SQLDBC

SQL Database Connectivity (SQLDBC) , also known as HANA Client , is a runtime library that allows applications to execute SQL statements and to access and process data. It is used in the development of applications and programming interfaces for the databases SAP-MaxDB , Sybase and SAP HANA .

The architecture of the object-oriented structure of SQLDBC is similar to that of ODBC or JDBC . ODBC and JDBC were said to be slow because of their complexity. SQLDBC, on the other hand, has only a small abstraction layer and accordingly a high level of performance advantages. This makes SQLDBC ideal for developing interfaces such as ODBC or Perl , PHP . All database interfaces developed by SAP for SAP MaxDB, with the exception of JDBC, are now based on SQLDBC. On the other hand, SQLDBC is suitable for application development. The SQLDBC classes were specially designed for maximum upward and downward compatibility . Although these are C ++ objects, binary compatibility is guaranteed across several version limits. Applications that use SQLDBC as a dynamic library never need to be recompiled.

Web links

• SQLDBC API - SQLDBC Reference Manual