Progress
DataServer
for ORACLE Guide


Introduction

The DataServer for ORACLE allows you to access your ORACLE database with the Progress Fourth Generation Language (4GL) and develop applications within the Progress Application Development Environment (ADE). The ADE is a set of tools that helps you maintain databases and develop applications with graphical user interfaces. In addition to providing you with the ADE tools, the DataServer allows you to implement the Progress Version 8 database features and Progress 4GL expansions in applications that run with ORACLE. Some of these tools and features are:

The DataServer for ORACLE does not support Progress word indexing.

The DataServer for ORACLE runs with ORACLE Version 7.3 and higher and Version 8.

This chapter presents an overview of the DataServer for ORACLE. It describes how Progress applications and databases work together with ORACLE through the DataServer. Specifically, it discusses DataServer architecture and guidelines for using the DataServer.


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