Access Method | Description | Used For |
|---|---|---|
Btrieve (MicroKernel Engine) | Original Btrieve API | Creating Btrieve database applications |
ADO (Microsoft IDEs) | High-level visual or code-based programming | Visual programming of transactional or relational (SQL) applications. This is the recommended programming interface for Microsoft development environments. |
PDAC (Embarcadero IDEs) | Zen Direct Access Components for Delphi and C++ Builder | Replaces functionality of Embarcadero data-aware components and eliminates need for Embarcadero Database Engine. |
ODBC (relational) | Microsoft’s Open Database Connectivity | Creating SQL-based applications |
Java Class Library | Java Class Library for MicroKernel Engine data access. | Creating Java-based applications that connect to the MicroKernel Engine |
JDBC | Implementation of Oracle Java database connectivity | Creating JDBC-based SQL applications using an industry-standard API. |
Distributed Tuning Interface (DTI) | Zen API for monitoring and administration | Performing administrative and utility functions from applications, creating and maintaining Data Dictionary Files from applications |
Distributed Tuning Objects (DTO) | Zen object-oriented programming interface for monitoring and administration | Performing administrative and utility functions from applications, creating and maintaining Data Dictionary Files from applications |