause will result in the result set containing 
 all rows in the datasource.
 
 Specifying a blank ORDERBY clause means that the datasource will return 
 the result set in whatever sequence it encounters rows which match the 
-selection criteria.  What this sequence is can be hard to determine.  
+selection criteria. What this sequence is can be hard to determine. 
 Typically it depends on the index that the datasource used to find the 
-rows which match the WHERE criteria.  BEWARE - relying on the datasource 
+rows which match the WHERE criteria. BEWARE - relying on the datasource 
 to return data in a certain sequence when you have not provided an ORDERBY 
-clause will eventually cause a problem for your program.  Databases can be 
+clause will eventually cause a problem for your program. Databases can be 
 tuned to be COST-based, SPEED-based, or some other basis for how it gets 
-your result set.  In short, if you need your result set returned in a 
+your result set. In short, if you need your result set returned in a 
 specific sequence, ask for it that way by providing an ORDERBY clause.
 
 Using an ORDERBY clause can be a performance hit, as the database must 
-sort the items before making the result set available to the client.  
+sort the items before making the result set available to the client. 
 Creating efficient indexes that cause the data to be "found" in the correct 
-ORDERBY sequence can be a big performance benefit.  Also, in the large 
+ORDERBY sequence can be a big performance benefit. Also, in the large 
 majority of cases, the database will be able to sort the records faster 
 than your application can read all the records in (unsorted) and then sort 
-them.  Let the database do the work for you!
+them. Let the database do the work for you!
 
 Notice in the example above, a column that is not included in the bound 
 data columns ('AGE') will be used to sub-sort the result set. 
 
 The FROM clause in this example is blanked, as we are not going to be 
-performing any table joins with this simple query.  When the FROM clause 
+performing any table joins with this simple query. When the FROM clause 
 is blank, it is assumed that all columns referenced are coming from 
 the default table for the wxDbTable instance.
 
@@ -721,35 +692,35 @@ can be retrieved:
 \end{verbatim}
 
 Typically, when an error occurs when calling \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery}, it is a 
-syntax problem in the WHERE clause that was specified.  The exact SQL 
-(datasource specific) reason for what caused the failure of \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery} 
+syntax problem in the WHERE clause that was specified. The exact SQL 
+(datasource-specific) reason for what caused the failure of \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery} 
 (and all other operations against the datasource can be found by 
 parsing the table's database connection's "errorList[]" array member for 
 the stored text of the error.
 
-When the \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery} returns TRUE, the 
+When the \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery} returns true, the 
 database was able to successfully complete the requested query using the 
-provided criteria.  This does not mean that there are any rows in the 
+provided criteria. This does not mean that there are any rows in the 
 result set, it just mean that the query was successful.
 
 \normalbox{IMPORTANT: The result created by the call to 
-\helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery} can be one of two forms.  It is 
+\helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery} can take one of two forms. It is 
 either a snapshot of the data at the exact moment that the database 
 determined the record matched the search criteria, or it is a pointer to 
-the row that matched the selection criteria.  Which form of behavior is 
-datasource dependent.  If it is a snapshot, the data may have changed 
+the row that matched the selection criteria. Which form of behavior is 
+datasource dependent. If it is a snapshot, the data may have changed 
 since the result set was constructed, so beware if your datasource 
-uses snapshots and call \helpref{wxDbTable::Refresh}{wxdbtablerefresh}.  Most larger brand databases 
+uses snapshots and call \helpref{wxDbTable::Refresh}{wxdbtablerefresh}. Most larger brand databases 
 do not use snapshots, but it is important to mention so that your application 
-can handle it properly if your datasource does. }
+can handle it properly if your datasource does.}
 
 To retrieve the data, one of the data fetching routines must be used to 
 request a row from the result set, and to store the data from the result 
-set into the bound memory variables.  After \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery} 
+set into the bound memory variables. After \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery} 
 has completed successfully, the default/current cursor is placed so it 
-is pointing just before the first record in the result set.  If the 
+is pointing just before the first record in the result set. If the 
 result set is empty (no rows matched the criteria), then any calls to 
-retrieve data from the result set will return FALSE.
+retrieve data from the result set will return false.
 
 \begin{verbatim}
     wxString msg;
@@ -763,7 +734,7 @@ retrieve data from the result set will return FALSE.
 \end{verbatim}
 
 The sample code above will read the next record in the result set repeatedly 
-until the end of the result set has been reached.  The first time that 
+until the end of the result set has been reached. The first time that 
 \helpref{wxDbTable::GetNext}{wxdbtablegetnext} is called right after the successful 
 call to \helpref{wxDbTable::Query}{wxdbtablequery}, it actually returns the first record 
 in the result set. 
@@ -771,14 +742,13 @@ in the result set.
 When \helpref{wxDbTable::GetNext}{wxdbtablegetnext} is called and there are 
 no rows remaining in the result set after the current cursor position, 
 \helpref{wxDbTable::GetNext}{wxdbtablegetnext} (as well as all the other 
-wxDbTable::GetXxxxx() functions) will return FALSE.
-
+wxDbTable::GetXxxxx() functions) will return false.
 
 {\bf Close the table}
 
 When the program is done using a wxDbTable instance, it is as simple as 
 deleting the table pointer (or if declared statically, letting the 
-variable go out of scope).  Typically the default destructor will take 
+variable go out of scope). Typically the default destructor will take 
 care of all that is required for cleaning up the wxDbTable instance.
 
 \begin{verbatim}
@@ -794,14 +764,12 @@ column definitions and frees the SQL environment handles used by the
 table (but not the environment handle used by the datasource connection 
 that the wxDbTable instance was using).
 
-
-
 {\bf Close the datasource connection}
 
 After all tables that have been using a datasource connection have been 
-closed (this can be checked by calling \helpref{wxDb::GetTableCount}{wxdbgettablecount} 
+closed (this can be verified by calling \helpref{wxDb::GetTableCount}{wxdbgettablecount} 
 and checking that it returns 0), then you may close the datasource 
-connection.  The method of doing this is dependent on whether the 
+connection. The method of doing this is dependent on whether the 
 non-caching or caching method was used to obtain the datasource connection.
 
 If the datasource connection was created manually (non-cached), closing the 
@@ -829,7 +797,7 @@ connection(s):
 \end{verbatim}
 
 Note that the above code just frees the connection so that it can be 
-re-used on the next call the \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions}.  To actually dispose 
+re-used on the next call the \helpref{wxDbGetConnection}{wxdbfunctions}. To actually dispose 
 of the connection, releasing all of its resources (other than the 
 environment handle), do the following:
 
@@ -837,7 +805,6 @@ environment handle), do the following:
     wxDbCloseConnections();
 \end{verbatim}
 
-
 {\bf Release the ODBC environment handle}
 
 Once all of the connections that used the ODBC environment handle (in 
@@ -845,7 +812,7 @@ this example it was stored in "DbConnectInf.Henv") have been closed, then
 it is safe to release the environment handle:
 
 \begin{verbatim}
-    DbConnectInf->FreeHenv());
+    DbConnectInf->FreeHenv();
 \end{verbatim}
 
 Or, if the long form of the constructor was used and the constructor was allowed 
@@ -857,43 +824,40 @@ wxDbConnectInf will free the handle automatically.
 \end{verbatim}
 
 \normalbox{Remember to never release this environment handle if there are any 
-connections still using the handle.
-}
-
+connections still using the handle.}
 
 \subsection{wxODBC - Known Issues}\label{wxodbcknownissues}
 
 As with creating wxWindows, writing the wxODBC classes was not the simple 
-task of writing an application to run on a single type of computer system.  
+task of writing an application to run on a single type of computer system. 
 The classes need to be cross-platform for different operating systems, and 
 they also needed to take in to account different database manufacturers and 
-different ODBC driver manufacturers.  Because of all the possible combinations 
+different ODBC driver manufacturers. Because of all the possible combinations 
 of OS/database/drivers, it is impossible to say that these classes will work 
-perfectly with datasource ABC, ODBC driver XYZ, on platform LMN.  You may run 
+perfectly with datasource ABC, ODBC driver XYZ, on platform LMN. You may run 
 in to some incompatibilities or unsupported features when moving your 
-application from one environment to another.  But that is what makes 
-cross-platform programming fun.  It is also pinpoints one of the great 
-things about open source software.  It can evolve!
+application from one environment to another. But that is what makes 
+cross-platform programming fun. It is also pinpoints one of the great 
+things about open source software. It can evolve!
 
 The most common difference between different database/ODBC driver 
 manufacturers in regards to these wxODBC classes is the lack of 
-standard error codes being returned to the calling program.  Sometimes 
+standard error codes being returned to the calling program. Sometimes 
 manufacturers have even changed the error codes between versions of 
-their databases/drivers.  
+their databases/drivers. 
 
 In all the tested databases, every effort has been made to determine 
 the correct error codes and handle them in the class members that need 
 to check for specific error codes (such as TABLE DOES NOT EXIST when 
-you try to open a table that has not been created yet).  Adding support 
+you try to open a table that has not been created yet). Adding support 
 for additional databases in the future requires adding an entry for the 
 database in the \helpref{wxDb::Dbms}{wxdbdbms} function, and then handling any error codes 
 returned by the datasource that do not match the expected values.
 
-
 {\bf Databases}
 
 Following is a list of known issues and incompatibilities that the 
-wxODBC classes have between different datasources.  An up to date 
+wxODBC classes have between different datasources. An up to date 
 listing of known issues can be seen in the comments of the source 
 for \helpref{wxDb::Dbms}{wxdbdbms}.
 
@@ -904,13 +868,13 @@ for \helpref{wxDb::Dbms}{wxdbdbms}.
 
 {\it DBASE}
 
-NOTE: dBase is not a true ODBC datasource.  You only have access to as much 
+NOTE: dBase is not a true ODBC datasource. You only have access to as much 
 functionality as the driver can emulate.
 
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
-\item Does not support the SQL_TIMESTAMP structure
+\item Does not support the SQL\_TIMESTAMP structure
 \item Supports only one cursor and one connect (apparently? with Microsoft driver only?)
-\item Does not automatically create the primary index if the 'keyField' param of SetColDef is TRUE.  The user must create ALL indexes from their program with calls to \helpref{wxDbTable::CreateIndex}{wxdbtablecreateindex}
+\item Does not automatically create the primary index if the 'keyField' param of SetColDef is true. The user must create ALL indexes from their program with calls to \helpref{wxDbTable::CreateIndex}{wxdbtablecreateindex}
 \item Table names can only be 8 characters long
 \item Column names can only be 10 characters long
 \item Currently cannot CREATE a dBase table - bug or limitation of the drivers used??
@@ -920,7 +884,7 @@ functionality as the driver can emulate.
 {\it SYBASE (all)}
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
 \item To lock a record during QUERY functions, the reserved word 'HOLDLOCK' must be added after every table name involved in the query/join if that table's matching record(s) are to be locked
-\item Ignores the keywords 'FOR UPDATE'.  Use the HOLDLOCK functionality described above
+\item Ignores the keywords 'FOR UPDATE'. Use the HOLDLOCK functionality described above
 \end{itemize}
 
 {\it SYBASE (Enterprise)}
@@ -929,11 +893,11 @@ functionality as the driver can emulate.
 \item Maximum row size is somewhere in the neighborhood of 1920 bytes
 \end{itemize}
 
-{\it MY_SQL}
+{\it mySQL}
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
 \item If a column is part of the Primary Key, the column cannot be NULL.
-\item Cannot support selecting for update [\helpref{wxDbTable::CanSelectForUpdate}{wxdbtablecanselectforupdate}].  Always returns FALSE.
-\item Columns that are part of primary or secondary keys must be defined as being NOT NULL when they are created.  Some code is added in \helpref{wxDbTable::CreateIndex}{wxdbtablecreateindex} to try to adjust the column definition if it is not defined correctly, but it is experimental (as of wxWindows v2.2.1)
+\item Cannot support selecting for update [\helpref{wxDbTable::CanSelectForUpdate}{wxdbtablecanselectforupdate}]. Always returns false.
+\item Columns that are part of primary or secondary keys must be defined as being NOT NULL when they are created. Some code is added in \helpref{wxDbTable::CreateIndex}{wxdbtablecreateindex} to try to adjust the column definition if it is not defined correctly, but it is experimental (as of wxWindows v2.2.1)
 \item Does not support sub-queries in SQL statements
 \end{itemize}
 
@@ -948,15 +912,13 @@ functionality as the driver can emulate.
 \item Columns which are part of a primary key must be declared as NOT NULL
 \end{itemize}
 
-
 {\bf UNICODE with wxODBC classes}
 
-Currently there is no support for Unicode with the wxODBC classes.  In 
-fact, Unicode builds must be disabled if wxWindows is compiled with 
-wxUSE_ODBC set to 1 in setup.h
-
+The ODBC classes support for Unicode is yet in early experimental stage and
+hasn't been tested extensively. It might work for you or it might not: please
+report the bugs/problems you have encountered in the latter case.
 
-\subsection{wxODBC - Sample Code #1}\label{wxodbcsamplecode1}
+\subsection{wxODBC - Sample Code}\label{wxodbcsamplecode1}
 
 Simplest example of establishing/opening a connection to an ODBC datasource, 
 binding variables to the columns for read/write usage, opening an 
@@ -976,10 +938,10 @@ wxDbTable   *table = NULL;       // The data table to access
 wxChar       FirstName[50+1];    // buffer for data from column "FIRST_NAME"
 wxChar       LastName[50+1];     // buffer for data from column "LAST_NAME"
 
-bool         errorOccured = FALSE;
+bool         errorOccured = false;
 
 const wxChar tableName[]          = "CONTACTS";
-const int    numTableColumns      = 2;           // Number of bound columns
+const UWORD  numTableColumns      = 2;           // Number of bound columns
 
 FirstName[0] = 0;
 LastName[0]  = 0;
@@ -1001,23 +963,23 @@ table = new wxDbTable(db, tableName, numTableColumns, "",
                       !wxDB_QUERY_ONLY, "");
 
 //
-// Bind the columns that you wish to retrieve.  Note that there must be
+// Bind the columns that you wish to retrieve. Note that there must be
 // 'numTableColumns' calls to SetColDefs(), to match the wxDbTable definition
 //
 // Not all columns need to be bound, only columns whose values are to be 
 // returned back to the client.
 //
 table->SetColDefs(0, "FIRST_NAME", DB_DATA_TYPE_VARCHAR, FirstName,
-                  SQL_C_CHAR, sizeof(name), TRUE, TRUE);
+                  SQL_C_CHAR, sizeof(name), true, true);
 table->SetColDefs(1, "LAST_NAME", DB_DATA_TYPE_VARCHAR, LastName,
-                  SQL_C_CHAR, sizeof(LastName), TRUE, TRUE);
+                  SQL_C_CHAR, sizeof(LastName), true, true);
 
 // Open the table for access
 table->Open();
 
-// Set the WHERE clause to limit the result set to only
-// return all rows that have a value of 'GEORGE' in the
-// FIRST_NAME column of the table.
+// Set the WHERE clause to limit the result set to return
+// all rows that have a value of 'GEORGE' in the FIRST_NAME
+// column of the table.
 table->SetWhereClause("FIRST_NAME = 'GEORGE'");
 
 // Result set will be sorted in ascending alphabetical 
@@ -1033,7 +995,7 @@ if (!table->Query())
 {
     wxMessageBox("Error on Query()","ERROR!",
                   wxOK | wxICON_EXCLAMATION);
-    errorOccured = TRUE;
+    errorOccured = true;
 }
 
 wxString msg;
@@ -1047,12 +1009,37 @@ while (table->GetNext())
     wxMessageBox(msg, "Data", wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION, NULL);
 }
 
+
+//
+// Select the row which has FIRST_NAME of 'GEORGE' and LAST_NAME
+// of 'TASKER', then delete the retrieved row
+//
+table->SetWhereClause("FIRST_NAME = 'GEORGE' and "LAST_NAME = 'TASKER'");
+if (table->Query())
+{
+    table->Delete();
+	
+	// Must commit the deletion
+	table->GetDb()->CommitTrans();
+}
+
+
+//
+// Insert a new row into the table
+//
+wxStrcpy(FirstName, "JULIAN");
+wxStrcpy(LastName, "SMART");
+table->Insert();
+
+// Must commit the insert
+table->GetDb()->CommitTrans();
+
+
 // If the wxDbTable instance was successfully created
-// then delete it as I am done with it now.
+// then delete it as we are done with it now.
 if (table)
 {
-    delete table;
-    table = NULL;
+    wxDelete(table);
 }
 
 // If we have a valid wxDb instance, then free the connection
@@ -1072,200 +1059,11 @@ wxDbCloseConnections();
 
 // Release the environment handle that was created
 // for use with the ODBC datasource connections
-delete DbConnectInf;
+wxDelete(DbConnectInf);
 
 \end{verbatim}
 
-
-\subsection{wxDatabase ODBC class overview [DEPRECATED]}\label{wxodbcoverview}
-
-Classes: \helpref{wxDatabase}{wxdatabase}, \helpref{wxRecordSet}{wxrecordset}, \helpref{wxQueryCol}{wxquerycol},
-\rtfsp\helpref{wxQueryField}{wxqueryfield}
-
-\normalboxd{The more sophisticated wxODBC classes (wxDb/wxDbTable) are the 
-recommended classes for doing database/ODBC work with wxWindows.  These new 
-classes replace the wxWindows v1.6x classes wxDatabase.
-
-Documentation for the old wxDatabase class and its associated classes is still 
-included in the class documentation and in this overview section, but support 
-for these old classes has been phased out, and all future development work 
-is being done solely on the new wxDb/wxDbTable classes.}
-
-wxWindows provides a set of classes for accessing a subset of Microsoft's ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
-product. Currently, this wrapper is available under MS Windows only, although
-ODBC may appear on other platforms, and a generic or product-specific SQL emulator for the ODBC
-classes may be provided in wxWindows at a later date.
-
-ODBC presents a unified API (Application Programmer's Interface) to a
-wide variety of databases, by interfacing indirectly to each database or
-file via an ODBC driver. The language for most of the database
-operations is SQL, so you need to learn a small amount of SQL as well as
-the wxWindows ODBC wrapper API. Even though the databases may not be
-SQL-based, the ODBC drivers translate SQL into appropriate operations
-for the database or file: even text files have rudimentary ODBC support,
-along with dBASE, Access, Excel and other file formats.
-
-The run-time files for ODBC are bundled with many existing database
-packages, including MS Office. The required header files, sql.h and
-sqlext.h, are bundled with several compilers including MS VC++ and
-Watcom C++. The only other way to obtain these header files is from the
-ODBC SDK, which is only available with the MS Developer Network CD-ROMs
--- at great expense. If you have odbc.dll, you can make the required
-import library odbc.lib using the tool `implib'. You need to have odbc.lib
-in your compiler library path.
-
-The minimum you need to distribute with your application is odbc.dll, which must
-go in the Windows system directory. For the application to function correctly,
-ODBC drivers must be installed on the user's machine. If you do not use the database
-classes, odbc.dll will be loaded but not called (so ODBC does not need to be
-setup fully if no ODBC calls will be made).
-
-A sample is distributed with wxWindows in {\tt samples/odbc}. You will need to install
-the sample dbf file as a data source using the ODBC setup utility, available from
-the control panel if ODBC has been fully installed.
-
-\subsection{Procedures for writing an ODBC application using wxDatabase [DEPRECATED]}
-
-You first need to create a wxDatabase object. If you want to get information
-from the ODBC manager instead of from a particular database (for example
-using \helpref{wxRecordSet::GetDataSources}{wxrecordsetgetdatasources}), then you
-do not need to call \helpref{wxDatabase::Open}{wxdatabaseopen}.
-If you do wish to connect to a datasource, then call wxDatabase::Open.
-You can reuse your wxDatabase object, calling wxDatabase::Close and wxDatabase::Open
-multiple times.
-
-Then, create a wxRecordSet object for retrieving or sending information.
-For ODBC manager information retrieval, you can create it as a dynaset (retrieve the
-information as needed) or a snapshot (get all the data at once).
-If you are going to call \helpref{wxRecordSet::ExecuteSQL}{wxrecordsetexecutesql}, you need to create it as a snapshot.
-Dynaset mode is not yet implemented for user data.
-
-Having called a function such as wxRecordSet::ExecuteSQL or
-wxRecordSet::GetDataSources, you may have a number of records
-associated with the recordset, if appropriate to the operation. You can
-now retrieve information such as the number of records retrieved and the
-actual data itself. Use \helpref{wxRecordSet::GetFieldData}{wxrecordsetgetfielddata} or
-\helpref{wxRecordSet::GetFieldDataPtr}{wxrecordsetgetfielddataptr} to get the data or a pointer to it, passing
-a column index or name. The data returned will be for the current
-record. To move around the records, use \helpref{wxRecordSet::MoveNext}{wxrecordsetmovenext},
-\rtfsp\helpref{wxRecordSet::MovePrev}{wxrecordsetmoveprev} and associated functions.
-
-You can use the same recordset for multiple operations, or delete
-the recordset and create a new one.
-
-Note that when you delete a wxDatabase, any associated recordsets
-also get deleted, so beware of holding onto invalid pointers.
-
-\subsection{wxDatabase class overview [DEPRECATED]}\label{wxdatabaseoverview}
-
-Class: \helpref{wxDatabase}{wxdatabase} 
-
-\wxheading{DEPRECATED}
-
-Use \helpref{wxDb}{wxdb} and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable} instead.
-
-Every database object represents an ODBC connection. To do anything useful
-with a database object you need to bind a wxRecordSet object to it. All you
-can do with wxDatabase is opening/closing connections and getting some info
-about it (users, passwords, and so on).
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview}
-
-\subsection{wxQueryCol class overview [DEPRECATED]}\label{wxquerycoloverview}
-
-Class: \helpref{wxQueryCol}{wxquerycol}
-
-\wxheading{DEPRECATED}
-
-Use \helpref{wxDb}{wxdb} and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable} instead.
-
-Every data column is represented by an instance of this class.
-It contains the name and type of a column and a list of wxQueryFields where
-the real data is stored. The links to user-defined variables are stored
-here, as well.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview}
-
-\subsection{wxQueryField class overview [DEPRECATED]}\label{wxqueryfieldoverview}
-
-Class: \helpref{wxQueryField}{wxqueryfield}
-
-\wxheading{DEPRECATED}
-
-Use \helpref{wxDb}{wxdb} and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable} instead.
-
-As every data column is represented by an instance of the class wxQueryCol,
-every data item of a specific column is represented by an instance of
-wxQueryField. Each column contains a list of wxQueryFields. If wxRecordSet is
-of the type wxOPEN\_TYPE\_DYNASET, there will be only one field for each column,
-which will be updated every time you call functions like wxRecordSet::Move
-or wxRecordSet::GoTo. If wxRecordSet is of the type wxOPEN\_TYPE\_SNAPSHOT,
-all data returned by an ODBC function will be loaded at once and the number
-of wxQueryField instances for each column will depend on the number of records.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview}
-
-\subsection{wxRecordSet overview [DEPRECATED]}\label{wxrecordsetoverview}
-
-Class: \helpref{wxRecordSet}{wxrecordset}
-
-\wxheading{DEPRECATED}
-
-Use \helpref{wxDb}{wxdb} and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable} instead.
-
-
-Each wxRecordSet represents a database query. You can make multiple queries
-at a time by using multiple wxRecordSets with a wxDatabase or you can make
-your queries in sequential order using the same wxRecordSet.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview}
-
-\subsection{ODBC SQL data types [DEPRECATED]}\label{sqltypes}
-
-These are the data types supported in ODBC SQL. Note that there are other, extended level conformance
-types, not currently supported in wxWindows.
-
-\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
-\twocolitem{CHAR(n)}{A character string of fixed length {\it n}.}
-\twocolitem{VARCHAR(n)}{A varying length character string of maximum length {\it n}.}
-\twocolitem{LONG VARCHAR(n)}{A varying length character string: equivalent to VARCHAR for the purposes
-of ODBC.}
-\twocolitem{DECIMAL(p, s)}{An exact numeric of precision {\it p} and scale {\it s}.}
-\twocolitem{NUMERIC(p, s)}{Same as DECIMAL.}
-\twocolitem{SMALLINT}{A 2 byte integer.}
-\twocolitem{INTEGER}{A 4 byte integer.}
-\twocolitem{REAL}{A 4 byte floating point number.}
-\twocolitem{FLOAT}{An 8 byte floating point number.}
-\twocolitem{DOUBLE PRECISION}{Same as FLOAT.}
-\end{twocollist}
-
-These data types correspond to the following ODBC identifiers:
-
-\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
-\twocolitem{SQL\_CHAR}{A character string of fixed length.}
-\twocolitem{SQL\_VARCHAR}{A varying length character string.}
-\twocolitem{SQL\_DECIMAL}{An exact numeric.}
-\twocolitem{SQL\_NUMERIC}{Same as SQL\_DECIMAL.}
-\twocolitem{SQL\_SMALLINT}{A 2 byte integer.}
-\twocolitem{SQL\_INTEGER}{A 4 byte integer.}
-\twocolitem{SQL\_REAL}{A 4 byte floating point number.}
-\twocolitem{SQL\_FLOAT}{An 8 byte floating point number.}
-\twocolitem{SQL\_DOUBLE}{Same as SQL\_FLOAT.}
-\end{twocollist}
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{Database classes overview}{odbcoverview}
-
-\subsection{A selection of SQL commands [DEPRECATED]}\label{sqlcommands}
+\subsection{A selection of SQL commands}\label{sqlcommands}
 
 The following is a very brief description of some common SQL commands, with
 examples.
@@ -1309,31 +1107,31 @@ for selection and the columns returned may be specified.
 
 Examples:
 
-\verb$SELECT * FROM Book$
+{\tt SELECT * FROM Book}
 
 Selects all rows and columns from table Book.
 
-\verb$SELECT Title, RetailPriceAmount FROM Book WHERE RetailPriceAmount > 20.0$
+{\tt SELECT Title, RetailPriceAmount FROM Book WHERE RetailPriceAmount > 20.0}
 
 Selects columns Title and RetailPriceAmount from table Book, returning only
 the rows that match the WHERE clause.
 
-\verb$SELECT * FROM Book WHERE CatCode = 'LL' OR CatCode = 'RR'$
+{\tt SELECT * FROM Book WHERE CatCode = 'LL' OR CatCode = 'RR'}
 
 Selects all columns from table Book, returning only
 the rows that match the WHERE clause.
 
-\verb$SELECT * FROM Book WHERE CatCode IS NULL$
+{\tt SELECT * FROM Book WHERE CatCode IS NULL}
 
 Selects all columns from table Book, returning only rows where the CatCode column
 is NULL.
 
-\verb$SELECT * FROM Book ORDER BY Title$
+{\tt SELECT * FROM Book ORDER BY Title}
 
 Selects all columns from table Book, ordering by Title, in ascending order. To specify
 descending order, add DESC after the ORDER BY Title clause.
 
-\verb$SELECT Title FROM Book WHERE RetailPriceAmount >= 20.0 AND RetailPriceAmount <= 35.0$
+{\tt SELECT Title FROM Book WHERE RetailPriceAmount >= 20.0 AND RetailPriceAmount <= 35.0}
 
 Selects records where RetailPriceAmount conforms to the WHERE expression.
 
@@ -1343,10 +1141,8 @@ Updates records in a table.
 
 Example:
 
-\verb$UPDATE Incident SET X = 123 WHERE ASSET = 'BD34'$
+{\tt UPDATE Incident SET X = 123 WHERE ASSET = 'BD34'}
 
 This example sets a field in column `X' to the number 123, for the record
 where the column ASSET has the value `BD34'.
 
-
-
