Advantage Database Server: A Developer's Guide

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 616 pages
• Published by: AuthorHouse January 30, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 142597726X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1425977269
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Reader Reviews
The Advantage Database Server (ADS) is a relational database system now owned by Sybase. It's a rather interesting database in that it uses an ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method) structure rather than the now more traditional SQL structure. In my opinion it is a system suitable for applications that have outgrown Microsoft Access, but which do not need the full power (and complexity) of the big databases such as Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server. This book is written by two ADS pros that have an almost missionary zeal in promoting ADS. Still they have done a pretty good job of describing the various ways of getting data into and out of ADS. This includes the ADS GUI, using QBuilder (like the MS Access QBE), and of course writing in SQL itself. The ADS SQL is more advanced than the Jet engine in Access incorporating things like logic that are not supported in Jet. Finally there is a section on using ADS with various languages such as PHP, Delphi, .NET and more. All in all, this is a complete and well written book on ADS that gives a good introduction to ADS. Comment | | (Report this)