The ADABAS ODBC driver enables access to the Relational Database Management System (RDBMS, DBMS) ADABAS D on a server. Data is accessed by using the Structured Query Language (SQL). If the database server runs on the same system as the ODBC application, data exchange takes place via shared memory. If a remote connection is established to the database server using a network, the application communicates via TCP/IP.
Standard application programs provided with an ODBC interface can access data in the ADABAS database server in multi-user operation. The RDBMS ensures integrity and quick availability of the data.
In the operating systems Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95, the driver is used as a 32-bit Dynamic Link Library (DLL). It can be used by 32-bit and 16-bit applications or through the WIN32s interface. Special DLLS, so-called thunking layers, take care of address conversion (16-bit to 32-bit).
To be able to use the ODBC driver on UNIX operating systems, a static library must be linked to the application. For more information, see the platform-specific ADABAS User manual.