Description
PowerBuilder 8 offers one new database interface as well as enhancements to the existing interfaces:
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Database interface
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Functionality
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New JDBC JDB database interface
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Consolidates JDBC functionality into one PowerBuilder interface that supports JDBC 1.0 and 2.0. using Sun JDK/JRE 1.1 or JDK/JRE 1.2 or later or the Microsoft Java VM
Also provides support for ANSI outer join SQL syntax generation and database proxy connections for PowerBuilder components deployed to EAServer
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Enhanced Adaptive Server Enterprise SYC database interface
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Provides support for new functionality in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.0
Also provides support for ANSI outer join SQL syntax generation and database proxy connections for PowerBuilder components deployed to EAServer
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Enhanced Oracle O84 and O73 database interface
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Provides support for new functionality in Oracle Oracle8i as well as transactional support for PowerBuilder components deployed to MTS
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Enhanced DirectConnect DIR interface
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Provides support for a gateway-less connection to a DB2/MVS database using Sybase's Open ServerConnect
Also provides support for ANSI outer join SQL syntax generation as well as general enhancements
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Enhanced INFORMIX database interface
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Provides support for ANSI outer join SQL syntax generation as well as general enhancements
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Enhanced OLE database interface
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Provides support for ANSI outer join SQL syntax generation as well as general enhancements
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Enhanced ODBC database interface
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Provides support for ANSI outer join SQL syntax generation and database proxy connections for PowerBuilder components deployed to EAServer
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Enhanced Microsoft SQL Server MSS database interface
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Provides support for ANSI outer join SQL syntax generation
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PowerBuilder 8 also supports an updated ODBC driver to access Sybase's Adaptive Server Anywhere 7.
When using the PowerBuilder Professional and Desktop editions All the database interfaces supported by PowerBuilder may not be available in the PowerBuilder Professional and Desktop editions.
For more information
"New consolidated JDBC JDB database interface"
"Enhanced Adaptive Server Enterprise SYC database interface"
"Enhanced Oracle O84 and O73 database interfaces"
"Enhanced DirectConnect DIR interface"
"Enhanced INFORMIX database interface"
"Enhanced OLE DB database interface"
"Enhanced ODBC database interface"
"Enhanced Microsoft SQL Server database interface"
"Database interfaces and parameters no longer supported"
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