Topics Covered in This Book

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The following table lists the chapters in the Language Reference, and provides a brief description of them:

Chapter	Description
Using the InterBase Language Reference	Introduces the book, and describes its intended audience.
SQL Statement and Function Reference	Provides syntax and usage information for SQL and DSQL language elements.
Procedures and Triggers	Describes syntax and usage information for stored procedure and trigger language.
Keywords	Lists keywords, symbols, and punctuation, that have special meaning to InterBase.
Error Codes and Messages	Summarizes InterBase error messages and error codes.
System Tables, Temporary Tables, and Views	Describes InterBase system tables and views that track metadata.
Character Sets and Collation Orders	Explains all about character sets and corresponding collation orders for a variety of environments and uses.

Note: For a listing of functions provided in the InterBase UDF library, see the “Working with UDFs and Blob Filters” chapter in the Developer's Guide.