r9729: Documentation for recording, conditions and fdml.
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@@ -6,34 +6,49 @@
 ]>
 
 <!-- Condition System --> 
+
 <reference id="ref-conditions"> 
   <title>CLSQL Condition System</title> 
-    <partintro>
+  <partintro>
     <para>
-      <!-- introduction --> 
+      &clsql; provides and uses a condition system in which all errors
+      and warnings are of type <link
+      linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link>. This
+      section describes the various subclasses of <link
+      linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link>
+      defined by &clsql;. Details are also provided for how they are
+      used in &clsql; and intended to be signalled in user
+      code. Finally, slot accessors for some of the condition types
+      are described.
     </para>
   </partintro>
 
   <refentry id="backend-warning-behavior">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>*BACKEND-WARNING-BEHAVIOR*</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
     <refnamediv>
-      <refname>*BACKEND-WARNING-BEHAVIOR*</refname>
-      <refpurpose><!-- purpose --></refpurpose>
+      <refname><emphasis>Variable</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">*BACKEND-WARNING-BEHAVIOR*</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>Controls behaviour on warnings from underlying RDBMS.</refpurpose>
       <refclass>Variable</refclass>
     </refnamediv>
     <refsect1>
       <title>Value Type</title>
       <para>
-        <!-- value type --> 
+        Meaningful values are <symbol>:warn</symbol>,
+        <symbol>:error</symbol>, <symbol>:ignore</symbol> and &nil;.
       </para> 
     </refsect1>
     <refsect1>
       <title>Initial Value</title>
-      <para><symbol>nil</symbol></para>
+      <para><symbol>:warn</symbol></para>
     </refsect1>
     <refsect1>
       <title>Description</title> Action to perform on warning messages
-      from backend. Default is to :warn. May also be set to :error to
-      signal an error or :ignore/nil to silently ignore the warning.
+      from backend. Default is to <symbol>:warn</symbol>. May also be
+      set to <symbol>:error</symbol> to signal an error or
+      <symbol>:ignore</symbol> or &nil; to silently ignore the
+      warning.
     </refsect1>
     <refsect1>
       <title>Examples</title>
     </refsect1>
     <refsect1>
       <title>Notes</title>
-      <para>None.</para>
+      <para><symbol>*backend-warning-behaviour*</symbol> is a &clsql;
+      extension.</para>
     </refsect1>
   </refentry>
   
-    <refentry id="sql-condition">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-CONDITION</refname>
-       <refpurpose>the super-type of all
-         &clsql;-specific
-         conditions</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This is the super-type of all
-         &clsql;-specific conditions
-         defined by &clsql;, or any of it's
-         database-specific interfaces.  There are no defined
-         initialization arguments nor any accessors.</para>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-condition">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-CONDITION</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold"><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-CONDITION</emphasis></emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>the super-type of all
+      &clsql;-specific
+      conditions</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title> 
+      <para> 
+        This is the super-type of all &clsql;-specific conditions
+        defined by &clsql;, or any of it's database-specific
+        interfaces.  There are no defined initialization arguments nor
+        any accessors.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para><errortype>sql-condition</errortype> is a &clsql;
+      extension.</para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-error">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-ERROR</refname>
-       <refpurpose>the super-type of all
-         &clsql;-specific
-         errors</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This is the super-type of all
-         &clsql;-specific conditions that
-         represent errors, as defined by
-         &clsql;, or any of it's
-         database-specific interfaces.  There are no defined
-         initialization arguments nor any accessors.</para>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-error">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-ERROR</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-ERROR</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>the super-type of all
+      &clsql;-specific
+      errors</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><link linkend="sql-error"><errortype>sql-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>
+        This is the super-type of all &clsql;-specific conditions that
+        represent errors, as defined by &clsql;, or any of it's
+        database-specific interfaces.  There are no defined
+        initialization arguments nor any accessors.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para><errortype>sql-error</errortype> is a &clsql; extension.</para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-warning">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-WARNING</refname>
-       <refpurpose>the super-type of all
-         &clsql;-specific
-         warnings</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-warning</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>warning</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This is the super-type of all
-         &clsql;-specific conditions that
-         represent warnings, as defined by
-         &clsql;, or any of it's
-         database-specific interfaces.  There are no defined
-         initialization arguments nor any accessors.</para>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-warning">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-WARNING</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-WARNING</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>the super-type of all
+      &clsql;-specific
+      warnings</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><link linkend="sql-warning"><errortype>sql-warning</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>warning</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>
+        This is the super-type of all &clsql;-specific conditions that
+        represent warnings, as defined by &clsql;, or any of it's
+        database-specific interfaces.  There are no defined
+        initialization arguments nor any accessors.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para><errortype>sql-warning</errortype> is a &clsql; extension.</para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-database-warning">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-DATABASE-WARNING</refname>
-       <refpurpose>Used to warn while accessing a 
-         &clsql; database.</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-database-warning</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-warning</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>warning</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>
-          This condition represents warnings signalled while accessing
-          a database. The following initialization arguments and
-          accessors exist:
-        </para>
-       <segmentedlist>
-         <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-warning-database</function></seg>
-            <seg>The database object that was involved in the
-            incident.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-       </segmentedlist>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-database-warning">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-DATABASE-WARNING</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-DATABASE-WARNING</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>Used to warn while accessing a 
+      &clsql; database.</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><link linkend="sql-database-warning"><errortype>sql-database-warning</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-warning"><errortype>sql-warning</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>warning</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>
+        This condition represents warnings signalled while accessing
+        a database.
+      </para>
+      <para> 
+        The following initialization arguments and accessors exist:
+      </para>
+      <segmentedlist>
+        <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-warning-database</function></seg>
+          <seg>The database object that was involved in the
+          incident.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+      </segmentedlist>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para><errortype>sql-database-warning</errortype> is a &clsql;
+      extension.</para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <!-- Specific Conditions -->
+  <!-- Specific Conditions -->
 
-    <refentry id="sql-user-error">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-USER-ERROR</refname>
-       <refpurpose>condition representing errors because of invalid
-         parameters from the library user.</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-user-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This condition represents errors that occur because the
-         user supplies invalid data to &clsql;.  This includes errors such as
-         an invalid format connection specification or an error in the syntax
-         for the <function>LOOP</function> macro extensions.
-          The following initialization arguments and
-          accessors exist:
-        </para>
-       <segmentedlist>
-         <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-user-error-message</function></seg>
-            <seg>The error message.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-       </segmentedlist>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-user-error">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-USER-ERROR</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-USER-ERROR</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>condition representing errors because of invalid
+      parameters from the library user.</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><errortype>sql-user-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-error"><errortype>sql-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>
+        This condition represents errors that occur because the user
+        supplies invalid data to &clsql;.  This includes errors such
+        as an invalid format connection specification or an error in
+        the syntax for the <function>LOOP</function> macro extensions.
+      </para>
+      <para> 
+        The following initialization arguments and accessors exist:
+      </para>
+      <segmentedlist>
+        <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-user-error-message</function></seg>
+          <seg>The error message.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+      </segmentedlist>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para>The slot accessor
+      <function>sql-user-error-message</function> is a &clsql;
+      extension.</para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-database-error">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-DATABASE-ERROR</refname>
-       <refpurpose>condition representing errors during query or
-         command execution</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This condition represents errors that occur while
-       executing SQL statements, either as part of query operations
-       or command execution, either explicitly or implicitly, as
-         caused e.g. by <function>with-transaction</function>.
-         The following initialization arguments and accessors exist:</para>
-       <segmentedlist>
-         <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-database-error-database</function></seg>
-           <seg>The database object that was involved in the
-             incident.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
-             returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-             semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
-           returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-           semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
-           <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
-             possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-       </segmentedlist>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-database-error">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-DATABASE-ERROR</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-DATABASE-ERROR</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>condition representing errors during query or
+      command execution</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><link linkend="sql-database-error"><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-error"><errortype>sql-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>
+        This condition represents errors that occur while executing
+        SQL statements, either as part of query operations or command
+        execution, either explicitly or implicitly, as caused e.g. by
+        <function>with-transaction</function>.
+      </para>
+      <para>
+        The following initialization arguments and accessors exist:
+      </para>
+      <segmentedlist>
+        <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database</function></seg>
+          <seg>The database object that was involved in the
+          incident.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
+          <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
+          possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+      </segmentedlist>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para>
+        The slot accessor
+        <function>sql-error-database</function> is a &clsql;
+        extension.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-connection-error">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-CONNECTION-ERROR</refname>
-       <refpurpose>condition representing errors during
-         connection</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-connection-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This condition represents errors that occur while trying 
-         to connect to a database.  The following initialization
-         arguments and accessors exist:</para>
-       <segmentedlist>
-         <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database-type</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-connection-error-database-type</function></seg>
-           <seg>Database type for the connection attempt</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:connection-spec</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-connection-error-connection-spec</function></seg>
-           <seg>The connection specification used in the
-             connection attempt.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-database-error-database</function></seg>
-           <seg>The database object that was involved in the
-             incident.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
-             returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-             semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
-           returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-           semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-database-error-error</function></seg>
-           <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
-             possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-       </segmentedlist>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-connection-error">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-CONNECTION-ERROR</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-CONNECTION-ERROR</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>condition representing errors during
+      connection</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><link linkend="sql-connection-error"><errortype>sql-connection-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-database-error"><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-error"><errortype>sql-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>
+        This condition represents errors that occur while trying to
+        connect to a database.
+      </para>
+      <para> 
+        The following initialization arguments and accessors exist:
+      </para>
+      <segmentedlist>
+        <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database-type</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database-type</function></seg>
+          <seg>Database type for the connection attempt</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:connection-spec</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-connection-spec</function></seg>
+          <seg>The connection specification used in the
+          connection attempt.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database</function></seg>
+          <seg>The database object that was involved in the
+          incident.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-database-error-error</function></seg>
+          <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
+          possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+      </segmentedlist>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para>
+        The slot accessors
+        <function>sql-error-database</function>,
+        <function>sql-error-database-type</function> and
+        <function>sql-error-connection-spec</function> are
+        &clsql; extensions.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-database-data-error">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-DATABASE-DATA-ERROR</refname>
-       <refpurpose>Used to signal an error with the SQL data passed
-       to a database.</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-database-data-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This condition represents errors that occur while
-       executing SQL statements, specifically as a result of
-       malformed SQL expressions. The following initialization
-       arguments and accessors exist:</para>
-       <segmentedlist>
-         <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:expression</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-database-error-expression</function></seg>
-           <seg>The SQL expression whose execution caused the error.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-database-error-database</function></seg>
-           <seg>The database object that was involved in the
-             incident.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
-             returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-             semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
-           returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-           semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
-           <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
-             possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-       </segmentedlist>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-database-data-error">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-DATABASE-DATA-ERROR</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-DATABASE-DATA-ERROR</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>Used to signal an error with the SQL data passed
+      to a database.</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><errortype>sql-database-data-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-database-error"><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-error"><errortype>sql-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>This condition represents errors that occur while
+      executing SQL statements, specifically as a result of
+      malformed SQL expressions. 
+      </para>
+      <para> 
+        The following initialization arguments and accessors exist:
+      </para>
+      <segmentedlist>
+        <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:expression</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-expression</function></seg>
+          <seg>The SQL expression whose execution caused the error.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database</function></seg>
+          <seg>The database object that was involved in the
+          incident.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
+          <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
+          possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+      </segmentedlist>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para>
+        The slot accessors
+        <function>sql-error-database</function> and 
+        <function>sql-error-expression</function> are
+        &clsql; extensions.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-temporary-error">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-TEMPORARY-ERROR</refname>
-       <refpurpose>Used to signal a temporary error in the database
-       backend.</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This condition represents errors occurring when the
-       database cannot currently process a valid interaction because,
-       for example, it is still executing another command possibly
-       issued by another user. The following initialization arguments
-       and accessors exist:</para>
-       <segmentedlist>
-         <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-database-error-database</function></seg>
-           <seg>The database object that was involved in the
-             incident.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
-             returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-             semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
-           returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-           semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
-           <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
-             possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-       </segmentedlist>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-temporary-error">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-TEMPORARY-ERROR</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-TEMPORARY-ERROR</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>Used to signal a temporary error in the database
+      backend.</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><errortype>sql-temporary-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-database-error"><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-error"><errortype>sql-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>
+        This condition represents errors occurring when the database
+        cannot currently process a valid interaction because, for
+        example, it is still executing another command possibly issued
+        by another user.
+      </para>
+      <para> 
+        The following initialization arguments and accessors exist:
+      </para>
+      <segmentedlist>
+        <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database</function></seg>
+          <seg>The database object that was involved in the
+          incident.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
+          <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
+          possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+      </segmentedlist>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para>
+        The slot accessor
+        <function>sql-error-database</function> is a &clsql;
+        extension.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-timeout-error">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-TIMEOUT-ERROR</refname>
-       <refpurpose>condition representing errors when a connection
-       times out.</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-connection-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This condition represents errors that occur when the
-       database times out while processing some operation. The
-       following initialization arguments and accessors exist:</para>
-       <segmentedlist>
-         <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database-type</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-connection-error-database-type</function></seg>
-           <seg>Database type for the connection attempt</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:connection-spec</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-connection-error-connection-spec</function></seg>
-           <seg>The connection specification used in the
-             connection attempt.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-database-error-database</function></seg>
-           <seg>The database object that was involved in the
-             incident.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
-             returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-             semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
-           returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-           semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
-           <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
-             possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-       </segmentedlist>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
+  <refentry id="sql-timeout-error">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-TIMEOUT-ERROR</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-TIMEOUT-ERROR</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>condition representing errors when a connection
+      times out.</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><link linkend="sql-connection-error"><errortype>sql-connection-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-database-error"><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-error"><errortype>sql-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>This condition represents errors that occur when the
+      database times out while processing some operation. The
+      following initialization arguments and accessors exist:</para>
+      <segmentedlist>
+        <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database-type</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database-type</function></seg>
+          <seg>Database type for the connection attempt</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:connection-spec</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-connection-spec</function></seg>
+          <seg>The connection specification used in the
+          connection attempt.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database</function></seg>
+          <seg>The database object that was involved in the
+          incident.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
+          <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
+          possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+      </segmentedlist>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para>
+        The slot accessors
+        <function>sql-error-database</function>,
+        <function>sql-error-database-type</function> and
+        <function>sql-error-connection-spec</function> are
+        &clsql; extensions.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
 
-    <refentry id="sql-fatal-error">
-      <refnamediv>
-       <refname>SQL-FATAL-ERROR</refname>
-       <refpurpose>condition representing a fatal error in a database
-       connection</refpurpose>
-       <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
-      </refnamediv>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Class Precedence List</title>
-        <para>
-       <simplelist type="inline">
-         <member><errortype>sql-connection-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-error</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
-         <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
-       </simplelist>
-        </para>
-      </refsect1>
-      <refsect1>
-       <title>Description</title>
-       <para>This condition represents errors occurring when the
-       database connection is no longer usable.  The following
-       initialization arguments and accessors exist:</para>
-       <segmentedlist>
-         <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
-         <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database-type</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-connection-error-database-type</function></seg>
-           <seg>Database type for the connection attempt</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:connection-spec</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-connection-error-connection-spec</function></seg>
-           <seg>The connection specification used in the
-             connection attempt.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-database-error-database</function></seg>
-           <seg>The database object that was involved in the
-             incident.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
-             returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-             semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
-           <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
-           returned by the database back-end.  The values and
-           semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-         <seglistitem>
-           <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
-           <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
-           <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
-             possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
-         </seglistitem>
-       </segmentedlist>
-      </refsect1>
-    </refentry>
-   
+  <refentry id="sql-fatal-error">
+    <refmeta>
+      <refentrytitle>SQL-FATAL-ERROR</refentrytitle>
+    </refmeta>
+    <refnamediv>
+      <refname><emphasis>Condition Type</emphasis> <emphasis role="bold">SQL-FATAL-ERROR</emphasis></refname>
+      <refpurpose>condition representing a fatal error in a database
+      connection</refpurpose>
+      <refclass>Condition Type</refclass>
+    </refnamediv>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Class Precedence List</title>
+      <para>
+        <simplelist type="inline">
+          <member><link linkend="sql-connection-error"><errortype>sql-connection-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-database-error"><errortype>sql-database-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-error"><errortype>sql-error</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>simple-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>error</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>serious-condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><link linkend="sql-condition"><errortype>sql-condition</errortype></link></member>
+          <member><errortype>condition</errortype></member>
+          <member><errortype>t</errortype></member>
+        </simplelist>
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Description</title>
+      <para>This condition represents errors occurring when the
+      database connection is no longer usable. 
+      </para>
+      <para> 
+        The following initialization arguments and accessors exist:
+      </para>
+      <segmentedlist>
+        <segtitle>Initarg</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Accessor</segtitle>
+        <segtitle>Description</segtitle>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database-type</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database-type</function></seg>
+          <seg>Database type for the connection attempt</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:connection-spec</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-connection-spec</function></seg>
+          <seg>The connection specification used in the
+          connection attempt.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:database</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database</function></seg>
+          <seg>The database object that was involved in the
+          incident.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:secondary-error-id</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-secondary-error-id</function></seg>
+          <seg>The secondary numeric or symbolic error specification
+          returned by the database back-end.  The values and
+          semantics of this are interface specific.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+        <seglistitem>
+          <seg><symbol>:message</symbol></seg>
+          <seg><function>sql-error-database-message</function></seg>
+          <seg>A string describing the problem that occurred,
+          possibly one returned by the database back-end.</seg>
+        </seglistitem>
+      </segmentedlist>
+    </refsect1>
+    <refsect1>
+      <title>Notes</title>
+      <para>
+        The slot accessors
+        <function>sql-error-database</function>,
+        <function>sql-error-database-type</function> and
+        <function>sql-error-connection-spec</function> are
+        &clsql; extensions.
+      </para>
+    </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
+  
 </reference>