Advantage Database Server: The Official Guide

Developers working with ADS have been asking for a book for more than two years. With the launch of ADS 7.0, we can satisfy the needs of this growing community with an Official Guide on ADS.

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.

Contents

• Part I: ADS and the Advantage Data Architect
  • 1: Introduction to Advantage Database Server
  • 2: Creating Tables
  • 3: Defining Indexes
  • 4: Understanding and Using Data Dictionaries
  • 5: Defining Constraints and Referential Integrity
  • 6: Working with Views
  • 7: Creating Advantage Extended Procedures (AEPs)
  • 8: Defining Triggers
• Part II: Using Advantage SQL
  • 9: Introduction to Using Advantage SQL
  • 10: Using SQL to Perform Common Database Operations
  • 11: Using SQL to Access Metadata and Managed Data Dictionaries
• Part III: Accessing ADS Data
  • 12: Using ADS from Delphi
  • 13: Using ADS from Java
  • 14: Using ADS from Visual Basic and ADO
  • 15: Using the Advantage .NET Data Provider
  • 16: Using ADS with ODBC, PHP, and DBI/Perl
• Part IV: Appendixes
  • A: ADS Installation and Other Setup Issues
  • B: Installing the Code Samples
  • C: Book Web Support Site