Advantage Database Server

Advantage Database Server: A Developer's Guide

Cary Jensen, Ph.D.

Loy Anderson, Ph.D.



This comprehensive developer's guide to Advantage Database Server shows you how to build high-performance, low maintenance databases using the Advantage Database Server. Learn how to access large amounts of data in a multiuser environment with unbelievable speed. Discover how Advantage gives you unparalleled reliability and data integrity with little or no database administration. Leverage advanced features such as triggers, stored procedures, full-text search, user defined functions, replication, online backup, and more. Technically reviewed by the Advantage R&D team, this valuable resource will help you build and deploy reliable, scalable, relational database applications.









· Explore the new features added to Advantage in versions 8.0 and 8.1.



· Learn how to exploit Advantage's support for both set-based SQL and index-based navigation, a combination not supported by other high-performance, relational database servers.



· Enjoy nearly maintenance-free administration using self-tuning features.



· Get high-performance and advanced database features without the complexity.



· Support Windows NT/2000/2003/Vista, Linux, and NetWare operating systems.



· Use virtually any development environment including C# for .NET, C#Builder, Visual C++, C++Builder, Delphi, Delphi for .NET, Java, JBuilder, Kylix, PHP, Perl, Visual Objects, Visual Basic, and Visual Basic.NET, among others.



· Download a two-user developer version of ADS and Advantage clients-plus tools, utilities, and code samples.