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## Preface

This section explains the scope of this document, what you need to know to use InterClient, and where to get more information.

#### About This Document

The InterBase InterClient™ product allows developers to create Java applications and applets that communicate with an InterBase database over a WAN or LAN. This document, the InterClient Introduction, is an introduction to JDBC concepts and the InterClient JDBC driver for InterBase.

This document also describes the InterClient architecture and other information helpful to developers who are creating Java applets and applications for use with InterClient. It is NOT intended as a complete guide to using the JDBC API and doesn't attempt to present all of the information that is contained in the JDBC specification.

The InterClient Introduction will not describe any installation and configuration issues. For this information, consult the Readme.txt file included with your InterClient package. All InterClient classes and method references are also included with the InterClient package.

#### What You Need to Know to Use InterClient

This document explains InterClient and how to use the InterClient API; it isn't an "InterBase User's Guide," and it doesn't provide tutorials on SQL, client/server development, object-oriented programming, or the Java language. We're assuming that you are familiar with the following:

- The JDBC API specification
- RDBMS concepts and database design
- Client/server development environment
- The Java programming language

#### Where to Find More Information

- For detailed information on how to use the JDBC API, consult the java.sql library reference pages included in the Java JDK documentation distribution.
- For information on RDBMS concepts, the SQL language, and InterBase, see the InterBase documentation set.
- For the engineering team's documentation, see Reference and Help

If you aren't familiar with the Java language, object-oriented programming techniques, or client/server development, there are many excellent third-party tutorials and publications available.

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