Documentation improvements

h2/src/docsrc/html/advanced.html

@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ In this case, each block of rows is sorted using quick sort, then written to dis
 when reading the data, the blocks are merged together.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="large_objects">Large Objects</h2>
 
 <h3>Storing and Reading Large Objects</h3>
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ operations. If you store many large compressible values such as XML, HTML, text,
 then compressing can save a lot of disk space (sometimes more than 50%), and read operations may even be faster.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="linked_tables">Linked Tables</h2>
 <p>
 This database supports linked tables, which means tables that don't exist in the current database but
@@ -160,7 +158,6 @@ The statement <a href="grammar.html#create_linked_table" class="notranslate" >CR
 supports an optional schema name parameter.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="transaction_isolation">Transaction Isolation</h2>
 <p>
 Transaction isolation is provided for all data manipulation language (DML) statements.
@@ -232,7 +229,6 @@ connection will get a lock timeout exception. The lock timeout can be set indivi
 for each connection.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="mvcc">Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC)</h2>
 <p>
 The MVCC feature allows higher concurrency than using (table level or row level) locks.
@@ -259,7 +255,6 @@ the complete undo log must fit in memory when using multi-version concurrency
 (the setting <code>MAX_MEMORY_UNDO</code> has no effect).
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="clustering">Clustering / High Availability</h2>
 <p>
 This database supports a simple clustering / high availability mechanism. The architecture is:
@@ -342,7 +337,6 @@ Those functions should not be used directly in modifying statements
 in read-only statements and the result can then be used for modifying statements.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="two_phase_commit">Two Phase Commit</h2>
 <p>
 The two phase commit protocol is supported. 2-phase-commit works as follows:
@@ -363,7 +357,6 @@ The two phase commit protocol is supported. 2-phase-commit works as follows:
 </li><li>The database needs to be closed and re-opened to apply the changes
 </li></ul>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="compatibility">Compatibility</h2>
 <p>
 This database is (up to a certain point) compatible to other databases such as HSQLDB, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
@@ -392,7 +385,6 @@ Certain words of this list are keywords because they are functions that can be u
 for example <code>CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</code>.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="standards_compliance">Standards Compliance</h2>
 <p>
 This database tries to be as much standard compliant as possible. For the SQL language, ANSI/ISO is the main
@@ -401,7 +393,6 @@ Unfortunately, the standard documentation is not freely available. Another probl
 are not standardized. Whenever this is the case, this database tries to be compatible to other databases.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="windows_service">Run as Windows Service</h2>
 <p>
 Using a native wrapper / adapter, Java applications can be run as a Windows Service.
@@ -445,7 +436,6 @@ To uninstall the service, double click on <code>5_uninstall_service.bat</code>.
 If successful, a command prompt window will pop up and disappear immediately. If not, a message will appear.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="odbc_driver">ODBC Driver</h2>
 <p>
 This database does not come with its own ODBC driver at this time,
@@ -552,7 +542,6 @@ Also, it is currently not possible to use encrypted SSL connections.
 Therefore the ODBC driver should not be used where security is important.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="microsoft_dot_net">Using H2 in Microsoft .NET</h2>
 <p>
 The database can be used from Microsoft .NET even without using Java, by using IKVM.NET.
@@ -602,7 +591,6 @@ class Test
 }
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="acid">ACID</h2>
 <p>
 In the database world, ACID stands for:
@@ -642,7 +630,6 @@ If durability is required for all possible cases of hardware failure, clustering
 such as the H2 clustering mode.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="durability_problems">Durability Problems</h2>
 <p>
 Complete durability means all committed transaction survive a power failure.
@@ -728,7 +715,6 @@ none of the databases contains all the records that the listener computer knows
 consult the source code of the listener and test application.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="using_recover_tool">Using the Recover Tool</h2>
 <p>
 The <code>Recover</code> tool can be used to extract the contents of a data file, even if the database is corrupted.
@@ -753,7 +739,6 @@ however it does not automatically apply those changes. Usually, many of those ch
 applied in the database.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="file_locking_protocols">File Locking Protocols</h2>
 <p>
 Whenever a database is opened, a lock file is created to signal other processes
@@ -836,7 +821,6 @@ share, two processes (running on different computers) could still open the same
 database files, if they do not have a direct TCP/IP connection.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="sql_injection">Protection against SQL Injection</h2>
 <h3>What is SQL Injection</h3>
 <p>
@@ -922,7 +906,6 @@ It is not required to create a constant for the number 0 as there is already a b
 SELECT * FROM USERS WHERE LENGTH(PASSWORD)=ZERO();
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="remote_access">Protection against Remote Access</h2>
 <p>
 By default this database does not allow others to connect when starting the H2 Console,
@@ -934,7 +917,6 @@ users can not create new databases or access existing databases with weak passwo
 ensure the existing accessible databases are protected using a strong password.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="restricting_classes">Restricting Class Loading and Usage</h2>
 <p>
 By default there is no restriction on loading classes and executing Java code for admins.
@@ -963,7 +945,6 @@ trigger classes, user-defined functions, user-defined aggregate functions, and J
 driver classes (with the exception of the H2 driver) when using the H2 Console.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="security_protocols">Security Protocols</h2>
 <p>
 The following paragraphs document the security protocols used in this database.
@@ -1074,7 +1055,6 @@ There is a default self-certified certificate to support an easy starting point,
 custom certificates are supported as well.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="ssl_tls_connections">SSL/TLS Connections</h2>
 <p>
 Remote SSL/TLS connections are supported using the Java Secure Socket Extension
@@ -1092,7 +1072,6 @@ for more information.
 To disable anonymous SSL, set the system property <code>h2.enableAnonymousSSL</code> to false.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="uuid">Universally Unique Identifiers (UUID)</h2>
 <p>
 This database supports UUIDs. Also supported is a function to create new UUIDs using
@@ -1135,7 +1114,6 @@ one's annual risk of being hit by a meteorite is estimated to be one chance in 1
 that means the probability is about 0.000'000'000'06.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="system_properties">Settings Read from System Properties</h2>
 <p>
 Some settings of the database can be set on the command line using
@@ -1155,7 +1133,6 @@ For a complete list of settings, see
 <a href="../javadoc/org/h2/constant/SysProperties.html">SysProperties</a>.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="server_bind_address">Setting the Server Bind Address</h2>
 <p>
 Usually server sockets accept connections on any/all local addresses.
@@ -1165,7 +1142,6 @@ This setting is used for both regular server sockets and for SSL server sockets.
 IPv4 and IPv6 address formats are supported.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="file_system">Pluggable File System</h2>
 <p>
 This database supports a pluggable file system API. The file system implementation
@@ -1187,7 +1163,6 @@ To register a new file system, extend the classes <code>org.h2.store.fs.FileSyst
 and call the method <code>FileSystem.register</code> before using it.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="limits_limitations">Limits and Limitations</h2>
 <p>
 This database has the following known limitations:
@@ -1226,7 +1201,6 @@ OR X = 2 OR X = 2 OR X = 2 OR X = 2 OR X = 2
     or the data type documentation of this database.
 </li></ul>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="glossary_links">Glossary and Links</h2>
 <table>
     <tr>

h2/src/docsrc/html/build.html

@@ -33,14 +33,12 @@ Build
 <a href="#automated">
     Automated Build</a><br />
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="portability">Portability</h2>
 <p>
 This database is written in Java and therefore works on many platforms.
 It can also be compiled to a native executable using GCJ.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="environment">Environment</h2>
 <p>
 A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.5 or higher is required to run this database.
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ Newer version or compatible software works too.
 </li><li><a href="http://maven.apache.org">Maven 2.0.9</a>
 </li></ul>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="building">Building the Software</h2>
 <p>
 You need to install a JDK, for example the Sun JDK version 1.5 or 1.6.
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ To switch the source code to the installed version of Java, run:
 build switchSource
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="build_targets">Build Targets</h2>
 <p>
 The build system can generate smaller jar files as well. The following targets are currently supported:
@@ -115,7 +111,6 @@ To create the file <code>h2client.jar</code>, go to the directory <code>h2</code
 build jarClient
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="maven2">Using Maven 2</h2>
 <h3>Using a Central Repository</h3>
 <p>
@@ -153,7 +148,6 @@ Afterwards, you can include the database in your Maven 2 project as a dependency
 &lt;/dependency&gt;
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="translating">Translating</h2>
 <p>
 The translation of this software is split into the following parts:
@@ -172,7 +166,6 @@ The web site translation is automated as well,
 using <code>build docs</code>.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="providing_patches">Providing Patches</h2>
 <p>
 If you like to provide patches, please consider the following guidelines to simplify merging them:
@@ -213,7 +206,6 @@ multiple-licensed under the H2 License, version 1.0, and under the
 Eclipse Public License, version 1.0 (http://h2database.com/html/license.html)."
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="automated">Automated Build</h2>
 <p>
 This build process is automated and runs regularly.

h2/src/docsrc/html/changelog.html

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ Change Log
 <h1>Change Log</h1>
 
 <h2>Next Version (unreleased)</h2>
-<ul><li>-
+<ul><li>The documentation is no longer available in Japanese because the
+    translation was too much out of sync. Please use the Google translation instead.
 </li></ul>
 
 <h2>Version 1.2.121 (2009-10-11)</h2>

h2/src/docsrc/html/datatypes.html

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Data Types
 </p>
 
 <c:forEach var="item" items="dataTypes">
-<br />
 <h3 id="${item.link}" class="notranslate">${item.topic}</h3>
 <pre>
 ${item.syntax}

h2/src/docsrc/html/faq.html

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
 <a href="#translate">
     How to Translate this Project?</a><br />
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="known_bugs">Are there Known Bugs? When is the Next Release?</h3>
 <p>
 Usually, bugs get fixes as they are found. There is a release every few weeks.
@@ -64,14 +63,12 @@ Here is the list of known and confirmed issues:
     This problem is solved in Install4j 4.1.4.
 </li></ul>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="open_source">Is this Database Engine Open Source?</h3>
 <p>
 Yes. It is free to use and distribute, and the source code is included.
 See also under license.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="query_slow">My Query is Slow</h3>
 <p>
 Slow <code>SELECT</code> (or <code>DELETE, UPDATE, MERGE</code>)
@@ -87,13 +84,12 @@ statement can have multiple reasons. Follow this checklist:
 </li>
 </ul>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="create_database">How to Create a New Database?</h3>
 <p>
 By default, a new database is automatically created if it does not yet exist.
+See <a href="tutorial.html#creating_new_databases">Creating New Databases</a>.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="connect">How to Connect to a Database?</h3>
 <p>
 The database driver is <code>org.h2.Driver</code>,
@@ -105,7 +101,6 @@ Class.forName("org.h2.Driver");
 Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:h2:~/test", "sa", "");
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="database_files">Where are the Database Files Stored?</h3>
 <p>
 When using database URLs like <code>jdbc:h2:~/test</code>,
@@ -123,13 +118,11 @@ fully qualified directory name (and for Windows, drive name).
 Example: <code>jdbc:h2:file:C:/data/test</code>
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="size_limit">What is the Size Limit (Maximum Size) of a Database?</h3>
 <p>
 See <a href="advanced.html#limits_limitations">Limits and Limitations</a>.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="reliable">Is it Reliable?</h3>
 <p>
 That is not easy to say. It is still a quite new product. A lot of tests have been written,
@@ -184,7 +177,6 @@ See also: <a href="grammar.html#set_log" class="notranslate">SET LOG</a>. This p
 using the new 'page store' mechanism (currently beta).
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="slow_open">Why is Opening my Database Slow?</h3>
 <p>
 If it takes a long time to open a database, in most cases it was not closed the last time.
@@ -207,7 +199,6 @@ Other possible reasons are: the database is very big (many GB), or contains link
 that are slow to open.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="gcj">Is the GCJ Version Stable? Faster?</h3>
 <p>
 The GCJ version is not as stable as the Java version.
@@ -217,7 +208,6 @@ Currently, the GCJ version is also slower than when using the Sun VM.
 However, the startup of the GCJ version is faster than when using a VM.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="translate">How to Translate this Project?</h3>
 <p>
 For more information, see

h2/src/docsrc/html/fragments.html

@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ Initial Developer: H2 Group
 <div class="menu">
 <img src="images/h2-logo.png" alt="H2 Logo"  onclick="document.location='main.html'" width="136" height="74"/>
 </div>
+
 <form action="submit" onsubmit="return goFirst();">
 <table width="100%" class="search">
     <tr class="search">
         <td class="search" colspan="2">
-            <a href="frame.html"><img src="images/language_en.gif" alt="English" width="23" height="15"/></a>
-            <a href="frame_ja.html"><img src="images/language_ja.gif" alt="Japanese" width="23" height="15"/></a>
+<!-- translate
+<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fh2database.com"
+    onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('translate').style.display='';return false;">Translate</a>
+<div id = "translate" style="display:none"><div id = "google_translate_element"></div></div>
+translate -->
         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr class="search">
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ Initial Developer: H2 Group
 <div class="menu">
 <b><a href="main.html"> Home </a></b><br />
 <a href="quickstart.html"> Quickstart </a><br />
+<a href="cheatSheet.html"> Cheat Sheet </a><br />
 <a href="installation.html"> Installation </a><br />
 <a href="tutorial.html"> Tutorial </a><br />
 <a href="features.html"> Features </a><br />
@@ -76,18 +81,6 @@ Initial Developer: H2 Group
 <a href="license.html"> License </a><br />
 <br />
 
-<!-- translate
-<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fh2database.com"
-    onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('translate').style.display='';return false;">Translate</a>
-<div id = "translate" style="display:none"><div id = "google_translate_element"></div></div>
-<script type="text/javascript">
-function googleTranslateElementInit() {
-    new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en'}, 'google_translate_element');
-}
-</script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script>
-translate -->
-
 </div>
 </div>
 </td>
@@ -101,6 +94,8 @@ translate -->
 </div></td></tr></table>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="index.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="search.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en'}, 'google_translate_element'); } </script>
+
 <!-- } -->
 
 </body></html>
\ No newline at end of file

h2/src/docsrc/html/functions.html

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ Functions
 </p>
 
 <c:forEach var="item" items="functionsAll">
-<br />
 <h3 id="${item.link}" class="notranslate">${item.topic}</h3>
 <pre>
 ${item.syntax}

h2/src/docsrc/html/grammar.html

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ SQL Grammar
 </p>
 
 <c:forEach var="item" items="commands">
-<br />
 <h3 id="${item.link}" class="notranslate">${item.topic}</h3>
 <pre>
 ${item.syntax}
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ ${item.syntax}
 </c:forEach>
 
 <c:forEach var="item" items="otherGrammar">
-<br />
 <h3 id="${item.link}" class="notranslate">${item.topic}</h3>
 <pre>
 ${item.syntax}
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ ${item.syntax}
 <p class="notranslate">${item.example}</p>
 </c:forEach>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="information_schema" class="notranslate">Information Schema</h3>
 <p>
 The system tables in the schema <code>INFORMATION_SCHEMA</code> contain the meta data
@@ -87,7 +84,6 @@ of all tables in the database as well as the current settings.
 </c:forEach>
 </table>
 
-<br />
 <h3 id="range_table" class="notranslate">Range Table</h3>
 <p>
 The range table is a dynamic system table that contains all values from a start to an end value.

h2/src/docsrc/html/history.html

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ History
 <a href="#supporters">
     Supporters</a><br />
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="changelog">Change Log</h2>
 <p>
 The up-to-date change log is available at
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ http://www.h2database.com/html/changelog.html
 </a>
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="roadmap">Roadmap</h2>
 <p>
 The current roadmap is available at
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ http://www.h2database.com/html/roadmap.html
 </a>
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="history">History of this Database Engine</h2>
 <p>
 The development of H2 was started in May 2004,
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ The name H2 stands for Hypersonic 2; however H2 does not share any code with
 Hypersonic SQL or HSQLDB. H2 is built from scratch.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="why_java">Why Java</h2>
 <p>
 A few reasons using a Java database are:
@@ -92,7 +88,6 @@ instead of using the existing libraries. Libraries that are not available in ope
 Java implementations (such as Swing) are not used or only used for specific features.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="supporters">Supporters</h2>
 <p>
 Many thanks for those who helped by finding and reporting bugs, gave valuable feedback,

h2/src/docsrc/html/installation.html

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Installation
 <a href="#directory_structure">
     Directory Structure</a><br />
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
 <p>
 To run the database, the following minimum software stack is known to work:
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ To run the database, the following minimum software stack is known to work:
     </li><li>Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or newer
 </li></ul>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="supported_platforms">Supported Platforms</h2>
 <p>
 As this database is written in Java, it can run on many different platforms.
@@ -48,13 +46,11 @@ developed and tested on Windows XP and Mac OS X using the Sun JDK 1.5, but it al
 works in many other operating systems and using other Java runtime environments.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="installing">Installing the Software</h2>
 <p>
 To install the software, run the installer or unzip it to a directory of your choice.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="directory_structure">Directory Structure</h2>
 <p>
 After installing, you should get the following directory structure:

h2/src/docsrc/html/performance.html

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Performance
 <a href="#fast_import">
     Fast Database Import</a><br />
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="performance_comparison">Performance Comparison</h2>
 <p>
 In many cases H2 is faster than other
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ Here, one (wrapper) connection is opened at the start,
 and for each step a new connection is opened and then closed.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="poleposition_benchmark">PolePosition Benchmark</h2>
 <p>
 The PolePosition is an open source benchmark. The algorithms are all quite simple.
@@ -318,7 +316,6 @@ To change that, use the database URL <code>jdbc:h2:file:data/h2/dbbench;DB_CLOSE
 Unfortunately, the PolePosition test does not take this into account.
 </li></ul>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="application_profiling">Application Profiling</h2>
 
 <h3>Analyze First</h3>
@@ -345,7 +342,6 @@ run <code>jstack &lt;pid&gt;</code> or <code>kill -QUIT &lt;pid&gt;</code> (Linu
 Ctrl+C (Windows).
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="database_profiling">Database Profiling</h2>
 <p>
 The <code>ConvertTraceFile</code> tool generates SQL statement statistics at the end of the SQL script file.
@@ -384,7 +380,6 @@ following profiling data (results vary):
 --   0% 100%       0       1       0 SET TRACE_LEVEL_FILE 3;
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="database_performance_tuning">Database Performance Tuning</h2>
 
 <h3>Use a Modern JVM</h3>
@@ -521,7 +516,6 @@ Each data type has different storage and performance characteristics:
     to work with than <code>INTEGER</code> in most modes.
 </li></ul>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="fast_import">Fast Database Import</h2>
 <p>
 To speed up large imports, consider using the following options temporarily:

h2/src/docsrc/html/quickstart.html

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Quickstart
 <a href="#h2_console">
     The H2 Console Application</a><br />
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="embedding">Embedding H2 in an Application</h2>
 <p>
 This database can be used in embedded mode, or in server mode. To use it in embedded mode, you need to:
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ This database can be used in embedded mode, or in server mode. To use it in embe
 </li><li>A new database is automatically created
 </li></ul>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="h2_console">The H2 Console Application</h2>
 <p>
 The Console lets you access a SQL database using a browser interface.

h2/src/docsrc/html/roadmap.html

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ See also <a href="build.html#providing_patches">Providing Patches</a>.
 <ul>
 <li>Bugfixes
 </li><li>Page store: new storage mechanism
-</li><li>[Requires page store] Support large updates (use the transaction log for rollback).
+</li><li>[Requires page store] Support large updates (use the transaction log
+    for rollback instead of persistent UndoLog.file).
 </li><li>[Requires page store] Shutdown compact
 </li><li>More tests with MULTI_THREADED=1
 </li><li>RECOVER=1 should automatically recover, =2 should run the recovery tool if required
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ See also <a href="build.html#providing_patches">Providing Patches</a>.
 </li><li>Comparison: pluggable sort order: natural sort
 </li><li>Count index range query (count(*) where id between 10 and 20)
 </li><li>Support alter table add column if table has views defined
+</li><li>Recursive Queries (see details)
 </li><li>Eclipse plugin
 </li><li>Asynchronous queries to support publish/subscribe: SELECT ... FOR READ WAIT [maxMillisToWait]
 </li><li>Fulltext search Lucene: analyzer configuration.
@@ -186,7 +188,6 @@ See also <a href="build.html#providing_patches">Providing Patches</a>.
 </li><li>Read InputStream when executing, as late as possible (maybe only embedded mode). Problem with re-execute.
 </li><li>Native fulltext search: min word length; store word positions
 </li><li>[Requires page store] Store dates in local time zone (portability of database files)
-</li><li>Recursive Queries (see details)
 </li><li>Add an option to the SCRIPT command to generate only portable / standard SQL
 </li><li>Test Dezign for Databases (http://www.datanamic.com)
 </li><li>Fast library for parsing / formatting: http://javolution.org/
@@ -394,6 +395,8 @@ See also <a href="build.html#providing_patches">Providing Patches</a>.
 </li><li>Natural join: support select x from dual natural join dual.
 </li><li>Natural join: somehow support this: select a.x, b.x, x from dual a natural join dual b
 </li><li>MySQL compatibility: for auto_increment columns, convert 0 to next value (as when inserting NULL).
+</li><li>Optimization for multi-column IN: use an index if possible. Example: (A, B) IN((1, 2), (2, 3)).
+</li><li>Optimization for EXISTS: convert to inner join or IN(..) if possible.
 </li><li>Functions: support hashcode(value); cryptographic and fast
 </li><li>Serialized file lock: support long running queries.
 </li><li>Network: use 127.0.0.1 if other addresses don't work.
@@ -446,7 +449,6 @@ See also <a href="build.html#providing_patches">Providing Patches</a>.
 </li><li>Oracle compatibility: support CREATE SYNONYM table FOR schema.table.
 </li><li>Optimize A=? OR B=? to UNION if the cost is lower.
 </li><li>More secure default configuration if remote access is enabled.
-</li><li>Optimization for EXISTS: convert to inner join if possible.
 </li><li>Improve database file locking (maybe use native file locking). The current approach seems to be problematic
     if the file system is on a remote share (see Google Group 'Lock file modification time is in the future').
 </li><li>Document internal features such as BELONGS_TO_TABLE, NULL_TO_DEFAULT, SEQUENCE.

h2/src/docsrc/html/tutorial.html

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ Tutorial
 <a href="#spring">
     Using Spring</a><br />
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="tutorial_starting_h2_console">Starting and Using the H2 Console</h2>
 <p>
 The H2 Console application lets you access a SQL database using a browser interface.
@@ -224,7 +223,6 @@ press [Ctrl]+[C] in the console where the server was started (Windows),
 or close the console window.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="console_settings">Settings of the H2 Console</h2>
 <p>
 The settings of the H2 Console are stored in a configuration file
@@ -233,7 +231,6 @@ For Windows installations, the user home directory is usually <code>C:\Documents
 The configuration file contains the settings of the application and is automatically created when the H2 Console is first started.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="connecting_using_jdbc">Connecting to a Database using JDBC</h2>
 <p>
 To connect to a database, a Java application first needs to load the database driver,
@@ -262,15 +259,17 @@ is the user name (<code>sa</code> for System Administrator in this example). The
 In this database, user names are not case sensitive, but passwords are.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="creating_new_databases">Creating New Databases</h2>
 <p>
 By default, if the database specified in the URL does not yet exist, a new (empty)
 database is created automatically. The user that created the database automatically becomes
 the administrator of this database.
 </p>
+<p>
+Auto-creating new database can be disabled, see
+<a href="features.html#database_only_if_exists">Opening a Database Only if it Already Exists</a>.
+</p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="using_server">Using the Server</h2>
 <p>
 H2 currently supports three server: a web server (for the H2 Console),
@@ -345,7 +344,6 @@ Shutting down a TCP server can be protected using the option <code>-tcpPassword<
 (the same password must be used to start and stop the TCP server).
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="using_hibernate">Using Hibernate</h2>
 <p>
 This database supports Hibernate version 3.1 and newer. You can use the HSQLDB Dialect,
@@ -356,7 +354,6 @@ is also available at <code>src/tools/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java.txt</c
 You can rename it to <code>H2Dialect.java</code> and include this as a patch in your application.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="using_toplink">Using TopLink and Glassfish</h2>
 <p>
 To use H2 with Glassfish (or Sun AS), set the Datasource Classname to
@@ -383,7 +380,6 @@ To enable it, change the following setting in persistence.xml:
 In old versions of Glassfish, the property name is <code>toplink.platform.class.name</code>.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="web_applications">Using Databases in Web Applications</h2>
 <p>
 There are multiple ways to access a database from within web
@@ -494,7 +490,6 @@ To create a web application with just the H2 Console, run the following command:
 build warConsole
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="csv">CSV (Comma Separated Values) Support</h2>
 <p>
 The CSV file support can be used inside the database using the functions
@@ -568,7 +563,6 @@ public class TestCsv {
 }
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="upgrade_backup_restore">Upgrade, Backup, and Restore</h2>
 
 <h3>Database Upgrade</h3>
@@ -633,7 +627,6 @@ if the file systems support creating snapshots. The problem is that it can't
 be guaranteed that the data is copied in the right order.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="command_line_tools">Command Line Tools</h2>
 <p>
 This database comes with a number of command line tools. To get more information about a tool,
@@ -663,7 +656,6 @@ The tools can also be called from an application by calling the main or another
 For details, see the Javadoc documentation.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="open_office">Using OpenOffice Base</h2>
 <p>
 OpenOffice.org Base supports database access over the JDBC API. To connect to a H2 database
@@ -711,7 +703,6 @@ This can be done by create it using the NetBeans OpenOffice plugin.
 See also <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Extensions_development_java">Extensions Development</a>.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="web_start">Java Web Start / JNLP</h2>
 <p>
 When using Java Web Start / JNLP (Java Network Launch Protocol), permissions tags must be set in the .jnlp file,
@@ -726,7 +717,6 @@ Example permission tags:
 &lt;/security>
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="connection_pool">Using a Connection Pool</h2>
 <p>
 For H2, opening a connection is fast if the database is already open.
@@ -755,7 +745,6 @@ public class Test {
 }
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="fulltext">Fulltext Search</h2>
 <p>
 H2 includes two fulltext search implementations. One is using Apache Lucene,
@@ -864,7 +853,6 @@ org.h2.fulltext.FullTextLucene.search(conn, text, limit, offset);
 org.h2.fulltext.FullTextLucene.searchData(conn, text, limit, offset);
 </pre>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="user_defined_variables">User-Defined Variables</h2>
 <p>
 This database supports user-defined variables. Variables start with <code>@</code> and can be used wherever
@@ -888,7 +876,6 @@ of the value assigned to it, that means it is not necessary (or possible) to dec
 There are no restrictions on the assigned values; large objects (LOBs) are supported as well.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="date_time">Date and Time</h2>
 <p>
 Date, time and timestamp values support ISO 8601 formatting, including time zone:
@@ -907,7 +894,6 @@ the database using the <code>RUNSCRIPT</code> command
 or the <code>RunScript</code> tool in the new time zone.
 </p>
 
-<br />
 <h2 id="spring">Using Spring</h2>
 <p>
 Use the following configuration to start and stop the H2 TCP server using the Spring Framework: