Advantage Database Server: The Official Guide - Softcover

Jensen, Cary; Anderson, Loy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072230843 ISBN 13: 9780072230840

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2003

Synopsis

This technically reviewed and ADS-endorsed resource delivers to-the-point information on using ADS to build outstanding databases with unparalleled stability, scalability, and performance. Learn to deploy Advantage-enabled applications as stand-alone, peer-to-peer, client/server, and Internet applications with just one set of source code. Plus—CD-ROM contains a trial version of ADS, as well as all of the current database connectivity drivers, database management tools, and configuration tools.

About this title

About the Authors

Cary Jensen is an award-winning author of 17 bestsellers, including Oracle Press' Oracle Jbuilder. He is a contributing editor for Delphi Informant Magazine and speaks throughout the United States and Europe on Borland tools.

Loy Anderson is an event coordinator for the 1999-2000 Borland Developer Days as well as the author of several bestsellers.

From the Back Cover

"A valuable resource for our global customer base and an amazing jumpstart for users that are new to Advantage Database Server." --Charles Jepson, Extended Systems CEO and President

Finally! The official guide to Advantage Database Server has arrived to help you easily develop and deploy client/server applications. Manage large quantities of data and access that data in a multiuser environment with unbelievable speed. Learn how ADS gives you unparalleled reliability and data integrity with little or no database administration. Take advantage of features such as referential integrity, transaction processing, triggers, full text search, and much more. Technically reviewed by the Extended Systems Advantage Database Server R&D team, this one-of-a-kind resource will help you build and deploy reliable, scalable, relational database applications.

• Easily create robust, high-performance, client/server applications
• Leverage ADS's support for both set-based SQL and index-based navigation
• Enjoy nearly maintenance-free administration using self-tuning features
• Get the speed and reliability of a transaction-based remote database server without the complexity
• Support Windows NT/2000/2003, Linux, NetWare, and Windows 98/ME operating systems
• Replace the deprecated Borland Database Engine with practically no modifications
• Use virtually any development environment, including C# .NET, C#Builder, Visual C++, C++Builder, Delphi, Delphi for .NET, Java, JBuilder, Kylix, PHP, Perl, Visual Basic, and Visual Basic .NET

CD-ROM contains a single-user version of ADS and Advantage clients for all development environments--plus tools, utilities, and code samples

About the Authors:

Cary Jensen, Ph.D., is President of Jensen Data Systems, Inc., a Houston-based company that provides training, consulting, and support. He is the best-selling co-author of nineteen books, and is a Web and magazine columnist. He is one of the world's leading authorities on database development, and presents award-winning training seminars in North America and Europe.

Loy Anderson, Ph.D., is Vice President of Jensen Data Systems, Inc., and best-selling, award-winning co-author of nineteen books. She has served as coordinating editor on three books, and manages development seminars.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072230843
• ISBN 13: 9780072230840
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496