This manual uses the following typographic conventions.
| Format | Used for |
| WIN.INI | Uppercase letters indicate file names, SQL statements, macro names, and terms used at the operating-system command level. |
SQLRETURNCODE SQLFetch(hdbc) |
Monospace font is used for sample command lines and program code. |
| argument | Italicized words indicate information that the user or the application must provide, or word emphasis. |
| SQLEndTran | Bold type indicates that syntax must be typed exactly as shown, including function names. |
| [ ] | Brackets indicate optional items; if in bold text, brackets must be included in the syntax. |
| | | A vertical bar separates two mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. |
| {} | Braces delimit a set of mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line; if in bold text, braces must be included in the syntax. |
| ... | An ellipsis indicates that arguments can be repeated several times. |
| . . . |
A column of three dots indicates continuation of previous lines of code. |